Dying Frogspawn - Please Help!

[meded13]

Problem? See pic, it looks like the tissue is dying on the polyps nearest to the camera. I got a Red Sea test kit, but found it very confusing so I'm still trying to figure out. What should I do about the frogspawn?

As I've suggested before,,,take it back to the LFS you bought it from and ask them to nurse it back to life before it dies. Your 150 is going down the drain....it's happened to me before and I regretted not taking it back until I got my water squared away....

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[Ohhithere]

I'm going to try to take it back asap, but that is the only part of the coral that looks bad, I took out a power head tester day and the other polyps are coming out a lot more(see pic). I had a candy cane that looked like this but came back and looks great now after some time. Also I had gotten some purple star polyps and they look pretty bad low after having them for quite some time. There looks like there is something hairy on it and I don't know what it is, could someone please help? I posted a pic

 

[Ohhithere]

My polyps, also I have a sample of reef roids, and if anyone has any experience with them, I am wondering if it could help my frogspawn. And the hair like stuff on my polyps looks like it has spread to the feet of my frogspawn and leather.

 

[OoNickoC]

My polyps, also I have a sample of reef roids, and if anyone has any experience with them, I am wondering if it could help my frogspawn. And the hair like stuff on my polyps looks like it has spread to the feet of my frogspawn and leather.

Like others have said, the ammonia at ANY level is bad, that combined with SG of 1.028 would aggravate most corals. Personally, I would take it back for housing at the LFS until the tank has time to age. It is difficult to take it slow even for someone with patience, let alone being young. I wasted thousands in the beginning, many of us did . Ill be blunt, trying to give honest criticism that may save you money and frustrations. Slow down. Your problem is that your tank is still getting used to the bio-load you introduced. Let it develop more without adding anything for at least a few weeks minimum to be safe.
1.025 is a good salinity to shoot for, even the low side of that if you don't have automatic top off. Ammonia and Nitrites should never be present at consistently detectable levels, never.

 

[Ohhithere]

My salinity is at 1.025 now

 

[Kremis]

Cool, another teenager in the hobby, lol. I thought I was the only one on here, im 15. Which test kits did you get? I use red sea for calcium and mag. API test kits go bad after a while, so watch out. I would guess that you are going to lose the 2 heads that are receding, but the other 3 will be fine based on the picture. The fact that it is only 2 heads receding is odd, because if it was a water quality issue then they would all be.. did you dip the coral after you bought it? maybe something nasty came in on it.. Make sure the coral is not being blasted with water flow, that caused my golden torch's tissue to recede. +1 no ammonia should be present EVER, and your salinity is a little bit high.

 

[Fragcity]

In this hobby you've got to have patience. I agree with a poster above that your tank hasn't completed cycling. Test kits are a must.
Save your money, spending 150 on a coral being new to the hobby is an expensive mistake. Take your time and research our choices. There are plenty of folks in this hobby that will sell you frags from their tanks for much less.
Keep your parameters on point and do consistent water changes.

 

[Ohhithere]

Currently experiencing a big diatom outbreak, but I think this is normal for a young tank like mine

 

[Ohhithere]

Taking the frogspawn back to my LFS today and going to try to replace my damsel with a tang and get a cleanup crew

 

[meded13]

Good choice and good look.....that's the challenges of having a reef tank,,,takes time to learn and unfortunately could get costly....start slow

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[Ohhithere]

Ok so after taking it back to my LFS they determined that my light is the problem. They took the frogspawn and said they will try to nurse it back to safety. I got a small cleanup crew and a crab. Thanks everyone for the help and I will post if I get it back. Also I think I'm going to return the light and get a better one.

 

[Kremis]

tang might be a tight squeeze in that small of a tank

 

[Ohhithere]

Update, they have resold the frogspawn to someone else, but j have purchased a new frogspawn(I'm in love with them) and new lights(Chinese black boxes(they were cheap and powerful)). My new frogspawn came in a not great condition with a head dead, tis the reason For the lower price. It hasn't open yet but is slowly inching out. I am attending a big convention this weekend and am planning to get some frags. If anyone has any suggestions that would help that would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[Ohhithere]

Also some seem a little worried about the tang. I got a juvenile yellow tang and a Pair of frostbite clowns(which I'm planning on moving to a Xenia based Fluval EVO 5 gal)

 

[jayball]

Also some seem a little worried about the tang. I got a juvenile yellow tang and a Pair of frostbite clowns(which I'm planning on moving to a Xenia based Fluval EVO 5 gal)

You are going to keep a pair of clowns in a 5 gallon? Bit of a tight fit, they should have 4 times that minimum IMO.

Anyway to your question about coral. For LPS Duncan and micromussa lords( aka Acan lords) are both hardy. If your frogspawn is doing well than any other branching euphillia is also a good choice

 

[OoNickoC]

Ok so after taking it back to my LFS they determined that my light is the problem. They took the frogspawn and said they will try to nurse it back to safety. I got a small cleanup crew and a crab. Thanks everyone for the help and I will post if I get it back. Also I think I'm going to return the light and get a better one.

:debi: What happened to he popcorn icon?

 

[Ohhithere]

:debi: What happened to he popcorn icon?

Popcorn icon?