I've had my Candy Cane coral for 3 months and it has shown no growth. I will say that I had gotten a pearlscale butterfly that attacked it, but that is gone. I had it a little below the middle of the tank. I now have it lower. I have 2 kessil a360w with a max of 50% color and intensity for 2 hours daily. It's a 55gal tank with skimmer and carbon/gfo running. All other corals are doing fine. I have started the red sea reef foundation program this week and do the reef energy as well to see how things go. Am I missing something or what? Any thoughts anyone?
Candy Cane won't grow
- Thread starter moose897
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I run the lights starting at 8 am until 8 pm. They start at 10% color and intensity and ramp up to 50/50 then go down until 8 pm when they turn off. They are never above the 50% mark. I've read they are too powerful to be on any stronger. my water when I last checked on 11/22 was calcium-410, alk. 11.2 and mag.-1380, salt was 1.026
It is green. It seems to slowly look like its opening up. But I'm meaning slowly. I've only had it 3 months and that seems like when things to start to show signs. I had a pearlscale butterfly for a week in the tank and that attacked everything including the candy cane. So I think it was hurt a little and is slowly recovering.
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