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- 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.
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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
I'm inclined to agree, looks like a setosa to me. The worm-like tube structure and those spiderweb strings seem to match.
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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?