Trumpet Corals

[Jblank44]

So, I'm trying to figure out why my trumpets arent as big as normal. What I think is that they arent getting enough light. As of yesterday, as I have been undergoing an acclimation for Metal Halides, I just reached 4 hours (2pm to 6pm). Next Thursday or friday it will go up another hour, the following week another hour and so fourth. They are just shrunk up. Maybe they are just ****ed off? Do lps just do this sometimes? My parameters are good, here they are:

Temp: 79.0 F at night/79.2 F during the day
Sal: 1.0255
pH: 8.0
Alk: 8.6 dKH
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 3 ppm
Phosphate: >0.03
Calcium: 425 ppm
Magnesium: 1350 ppm


Here is my setup:

14g Biocube
50w Heater, Stevie T Media Basket (Top: poly filter;middle: Cheato; Bottom: Chemipure Elite and Purigen)
I have one banded coral shrimp, Favia, red mushrooms, green mushrooms, hairy mushroom, lunar eclipse zoo and another zoo, gorgonia, and the trumpet.

So, I don't know exactly what it could be, just looking for ideas/suggestions.

 

[chrisfont23]

Most likely the acclimation. I notice mine shrivel from time to time changing the intensity, and actually lost a few.

 

[Jblank44]

Most likely the acclimation. I notice mine shrivel from time to time changing the intensity, and actually lost a few.

Okay, Well when the light was only at 2 hours it was fine! But I think it will get better, I've been feeding em, too. And the smaller one eats the bigger hasn't.