Frogspawn acclimating or dying?

[Clancaster23]

I got this frogspawn yesterday, drip acclimated it with lights off for a couple hours yesterday and put it in yesterday evening. I have had the light on since around 1 PM today and it has looked like the pic below all day. Is it still acclimating to the tank or should I worry that it's dying and take it back? It looked great in the store. It's in a 14 gallon with two clowns. The only coral in the tank. I tested the water about three days ago and all levels were fine.

 

[Lynnmw1208]

when you say water was fine what do you mean? can you post your actual numbers (SG, temp, calcium, magnesium, alkalinity, phosphate, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate). are you using liquid test kits like API and not the strips?

 

[Clancaster23]

API liquid tests.

Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates all 0. 7.8 Ph, 0 phosphates, 440 calcium, 143.2 Kh, 1.022 Salinity.

I am going to test again tonight just to check and be sure.

 

[bobbychullo]

i'm sorry but i think that is dead, it looks to have lost all its tissue and mostly skeleton remains.

how long has your tank been running? how long have the clowns been in it?

 

[jr_casteel1999]

i had one that did the same thing. there was no explanation on why it happend but i took it back to the lfs and got a new one and it does great. like they said though make sure your water is good.

 

[Clancaster23]

It has been cycled for two months now. That's when I added the clowns and they have been just fine. I have had a couple people tell me to give it a couple days and it may still be acclimating to the tank so I think I'll wait till tomorrow or Saturday and then if it isn't looking any better, take it back for a new one.

 

[Islander84]

kh? 143.2....hoping thats a typo.....assuming thats 14.3 thats a little high should be around nsw which is closer to 8-9

 

[Islander84]

what were the params from the tank it came out of? usually when they ooze like that its a strong sign of stress.

 

[ReeferBill]

Frogspawn?

Frogspawn?

I would start out with some easier corals like green star polyps,mushrooms,paly's,or zoa's,maybe a neon green toadstool or green finger leather. Good Luck!!! Sorry your froggy is fried!!!

 

[Clancaster23]

Kh is 8. I'm taking it back today and I'll be getting another or something else. Depends on what they have.

 

[SPotter]

yeah that doesnt look good at all. i would also try to get your sg up to 1.025-1.026....you're a little on the low side.

 

[Clancaster23]

Wow... just realized something that's probably the reason any coral I put in there dies. I'm not even going to say what was wrong cause it's just embarrassing but I fixed it. Hopefully it'll come around now but if not, whatever else I add should be ok.

 

[Islander84]

Its cool. We've all had embarassing moments. Mind be a good idea to post so some other newbies know this is a probable cause to a problem they might be encountering.

 

[SPotter]

what other corals did you put in that died? I am curious as to what the discovery was. We all make mistakes and agree it would be good to share for the benefit of other newbies that might be reading this.

 

[Clancaster23]

Well, I've had a small zoa and a single mushroom I have had in there.

There was almost no salt at all in there. I'm thinking it was because I have been running a HoB filter with a bunch of carbon bags in it and it stripped the tank of the salt. I have since stopped the filter and added salt. It's a liittle high right now but with a small water change it'll be right where it should be.

I believe the frogspawn is dead. I didn't take it back and exchange it. It's a good 45 miles to that store and they only give half credit so it wouldn't have been worth the time to do it. I have since put a feather duster in there and it's doing fine. I'm thinking of an urchin next and then more rock. Forget corals for right now!

 

[Arusso713]

Hob filter with carbon won't remove salt in the water. Salinity will change with temp. Let the tank mature a little before adding coral.

 

[SPotter]

+1 on carbon not talking salt out. If you no salt in the tank I would think the fish would show signs of stress too.


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[SPotter]

can you provide more info about your tank? exactly how long has it been set up for, equipment, how you cycled it, how much rock...etc. I looked at your other posts to see if I could figure out what is going on and it looks like you are having problems with everything you put in there and if the tank is only two months old, you have added some things that should not be added until the tank is more established. We are here to help you but definitely need more information about your system.

 

[Lynnmw1208]

what are you using to check salinity? If it's a hydrometer perhaps there was a bubble stuck on the arm which gave you a very false reading. fish can withstand lower salinities, while corals can't. my suggestion would be to get a refractometer from bulk reef supply since they include the calibration solution. these are much more accurate if you calibrate it often.