Bubble Coral Dying???

[lgull1]

maybe

maybe

I have had a bubble coral for over ten years. It has went through all sorts of changes. Bad water, good water, low lighting, now led lighting and much cleaner water. Through it all, you have to always make sure it doesn't get to much flow and it never tears. I have had to remove it from my tank and it is the size of a basketball now. Of course, it shrinks up when i did that but i never took it out without putting it in a very large bag filled with water. I have it in a 120 gallon tank and it is the centerpiece right in the middle. It has killed off many trumpet corals and anything else that the tentacles have touched.

They are very forgiving corals in my personal experience. I guess some people can keep them and others can keep sps great. I have SPS in my tank but i have had much more success with the more forgiving LPS corals.

I forgot to mention that i have always fed my bubble coral as well. I always have cut up pieces of fish and put three to fours pieces in a couple times a week.

Hope this helps. :dance:

 

[NewbyReefer]

I got my bubble almost dead and its doing great now. It sits at the top of the tank with almost no flow. I do however feed it atleast 3 times a week. Its been through high nitrate spikes, PO4 being so high its unreadable, and a heat spike. If you were to ask me I would say good light, very minimal flow, and regular feeding is all it takes to keep these alive and thriving in our tanks. Good Luck.

 

[victor escobar]

It is only a hypothesis but in my tank bubbles do not accept running activated charbon together with phosphate resine removers.

 

[GPB]

Well maybe that is MY problem. I run GAC and GFO in my sump.

 

[victor escobar]

please if possible provide with any result eliminating active charbon

 

[jg93]

I have to call BS on the activated carbon causing this unless you're running a lot of it (I always tend on the low side.) I also run GFO.

I've had a bubble for 5 years now. Has 5 big extensions, the size of a softball. I also have to wonder about the no flow. All corals like flow. Not too much on these guys, and if possible get a powerhead that's variable (ecotech...)

I've also moved mine twice, never bagged it, never a problem.

These ARE touchy corals. Mine didn't grow for about 2 years. Finally it took off - I have no idea what changed in my first tank. Regardless, I have it now, big and healthy and pink and it's fantastic. Moderate flow, and under moderate lighting.

 

[reefmatenate]

i would highly recommend doing a few large water changes with some good clean 0tds water and some high quality salt. get your phosphates under control. imho hair algae will choke up most LPS corals especially pearl and regular bubble corals. also hammers and froggys. try to put this coral down closer to the sandbed and out of direct light. perhaps under an overhang until you dispose of 90% of that hair algae. i recommend a lawnmower blenny. mine mows the stuff! goodluck and happy reefing

cheers mate

 

[sqwat]

the big problem is they are in bad shape to begin with.it is so important to make sure there is no tears and the polyp goes at least 1 1/2 inches down the side of the coral