Sarcophyton doesn't bloom

[menta]

My Sarcophyton doesn't bloom for 2-3 days now.
Should I be worried ?

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

It is most likely just shedding, but can you list your water parameters?

 

[menta]

Amonia and Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 10
PH = 8.4
Temp = 25c
I don't know what about other parameters.

 

[menta]

Anyone can help ?
5 days without a bloom, just shedding....

 

[Faviaphile]

Mine does that all the time. When I 've been worried in the past I would take a turkey baster and "help" it remove the skin. Any areas that I cleared would regain their polyp expansion within half an hour. When mine is shedding now. I just move a little power head's flow over it to help. It goes back to normal pretty quickly this way.

 

[menta]

Can you please explain what is "turkey baster " ?
Thanks.

 

[jasper24]

A tube with a rubber "ball" at the end that squirts water or any other liquid. Take a power head and blow off the stuff that is shedding. I did this yesterday and mine has opened back up.

 

[menta]

ok
I just moved the flow to its area,
It now all clean.
Lets wait.
Does it like the flow on it ?
The flow is not constant, its broken by a scwd.

 

[menta]

Still no polyp expansion.
Its all clean from slough.
Its a week now without any bloom.

 

[0p3n Brain]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9684236#post9684236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by menta
Amonia and Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 10
PH = 8.4
Temp = 25c
I don't know what about other parameters.

You really need to know your water parameters if you're going to keep corals.

You need to post your Salinity, Calcium (Ca), and Alkalinity. Also, how often do you do water changes?

It's hard to help you without knowing these things.

 

[menta]

Salinity is kindda low, 1023. CA and Alk is unknow yet.
Water changes every 3 weeks 70Liters out of 400.

Well, today it has a big film around it, the water flow washed it away and it started to bloom now.

All cool.