Some brown/no growth while some other THRIVE

[SpinyReef]

I moved some frags from my QT tank to my DT a little over 3 months ago. These frags were showing a little color and a tiny bit of growth, however the parameters were definitly off a bit in that tank. However, in my DT, I have undectable nutrients, stable alk at 8dkh, 420ppm cal, mag at 1350 and no pests on these frags (dipped them in revive to make sure). The frags I'm speaking of are brown and show NO growth in my DT. Yet, in the same DT I have an acropora convexa which is flamboyant red which I'll have to trim shortly, a deep purple tort reaching the top of the waterline, a beautiful undata plating all over.. etc you get the picture. My main hypothesis was that since the colonies from which these frags came were wild, they might just not be adapting properly to captivity, however I've seen other specimens in friend's tanks that came from the same respective colonies that are thriving. Did I just **** them off so bad they haven't recuperated for 3 months? If so, how long might it take?

Any hypothesis is welcome.

 

[REEF SMAC]

You say you "dipped them in revive to make sure" again after leaving your QT tank?
You said that they had some growth and color in your QT but after transfering them into your DT that all stopped and went away.

Yah, it's possible you ****ed them off for three months with that second dip and a tank transfer at the same time.

Some wild ones do take a while to adapt if ever.

If they are adapting in your friend's tank. I would take your friend some of your water and have he or she test it for you and see what the parameter differences are. That way you can cross reference your test results at the same time.

 

[StaghornE]

I wouldn't trust a revive dip either. Next time double up with revive and lugols. A friend of mine has proven that a dip in revive solely doesn't affect the aefw, but with the added lugols the flatworms start dieing within minutes.

 

[robs.mark]

Possibly unhappy with flow/lighting?

 

[saltyh20]

more flow place them in good light and target feed them. It will take about 2 months for them to fully recover but if everything is doing good in your tank and parm stay stable they should be ok, but it is a coral and you never really know;-) thats what i would try.