the little coral that couldn't....

[redspot321]

HI guys I have had this little frag for over a year. It is very touchy and has not grown a bit! It has bleached two times over the past year but has always recolored. Every other sps in my tank has done wonderful and has even been fraged multiple times..


This coral is about 6 inches below a t5 teklight fixture running 9 hours a day. Do you see the white bottom edges? What kind of acro is this. Do you think theres too much light or too little light?

 

[kzoo]

Nice color.

 

[redspot321]

Thanks! I try to acquire only the most colorful corals.

 

[Horace]

Looks like it could be a green slimer. Thats about the same color as my slimer was under T5...very yellowish/green. If its not doing well and hasnt been encrusting then you may want to try moving it.

 

[RichConley]

Generally bleaching from the bottom isnt light related. I'd look at Alk, or flow issues.

 

[redspot321]

Im reading the slimer like low floy, is this correct?

Also, how about a Pocillopora damicornus for lighting?

 

[twon8]

i would say they like medium to high flow

it doesn't look like you have much in there.

 

[redspot321]

A rio 1700 internal, a rio 2100 return, and another small powerhead in the lower right corner. In a aga 55. It looks like a hurricaine in the tank. My fish cant keep their feet on the ground.

 

[cpreefguy]

nice looking tank!

 

[exoticaquatix]

ive had the same problem with a few of my pieces. ive had them since i set the tank up and they havent done a damn thing, other pieces bought the same day have grown at least 10-20 fold. corals are funny critters, some adapt quickly and some never seem to accept the fact they are out of the ocean.
-nick

 

[redspot321]

Yes, its funny. I gave a 5 polys frag of zoos to a friend. that frag is now more that 50 polyps and the 5 polyps I kept are only 10 polyps now.

She tops off her tank with tap water! It kills me.