scolymia Help

[hd dude]

Hi I was wondering if any can help with this...... Over the weekend I bought a nice size scolymia, this will be the 2nd one I lose if I lose this one, I placed him on the bottom and he is receding and showing it's skeleton. all water checks out fine and it is not in any major flow area.


Any idea what could be happening, all my other corals are doing great...


Thanks

 

[currentking]

are they healthy when you buy them? What kind of lights are you running in what size tank?

 

[hd dude]

it is a 76 gallon half circle, yes it looked great in the store, nice and opened I just do not have any luck with them, it is next to a long tenacle plate but not close enough that they would touch..... the lights are 40watt M-H

 

[heathbez]

scoly

scoly

Hey Dude

I find scolly's do best lower down with light flow and they like to be fed.
Obviously all tanks are different and if it does not look good move it and it will show you if it is happy by puffing up.
Hope that helps

Cheers Heath

 

[dendro982]

Not an expert, but I bought damaged one, and it restored in a few months.

Low flow area (but still have a flow), not downflow from heater, meaty parts are not rubbing at anything sharp, and offer the food (place onto the mouth), even if it was not extended tentacles for a feeding. You always can remove this food by turkey baster some time later.

And the light - I had kept mine in 12" deep tank with 72W PC and, later, in shallow container (6") in direct sunlight (southern window), with supplemental 27W daylight bulb in desktop lamp.

Mine was pretty hardy, but I had the same bad luck with trachyphillia - none survived.

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Good luck with scolymia!