"Meat coral" is this normal

[Tango451]

Is it normal for my meat coral to look great and huge 80% of the time and then small/ shriveled up with its mouth slightly open 20% of the time? Also, what causes them to do this?

It is fed pieces shrimp about 3x a week, in the sand bed and under 400 watt mh

 

[Tango451]

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[Grandlotus]

Mine does the same thing.

The coral probally just pooped or something.

 

[Tweaked]

As long as it can inflate all is well. Once they pop themselves by "drooping" of the flesh across the sharp skeletal spines underneath, all is lost. Keep them buried and they will inflate more like a flying saucer on the substrate and should insure longer health. GL

 

[NGaHillbilly]

Does it deflate later in the day?

 

[Docdiggy]

I experience this all the time. Mine does happen to do this later in the day. Although, it happens to my lobo, wellso, and trachy. No changes in water, just changes in light as the day goes on.

 

[NGaHillbilly]

I experience this all the time. Mine does happen to do this later in the day. Although, it happens to my lobo, wellso, and trachy. No changes in water, just changes in light as the day goes on.

LEDs?

 

[Docdiggy]

T5 and led

 

[NGaHillbilly]

I experience this all the time. Mine does happen to do this later in the day. Although, it happens to my lobo, wellso, and trachy. No changes in water, just changes in light as the day goes on.

T5 and led

Reason I ask is that if its happening later in the photoperiod they are probably getting more light than they want, an Ive seen alot of larger LPS get toasted with LEDs. I have a 6 bulb T5 over my tank, and have to be careful.

 

[Docdiggy]

I have a 4 bulb Ati sunpower. I attached 24 3w blue Leds to the back. You really think that could do it? It's over a 75 gal. The Leds are not right over them.

 

[NGaHillbilly]

I have a 4 bulb Ati sunpower. I attached 24 3w blue Leds to the back. You really think that could do it? It's over a 75 gal. The Leds are not right over them.

of my two meats, one is really sensitive to light, and if parameters change it's more so an issue. the other one could care less and is always happy. try shading it for a day or two and see if the same thing happens