What’s going on with my Kenya tree?

[xxjokerxx0415]

Hey guys I had got this kenya tree and I put it close to the light at 1st but it never opened it’s polyps, so I put it in the mid section of the tank, now I have placed it on the sand bottom today and the polyps are still closed. Does anyone know why the polyps have been closed for two weeks I check my chemistry in the tank and everything is fine. Any one have any ideas?

The picture below was from a Sunday.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

do you mean the white coral? It looks sort of bleached. Can you post you water parameters, and type of lighting and flow? When did you get the coral? They can take a few days to acclimate sometime.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Like 2 weeks ago

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

These are my parameters as of last week

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

This is what the coral looks like today keep in mind that yellowing at the tips in this picture is not bleached when the blue light turns on that yellow gets green.

 

[buruskeee]

12dKh and 1.03 both jump out at me. Try (slowly) getting to 8dKh and 1.026

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

In addition to the comment above, what is your phosphate level? Also what kind of lighting and flow do you have?

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

12dKh and 1.03 both jump out at me. Try (slowly) getting to 8dKh and 1.026

My dkh in all my tanks had been that high and then it comes done on its own. I don’t think that’s the problem.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

In addition to the comment above, what is your phosphate level? Also what kind of lighting and flow do you have?

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[buruskeee]

My dkh in all my tanks had been that high and then it comes done on its own. I don’t think that’s the problem.

NSW is 7 dKh, and typically recommended range is 7-11. I say 8 because it allows dips to 7 rather than trying to hold 7 and dip to 6.

Salinity of NSW is also 1.026. Especially if this wasn't tank grown (which most farms try to stay close to NSW), that's a drastic change.

Alk and Salinity are the two most important parameters that need to be stable for coral.

 

[Mark Goode]

Once you find out what's upsetting it, it will most likely recover. The only sure way of killing these things is to take them out of the tank, throw them on the floor and jump on them.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Guys I appreciate all the response no one is saying anything that sparks my interest as to what’s going on. Everything everyone is saying has never been a problem in my 20high aquarium. High Salinity and DKH have never been a problem in the past. Especially with the way I acclimate my live stock. Maybe this is just one of those things that worked for 1 body of water but not this body of water

 

[codycolina707]

Guys I appreciate all the response no one is saying anything that sparks my interest as to what’s going on. Everything everyone is saying has never been a problem in my 20high aquarium. High Salinity and DKH have never been a problem in the past. Especially with the way I acclimate my live stock. Maybe this is just one of those things that worked for 1 body of water but not this body of water

Leathers do shed but is that a colored one and what kind of light are you using I've legit let my tank go a full year without dosing or water changes and leathers thrived in it so I doubt it's anything to do with that

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Leathers do shed but is that a colored one and what kind of light are you using I've legit let my tank go a full year without dosing or water changes and leathers thrived in it so I doubt it's anything to do with that

No, water is very clean. The type of light on the tank is a very small Nicrew light that gives off 50 par at 12inches. So I put it at the top of the tank in the meantime till I get a new light. Which is another Nicrew light that does 110 par at 24 inches which is perfect for softies. And intensity can be lowered or raised as well. That light be here this Friday. The 1st two pictures is the current light on the tank and the last 2 are the light that will be here Friday.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Leathers do shed but is that a colored one and what kind of light are you using I've legit let my tank go a full year without dosing or water changes and leathers thrived in it so I doubt it's anything to do with that

Also it’s a Kenya tree.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

I do have leather in there though that I just got since my new light will be here friday

 

[BZOFIQ]

Also it’s a Kenya tree.

Kenyas are different, your is likely a sinularia if I go by the looks of it.

 

[keithmeseroll]

These are my parameters as of last week

You're salt is way high. Your temp is a bit hight too, as well as your alkalinity. Temp and salinity can be fixed easily and I'd stop dosing and all of you are dosing for alk

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Kenyas are different, your is likely a sinularia if I go by the looks of it.

Are those greenish because this it what it looks like with a blue light on which I’ve never seen in a regular pink kenya. These are photos of when I 1st got it.

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Your salt is way high. Your temp is a bit hight too, as well as your alkalinity. Temp and salinity can be fixed easily and I'd stop dosing and all of you are dosing for alk

I never add chemicals to the tank I let the corals bring dkh down on their own as they have in the past for me. At least I think they are cuz it always comes down on its for me.