UPDATE! It's now week 4 and my Elegance Coral appears to have regained most of it's health!! The tentacles have regained their original look and are now much longer and thicker and show plenty of movement. This particular elegance coral I believe was one taken from deeper waters (the purple and pink tentacles, bright flourescent green and black body). The coral surface areas have changed for the better and tentacles are now in proportion with it's body, extending upwards 1 -2 inches as they did 4 weeks ago. 1 week ago (under different lighting and conditions)the coral appeared to be on it's way out (no movement, shrunken tentacles, total recesion in all areas. I have read through most of these posts and decided to try a few of the suggested ideas. I moved the coral down to the sand bed in a shaded area only exposing it to actininc lighting and very little white light (moved the Power Compact lamp more towards the rear of the tank). My tank is a 180 and the depth is approx. 2 feet from surface/lighting. Like what others have mentioned before this coral may have have some symbiotic relationship with the sand bed?? The tentacles are constantly dragging brushing along the sand bed as though it's looking for food. I have been feeding all 3 heads of the coral a small piece of Zoe soaked silverside, every 4-5 days. I also feel my system's water chemistry may also have a dramatic affect on it's health. I have 4 refugiums loaded with DSB's, Live Rock and pounds of various pecies Cualerpa and Macro Alages. I am a strong believer that Macro Algaes release elements back in to the water column that improve the health of all coral and fish species. You have never seen fish this healthy and vibrant before. I feed them twice a day and nitrates are still very low approx .5ppm , perform just weekly 5 gallon water changes on 200 galons. Dose small amounts of Iodine, Strotium, Calcium (daily) and Magnesium (weekly). Phytoplankton 4 times a week. Many corals and 15 med. - large size fish. How do I attach a picture here?
