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by Kairosa9
Tue May 13, 2025 10:00 pm
Forum: Corals
Topic: protein skimmer necessity for corals
Replies: 10
Views: 49

Re: protein skimmer necessity for corals

Skimmers are like insurance, bruh. You don't need it till you *really* need it. My Torches started receding when I slacked on water changes. Now I run a skim and dose carbon. Zero issues.
by Kairosa9
Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:53 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Troubleshooting a dying candycane coral
Replies: 5
Views: 3166

Re: Troubleshooting a dying candycane coral


I'm at a loss here. My corals seem to be dying off one by one and I have no idea what's going on. I'll share a pic of my candycane coral - it was thriving just last week. Now it looks like some kind of growth is taking over. I've already lost a small torch coral, and another one has lost a head ...
by Kairosa9
Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:46 pm
Forum: Corals
Topic: Troubleshooting a dying candycane coral
Replies: 5
Views: 3166

Re: Troubleshooting a dying candycane coral

I've had issues with LPS corals when Alk levels fluctuate wildly, even if it's a gradual change. Brown jelly's a possibility here, I'd recommend an iodine dip to start. I've dealt with it before and it can get ugly fast.
by Kairosa9
Tue Sep 03, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Corals
Topic: Two-part question on coral id
Replies: 5
Views: 1731

Re: Two-part question on coral id

Vikingo9 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:15 pm Your fishing tube worm is probably a vermetid snail - those guys are known for building those tube structures and collecting particles with their web-like appendages.
I'm inclined to agree, looks like a setosa to me. The worm-like tube structure and those spiderweb strings seem to match.
by Kairosa9
Mon May 27, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Corals
Topic: Is this meat coral appearance normal?
Replies: 10
Views: 2624

Re: Is this meat coral appearance normal?


I've had this issue consistently. It does tend to happen later in the day for me. It's not just one type of coral either, I've seen it with my lobo, wellso, and trachy. Water parameters remain the same, but I think it's related to the changing light throughout the day.


I've got two meats, one's ...
by Kairosa9
Mon May 27, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Is this meat coral appearance normal?
Replies: 10
Views: 2624

Re: Is this meat coral appearance normal?


I've had this issue consistently. It does tend to happen later in the day for me. It's not just one type of coral either, I've seen it with my lobo, wellso, and trachy. Water parameters remain the same, but I think it's related to the changing light throughout the day.


Reason I ask is that if ...
by Kairosa9
Mon May 27, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Is this meat coral appearance normal?
Replies: 10
Views: 2624

Re: Is this meat coral appearance normal?


I've had this issue consistently. It does tend to happen later in the day for me. It's not just one type of coral either, I've seen it with my lobo, wellso, and trachy. Water parameters remain the same, but I think it's related to the changing light throughout the day.


Does it deflate later in ...
by Kairosa9
Mon May 27, 2024 6:18 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Is this meat coral appearance normal?
Replies: 10
Views: 2624

Re: Is this meat coral appearance normal?

Does this deflation happen later in the day, or is it random?