Where to buy corals? Im so sick of this.

[endlessrealm]

Im new to the hobby, and my tank is 4 months old. So far i learned a lot about nutrients, and balance. And etc. Im just having hell hard of a time gettinf a healthy coral. I know this is going to sound ridiculous. But so far i bougnt 2 duncans, and 2 candy canes. And this is the status i receive the corals. U can see the white stuff on the flesh.

Those 2 are from my local fish store. Im getting fooled under the blue light as he has them open. I get them home, and they look absolutely miserable? I just want to know is that my fault? My mag is 1300. My alk is 7.9. Stable 7.8, 7.9. I have zr15 g5 light running AB+?. What am i doing wrong? I tried 2 candy canes so far that i cant let them open. Had the candh cane at the sand, and they are nkt getting blasted or anything.

Thats how the duncan looks now but still not fully extended.

Is the problem is the corals im buying r not healthy or is it me?

 

[workhz]

Might be worth stating all your parameters.

 

[endlessrealm]

Might be worth stating all your parameters.

Salinity is 1.026
Mag is 1345
Alk is 7.9
Calcium is 415.

Phosphate is 0.09
Nitrate is 8.6

Had issue like a month ago where my nutrients crashed but i fixed it.

 

[dstockwell]

Any local reefers other than LFS

 

[bushdoc]

Im new to the hobby, and my tank is 4 months old. So far i learned a lot about nutrients, and balance. And etc. Im just having hell hard of a time gettinf a healthy coral. I know this is going to sound ridiculous. But so far i bougnt 2 duncans, and 2 candy canes. And this is the status i receive the corals. U can see the white stuff on the flesh.

Those 2 are from my local fish store. Im getting fooled under the blue light as he has them open. I get them home, and they look absolutely miserable? I just want to know is that my fault? My mag is 1300. My alk is 7.9. Stable 7.8, 7.9. I have zr15 g5 light running AB+?. What am i doing wrong? I tried 2 candy canes so far that i cant let them open. Had the candh cane at the sand, and they are nkt getting blasted or anything.

Thats how the duncan looks now but still not fully extended.

Is the problem is the corals im buying r not healthy or is it me?

Did you use any coral dip and did you decrease your light intensity or put lights on acclimation mode?

 

[ninjamyst]

Unfortunately it's most likely an issue with your tank. If your tank is doing great, you can even bring back "bad" corals. Tell us more about tank equipment, routine maintenance, light schedule, etc

 

[ninjamyst]

Is that a video of your tank? Things look happy in that video

 

[Lavey29]

Unfortunately it's most likely an issue with your tank. If your tank is doing great, you can even bring back "bad" corals. Tell us more about tank equipment, routine maintenance, light schedule, etc

I agree, that duncan pic just looks like an angry coral not happy with the environment.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Is that a video of your tank? Things look happy in that video

Agreed.

 

[endlessrealm]

Agreed.

Yes that video is for my tank. But they told me my duncan is not happy even in that video

Is that a video of your tank? Things look happy in that video

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes that video is for my tank. But they told me my duncan is not happy even in that video

The coral in the very first pic doesn't look that great but the other pics/video look fine.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

As for "getting fooled" by the fish store's lights, either ask them to turn on the whites for you or use a flashlight (or your phone flashlight app) to look at the coral under whiter light. Most fish stores even have the orange glasses you can use.