leather coral

[bigsteelfan]

does anyone know if a leather coral is effected by nitrate levels. I have one in my tank and the pollups around the outside of the coral are not out just checked and my nitrates were high hoping thats whats going on

 

[acer]

Also how is your ALK? My softies react to PH/ALK more than anything else. Or a fish bugging them= clown trying to nest or a Hawkfish that perches on it constantly.

 

[bigsteelfan]

my clown dont seem to bother it but i recently purchased two small domino damsels that seem to hang around the leather all the time

 

[acer]

If you have any sensitive fish that are not effected by the nitrates- then I doubt it is affecting your leather coral. Again - other water parameters like Ca+, Alk, and PH are usually the ones affecting corals. Ca+ = not so much on the softies.