coral advice

I got this coral about 3-4 weeks ago but it has never opened up big like the pictures of torches online. It still looks better than when I first got it, it was fully retracted rather than the little bush on top you see now. Is it sick? What can I do to make it more comfy? Sorry I dont know my...

A few days ago I recently did a routine water change on my aquarium and when I plugged all of my equipment back in, everything seemed off. First, my Rainsford and Mandarin Dragonette were showing weird swimming patterns. The Rainsford normally liked to hang out in front of his hole but now he...

I’ve had my hammer coral for over a week now, 3 days ago it was open and full then it didn’t open 2 days ago. I will include info below. Tank: 52 litres/ 13.5 gallons Flow: low to moderate Ammonia: 0 Nitrate: 2 Nitrite: 0 Ph: 8.2 Mag: 1450 Cal: 480 Kh: 7 My acan coral is doing well inside...

Hi are these starting to bleach… getting circles of Paler colour…. Thanks

When I first got my hammer coral it was fully open and I got deployed and had my wife feed and do my water changes. When I came back home I realized that the middle of the coral would be retracted but the outsides would be open. I also noticed that it was in the process of splitting into two...

I have this coral and this bi-color blenny that seems to love perching on my corals and I have even seen him picking at it as if he’s trying to eat it. My first question was what is the name of this coral? I only bought it a month ago and forgot what it was called but I want more. And my other...

I got this coral back in May when I rebooted my tank. At the time I didn’t know I had copper in my system. The coral obviously died due to the copper. My question is, does this coral look like it’s coming back to life after months of being dead and covered in diatoms/algaes?

What coral dip do you use? Are you loyal to a certain brand? Use depending on situation? Don't use it at all? Let me know down below.

Anyone knows what mushroom is this need help asap please

As the lights dimmed and turned off I noted 6-10 of these worm start to come out of my live rock. Over the last few days I had 2 Acropora de- polp. I have checked my water parameters an all are good. Ammonia-0 Nitrate- 0 Nitrate- 3 Ca-446 Mg-1380 Salinity-1.027 Phos- 0.11 added mess bag of...

Have a 15 gallon Waterbox cycling and was thinking about what would be interesting to add. Currently have around 8 pounds of dry rock and 2 pounds of live rock, as well as 10 pounds of live sand. I will eventually be adding corals. Anyone have any suggestions for both corals and or fish. This...

Have a 2 month cycled tank with a couple of fish and 3 new corals. 1 each of sps, lps and a mushroom. Will dose AFR after a month or 2 based on test results. Should I any of the below right now? 1. Reef growth - Red sea AB+ Or prodibio bioreef kit or seachem fuel 2. Reef health - Brightwell’s...

My trachyphyllia seem to shrink up more and more by the week. When i first got it, it puffed up like no other on the corner of the tank with very little par around 50-70 par. Then i moved it after 2 weeks to 130-150 par position with similar flow as the previous position. When i moved it i kept...

Hey there i got a trumpet coral today, before i bought it i tested my water and everything checked out but an hour after it being in my tank it shrunk a lot and white slime started coming out 8hrs later it looks like they are starting to erode or something as brown parts are coming on the fleshy...

My corals have been looking rather sad for the past 1-2 weeks. Tank: 6-7 months old, 35 gals May 1: Bacterial Bloom. Cleared up and dropped nitrates to 1. They are typically around 10-12 since I mainly have LPS corals. May 12: 5 gal water change and cleaned all the algae off the back wall for...

Hi all bit of a weird one Coral has been fine all day come home and it looks like somebody’s got it with a pair of scissors please help Also this one has moved around not too sure why

Hello new to the whole reef thing never had a tank and my friend gave me a year old established one that I'm way in over my head any tips tricks ideas things you'd add things you would take out anything at all, I'm all ears! Current set up is a 32 bio cube Media basket Refugium basket Nero 3...

Hi guys I recently had a outbreak of marine ich which unfortunately killed all my fish my tank is now sitting fallow for 47 days but I am just wondering would it be okay for me to add some coral fragments to the tank so that they grow in the mean time, Thanks in advance Dan

I’m new to saltwater, just about to hit my one year mark and I randomly bought this coral at a shop right before they closed for the day and didn’t get a chance to really ask about it. Is it a scoly? I’m just wanting to confirm so I know how to care for it. My tank is still in its ugly phase...

I have purchased a torch coral around a week ago and it appears to be doing fine. does it look healthy ? photos taken under red sea lights at RL90s - 20k spectrum using a camera filter. It is placed around the mid section of the tank also any tips for increasing colouration ? calc - 425...

I’m not sure what corals to place in the circled section (see image) I am using ai hydra 32hd lighting. I currently have a mix of soft and lps.

Hii I’m new here. Mostly looking for advise on growing my corals. I have a 29 gallon tank that I started in November 2019. This is my 2nd go on a saltwater tank. My first attempt was about 7 years ago with a 90 gallon that turned out to be too much for me. This time around is much more...

Hello, I have a few frags and would like the names of them if possible.

yesterday i noticed 2 white spots that weren’t there before, could it be shedding?

Hi there, I have the weirdest thing going on with my hammer coral. I have a gold branching hammer that is growing in a weird way. Its new heads are growing as if they were some wacky wall hammer. One of the heads is growing skeleton, but is only attached to the colony by tissue...