Colt Coral

[oafie2244]

Help my colt coral that I just bought refuses to stand striaght up. I tried leaning it against a rock to see it would help it out. Is there anythiing need to look for. All of the feather things were extended before i readjusted it. Is there anything I can do to make it more rigid in the stalk area? 55 gal 400watt pc. Thanks

Brett

 

[reefaquariumsecrets]

How long have you had this specimen??? You may find by moving him to a shaded area for awhile this could help. Too many hobbyist are led to believe they must pound their tank with intense light for everything to thrive. This is usually the problem with many tanks I encounter!!!! Most times hobbyist install intense lighting units from the start with little if any corals or algae to utilize the light energy encouraging photo-synthetic bacteria and other organisms to take advantage of it. Then they wonder why they are always battling algae???? This is why you see red slime and other nuisance algae and bacterial growth usually linked to new tank syndrome! What ype of current is the specimen getting? Also check around him to see if any corals or fish could be bothering him?

 

[oafie2244]

I don't i think I have too intensive lighting, I have had for him for now almow 24 hours and just wondering if it is something i have done. Do you think I should move him to a shady spot and have him climb into the light when he is ready?

Brett

 

[MIKE NY1]

Oafie, I would give it a couple of days to aclimate itself and then if it's not fully expanded try moving it. I have one that likes brighter and the other moderate lighting, but they both seem to prefer moderate water flow. The one thats in the brighter light inflates and deflates a couple times a day even at night and the other in lower light stays inflated all day and deflates at night.

Good Luck
Mike

 

[GMH320]

I originally placed a colt coral midway in the tank, centered. The problem was that the cleaner shrimp used it as a perch to get the best vantage point during feeding which always irritated the coral. It didn't seem to expand very well here, so I moved it all the way to one side but still midway from the top. No improvement, so the third move was to the very top where it is doing great. Give it a few days and see what develops. If there is no improvement don't hesitate to move it, but then give it a few more days to adjust. It may be a matter of the right current and light combo to make it happy.

 

[afss]

how long did you drip line it for?
what are your water parameters (salinity, PH, temp) If they are drastically different than from where you got it, and you didn't give sufficent aclimation time it may just be the shock of the move
Scott
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[Anonymous]

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photo-synthetic bacteria and other organisms to take advantage of it......This is why you see red slime and other nuisance algae and bacterial growth usually linked to new tank syndrome!

What bacteria are you talking about?

 

[HARRISON]

Like my mama used to tell me...

BOY LEAVE THAT DAMN THING ALONE!

Give it some time to get used to the new lights and water