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I recently got a favia coral frag and it's showing really bad signs of tissue recessions.
I got the coral approximately 5 days ago and during the first night, it sent out sweeper tentacles. After the first night, it did not send out any sweeper tentacles but I didn't think much of it. Last night, I noticed that some of the flesh from the front was falling off so I looked at it more carefully, turns out the back side was much worse and the skeleton is showing (picture). It seems to have gotten slightly worse overnight. I've moved it to a low flow and low light area this morning.
Is there anything else that I can do to try and rescue this coral?
Pictures attached.
Water params are:
Ran the params again:
Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.2
Nitrate 2.5
KH 8.3 Alkalinity 2.96
Phosphate 0
Magnesium 1365
Calcium 470
Temperature swings between 79.5 to 84. I'm trying to stabilize it but I don't think temperature swing would cause such an effect. I also have a blastomussa merletti that is not opening as widely. The hammer, and 2 acan lords are doing fine.
I got the coral approximately 5 days ago and during the first night, it sent out sweeper tentacles. After the first night, it did not send out any sweeper tentacles but I didn't think much of it. Last night, I noticed that some of the flesh from the front was falling off so I looked at it more carefully, turns out the back side was much worse and the skeleton is showing (picture). It seems to have gotten slightly worse overnight. I've moved it to a low flow and low light area this morning.
Is there anything else that I can do to try and rescue this coral?
Pictures attached.
Water params are:
Ran the params again:
Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.2
Nitrate 2.5
KH 8.3 Alkalinity 2.96
Phosphate 0
Magnesium 1365
Calcium 470
Temperature swings between 79.5 to 84. I'm trying to stabilize it but I don't think temperature swing would cause such an effect. I also have a blastomussa merletti that is not opening as widely. The hammer, and 2 acan lords are doing fine.