Help With My Bubble Coral

[Lpabsolute]

Hey......

I've had this Pearl Bubble Coral for almost two months. It has always been out and looked healthy. In the past two weeks it has started to look really bad. Lost most of it's color and it never opens up fully. It looks like it's sick or maybe dying. It's not close to any other corals so it's not getting stung and none of my fish ever host in it or mess with it. Nothing in the tank has changed and all the Parameters are fine and the same. Pics and tank info below....Please help...

Tank Info:
20g long
96 watts of T-5 (Coral has always been near the top of tank)

Old Pics from April:

New Pics:

 

[vic8361]

Try lowering it or place it in a shaded area I had the same problem with mine and now it's doing great.

Vic

 

[vic8361]

looking at the coral a bit closer it does look like it's losing it's tissue on it's skeleton. You might need to do a dip of some kind. I dip my corals with melafix and it seems to help.

Vic

 

[Lpabsolute]

I've never dipped a coral before. Could you please give me a step by step instruction? Thanks....

 

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Try an Iodine dip (a few drops in a few cups of tank water). Leave for 15-20 minutes.