I have an Elegance I got about 2-3 weeks ago (just before Thanksgiving), I got two other corals at the same time, a nice large bubble coral and a large fungia plate coral. The plate and the Bubble coral are doing great. Loving their new homes. My Elegance yesterday and today are staying somewhat closed and looks like it's flesh is receding.
I've had some phosphate swings. They went from .20 to .03 in a 5-7 day period. It seems like it actually liked the .2 phosphates better, but would that be a big enough swing to kill it? I've hand fed it once (when I first got it and it ate great too.) I'll try feeding again to see if that makes a difference. I usually feed heavy for my 15 large fish. I've seen the bubble capture food out of the water column. I have some hammers and frog spawn I got in the last 3 weeks as well and both have new heads. So, just wondering whyt he Elegance is appearing to suffer?
I fed some Benepets reef nutrition as well yesterday (just a small amount so as to not cause massive phosphate spikes). Curious what other people's experience is with Elegance.
My Alk went from 8.5 to 9.9 over the same 7 dayperiod. I lowered my dosing and it's gone from 9.9 to 9.2 in a 48 hour period.
No other corals show signs of stress - Acros, Duncans, Orange Yumas, montipora, etc.
I've had some phosphate swings. They went from .20 to .03 in a 5-7 day period. It seems like it actually liked the .2 phosphates better, but would that be a big enough swing to kill it? I've hand fed it once (when I first got it and it ate great too.) I'll try feeding again to see if that makes a difference. I usually feed heavy for my 15 large fish. I've seen the bubble capture food out of the water column. I have some hammers and frog spawn I got in the last 3 weeks as well and both have new heads. So, just wondering whyt he Elegance is appearing to suffer?
I fed some Benepets reef nutrition as well yesterday (just a small amount so as to not cause massive phosphate spikes). Curious what other people's experience is with Elegance.
My Alk went from 8.5 to 9.9 over the same 7 dayperiod. I lowered my dosing and it's gone from 9.9 to 9.2 in a 48 hour period.
No other corals show signs of stress - Acros, Duncans, Orange Yumas, montipora, etc.