Candy cane Corel

[Wbr46797]

Got some candy cane coral three days ago and they won't open up, please help

 

[shua71]

I put mine lower in the tank and with almost no flow

 

[billdogg]

With absolutely no information about your tank it is impossible to even guess what the problem might be.

We Need (at a minimum):
tank size
age of system
amount of Live Rock
lighting
reactors
skimmer
sump
use of ro/di water
actual water parameters
(salinity, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium - and numbers, not "They're all good")
other inhabitants

and a picture or two would help as well

 

[Sk8r]

Flow and light, by me...I've had one limping along in a low-flow situation, gave it the by-flow of a Maxspect Gyre 130 at 60% and it's perking up and puffing out.

 

[dana_ag]

Candy cane corals can be quit stubborn. Where is yours placed at? My candy cane coral opened after a couple days, but my peppermint coral took over a month.

 

[mradonis]

I put mine lower in the tank and with almost no flow

+1

Also mine are out of direct light and are happy.

 

[Sk8r]

And what ARE your parameters? Try 1.024 salinity, 1350 mg, 8.3 alk, 420 cal.

 

[BigEZ77]

Mine is low in the tank with medium flow and does well.

 

[BlueMoonFox]

I thought mine was dying off, got it as a sort of rescue. After about two weeks I happened to see it after midnight when the lights were out and I noticed it had its feeders out. It took almost three weeks before I saw any inflating during daylight hours.

 

[Wbr46797]

Do they like low light?