Is my Flowerpot (Goniopora) sick?

[deeze]

Does this look normal for a Flowerpot coral? I'm trying to figure out what's going on with my tank. The first photo is of the flowerpot looking normal, the second is what he looks like today and the third is of my clams acting weird.

This moring my clams were about 40% open but the fleshy part of the clam was pointing up and closed. There's a milky color in the tank too... Any ideas as to what could be happening? Spawning?

 

[reefD]

yuck! do a water change asap!

 

[acroconut]

Ditto on the water change/ changes, and if you don't use GAC now might be a good time to start

 

[deeze]

What's GAC?

 

[nemofish2217]

granular activated carbon.... run it in a reactor (like a phosban reactor) or through a filter sock...

 

[wpar]

Agree with above, and get the goniopora out of the tank!

Bill

 

[M. Python]

Did you over dose kalkwasser or another additive?
What are your parameters?

 

[deeze]

Holy moley... I figured it out! My UV sterilizer pump was bad (in my sump) and sending a small electrical current in the water. I have a grounding plug but I guess it couldn't counter the live broken pump. What led me to figure it out was the OUTRAGUS temperature of 87 degrees and after I turned my lights off to help cool it went up to 88 (normal is 78). The pump was leaking scalding water into my system. I think it initiated a survival spawning from my corals. I hope all is well in the am. Still going to do a water change... jeesh... keep an eye on those pumps.

 

[nemofish2217]

i would still run some carbon....never hurts...

 

[deeze]

I will. I have a new carbon filter from my quarantine tank... I'm going to put it in the sump tonight...
Thanks,