Symphyllia tissue recession

[scubakid3]

I got an awesome symphyllia yesterday but its tissue seems to be slowly receding. All parameters are good and it is directly under high power Cree LEDs. What should i do?

 

[organism]

What is your alkalinity, and are you measuring your salinity with a refractometer calibrated with 35 PPT calibration fluid?

 

[scubakid3]

My alk is around a 10 and i use a hydrometer, not a refractometer.

 

[Rockster2599]

Symphyllias are difficult:-
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2301341

 

[kurt_n]

I got an awesome symphyllia yesterday but its tissue seems to be slowly receding. All parameters are good and it is directly under high power Cree LEDs. What should i do?

They don't like a lot of light. Depending on how intense your lighting is, that could be an issue.

Also... one day really isn't enough time to see if its receeding or not. Seems like it takes weeks for new corals to finally figure out what they're going to do in my tank. If it's truly receeding within days, more than likely it was damaged on the way to the fish store from the wholesaler or from where it was collected and not something specific with your tank.

 

[victor escobar]

I have never had success with lobo's nor symphyllia with leds. They are OK for some time and then the die (after 6-8 months)