Freaked out about my Frogspawn.

iodine dip and move to low light and flow. Check temps, biggest killer for euphyllia each summer is a warmer tank, just one degree IME!
 
I agree 100%. I lowered my heater temp during the summer by one or two degrees to avoid these issues. I also reduce the light cycle by an hour or so to generate less heat. I hope it comes back quick.
 
Yep, I see it on here every year and fell victim to it too many times. I lower one degree now around April, and raise back up around October.
 
My temp at the minute is 25C what do you suggest I set it at?

I moved it low down in a low flow area so hopefully that will help.
 
I have a digital led display on the in tank heater plus I have an old school glass thermometer in the tank.

No spikes I'm aware of its always usually consistent maybe goes up 0.5C at the most.
 
I've lost about 1/4 of the polyps from the skeleton will the remainder survive?

I'm also using Kessil A360w lighting and waste informed this doesn't generate heat. But I don't use the spectrum controller to ramp up and down i do it manually could this have anything to do with it?

I'm fairly new to the hobby so all advice is appreciated.
 
The frogspawn didn't pull through sadly, I will be getting another.. parameters are fine all but the nitrate which is 20ppm, I'm also running a bio reactor to reduce nitrates but it takes upto 8 weeks to cycle
 
Good luck my friend. I find Frogs and branching hammers to be easier to keep. The wall hammers, yaeyamaensis, and torches are a bit more picky. The walls are just not cared for from collection, cutting, transport etc. The chances of receiving a specimen that is not on it's way out is tough.
 
Son of a *****! So summertime can mess with euphyllias? I just lost a torch head the other day and one last June. I've never put the 2 together. My tank has hit 85, but it's mostly around 81. It's set at 79, but it's hot out. I lost the head when the tank was around 82.
 
Yep. Stability is key. Swing of more than a couple of degrees well mess will these types of corals. If the coral is used to 78 degrees and all of the sudden it gets to 82, it will start to die.
 
Wow! Maybe that explains why I just lost my hammer, torch, and my frogspawn is suffering. I too had a temp spike in June that I did not catch until I noticed all my lps corals started looking bad. My tank has been pretty stable for two years. Guess I got a bit lazy. I turned down my heater and got it regulated again but they never recovered. Would the temp spike also affect other lps corals? Because I lost my Brain coral as well. It just shrunk away. Really bummed.
 
Don't take it out yet...my frogspawn did the same thing when I first bought it. Polyps deflated and let go. Nothing was left but bone. After a month it came back
 
Odd, I wouldn't say that temperature swings in my tank occur often but I have had some 3/4 degree ones in past months and all my euphilias (except my bubble) never even showed signs of stress. I have a large green frogspawn, wall hammer, purple branching hammer and my prized orange frogspawn.
 
Interesting, I have 2 octospawn, a frogspawn, 2 hammers, and a torch. My temps are usually pretty stable at 78, but when its hot for a couple days at a time my temps get up to 82. Has happened 4 times this summer(actually got up to 85 the other night)and has had 0 effect on my euphyllia.
 
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