Are my Duncans healthy?

[KingTang]

Hey Guys, here is a pic of my Duncans.

I just got them and I just got into LPS, actually corals. These are my first corals.

How do that loook?

I was worried the one on the left is not getting enough light because it's neck is soooo stretched..Is this the case? Also he looks a little light.

Love to hear your opinions.

 

[kingfisher62]

My Opinion is ................ post a picture!
I dont see anything!

 

[KingTang]

Yah for some reason I'm having troubles uploading a picture so I'll try linking one. Here is a link

 

[kingfisher62]

Ah, Thats better!
They look pretty good to me . Interesting color difference. Are they different varieties?

 

[KingTang]

Yes one is purple and the other is green. But the green seems a little pale no? Also when it stretches like that, does it mean it wants more light?

 

[TheReeferer]

Make sure you start dosing Calcium and magnesium!

 

[SimplyReefer]

They do look a little pale but still look happy. as said above, calcium and mag

 

[KingTang]

Ok again I'm a newbie. Calcium and mag...Do I just buy a bottle of that stuff and pour some in once in a while? What does Cal and Mag do? Sorry for the newb questions

 

[kingfisher62]

I would hold off on the Ca & mag for a while. Right now you have so few corals I think regular water changes with a quality reef salt should replenish the tank enough!

 

[Reef Bass]

Test for alk, ca and mag. If you run low on any of those between water changes, it's time to start dosing. Ideal levels generally (and you'll see a variety of opinions on these) are alk 8-10, ca 420, mag 1300. If your alk gets below 7 (or even 8), calcium below 400 or mag below 1200, consider starting to dose.

 

[cwinn]

^what reef bass said. they dont look unhealthy imo

 

[ReLPSef]

Looks good to me.

 

[Joshz400_03]

They look good like said above. What type of lighting do you have?

 

[EdReefer]

Hey, if you decide to feed spot feed them, make sure you feed that cleaner shrimp til he's stuffed first or he'll yank the food from your Duncans' mouths.

 

[KingTang]

Thanks for the tips guys!

I've noticed when I spot feed my duncans the shrimp do go digging into their mouths.

My lighting is a mixture of leds and I just added a t8

Also I noticed this today. Some brown stuff coming out of one of the mouths.

Is this normal?

 

[KingTang]

P.S Just after I took that pic, that head curled up, and two other heads started spitting out that stringy stuff too. Getting worried now