Alveopora Hiding

[Gagonzalez]

I have an alveopora coral that has now gone into hiding for 2 days now. Don't know why. Parameters are good. Nothing has really changed except I moved some power heads. My numbers right now are:

Temp=78-81
Salinity = 1.025
PH 8.4
Alk 9dkh
CA=460
Ammonia=0
Nitrites=0
Nitrates=5
Phosphates=0

I did get a little cyano outbreak for the past 2 weeks or so but I've been suctioning out, Feed fish every other day now instead of every day. I had a canister that I just removed today because I think it is my source of nitrate. Will be adding chaeto in a few days. Replaced all media with new Chemi-pure elite and purigen today too in my back basket to see if it helps.

Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Gagonzalez]

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[xdannyxrocksx]

I know alveopora and goniopora like nice flow areas. At least mine do. I would definitely say that the movement of the powerheads is causing it to hide out.

 

[Gagonzalez]

I'll give it a shot and see what happens. I thought Alveopora needed low flow and I moved the pumps to keep them from bending over so much. Sometimes stalks look like they are bending in half sometimes.

 

[xdannyxrocksx]

I didn't mean blast it, sorry for the confusion. Put it in a spot where it gets a good amount of flow or "moderate" flow. Don't move it around too much just once every couple days don't want to stress it out.

 

[Gagonzalez]

Got it. Thank You.

 

[chrisfont23]

Notorious rent-a-corals. I heard iron supplements work but not sure if that is true.

 

[Gagonzalez]

Thanks XDanny..........Got my new Maxijet 1200 pumps and replaced both stock pumps and the coral is actually coming out again. It's about 50-60% out so far but much better than the last few days when it was completely hiding. Forgot to mention that one stock accela pump went out on me and I placed a powerhead in its place for flow. Guess it didn't like that. Thanks for your help.