yellow figi leather
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sir_dudeguy
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Just give it time. Its only been 3 days. When i got mine it took almost a week for it to really do anything. They're really picky, so make sure all your params are good. And they like bright lighting. What light do you have over the tank? And how deep is the tank?
its super healthy ten gallon with a 96 watt the coral is really small .. it seems to be working itself off the rock it came on ... i hope to have pics tonite ... why are they so picky? i love them soo much and have always wanted one ... what do u mean 'do anything'? like open up? stand up even? thanks for ur reply ...
sir_dudeguy
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ya it took mine a while to open, stand up, and all that jazz. As for why they're picky...who knows...why are some sps corals really hard to keep??
They are a very nice coral though. Too bad i'm getting out of the hobby soon..someones coming to pick up my fiji yellow tomorrow
They are a very nice coral though. Too bad i'm getting out of the hobby soon..someones coming to pick up my fiji yellow tomorrow
3 days and it shrivvelled up and died .... i haven't put a single coral in this tank for seven months and on that occasion seven months ago i put about eleven frags ... all have lived and grown ... DO YOU THINK THIS IS MY FAULT OR SHOULD I COMPLAIN TO THE LFS ... 3 DAYS .... I'M DEVASTATED ...
Teremei
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Posting here too because I got a nice large yellow fiji from a local buddy and it looked incredibly good the first 2 days. But now it is covered with some brown stuff (die off? Diatoms?) it's under 440w VHO only 1 foot below surface. Could it be my nutrient load is too high? Anyone know much about what these leathers require or what could possibly kill them off?
sir_dudeguy
Active member
teremei-- Its impossible to tell without knowing any of the parameters...Nitrates, pH, SG, etc...
pheremo--that really sucks There had to be something with the water that it didnt like. How long did you acclimate it? I let mine go for about an hour before going in the tank.
What are all your params as well??
pheremo--that really sucks
There had to be something with the water that it didnt like. How long did you acclimate it? I let mine go for about an hour before going in the tank. What are all your params as well??
Teremei
New member
Sorry I hate hearing that "it's impossible to tell", if course it's not impossible to tell. There's someone out there that knows what parameters are likely to kill off a yellow fiji, but not other leathers, SPS, clams, ECT. .
Like for instance, high nitrates, Low calcium, low PH, High Alk, High Temps, ect. .
Like for instance, high nitrates, Low calcium, low PH, High Alk, High Temps, ect. .
Teremei
New member
My params are . .
temp 81.5 (right now because of the weather it fluxes from 80.0 to 82 during 24 hours)
PH: 8.12
Alk: no tester yet
Calcium: 550
Nitrate: 35
Trite: 0
Amonia: 0
SG: 1.026
What else? Yeah it's weird for me too, super extended and LARGe one day. Shrivled and got brown gunk growing on it the next.
temp 81.5 (right now because of the weather it fluxes from 80.0 to 82 during 24 hours)
PH: 8.12
Alk: no tester yet
Calcium: 550
Nitrate: 35
Trite: 0
Amonia: 0
SG: 1.026
What else? Yeah it's weird for me too, super extended and LARGe one day. Shrivled and got brown gunk growing on it the next.
Teremei
New member
what kind of alk? High or low?
Can anyone tell me what 3.5 meq/L means in alk?
Also I ran a fasttest which is better than the strip I used and it says my nitrates are around 10 at most. Which makes more sense because I have a DSB and run a denitrifier. I will retest calcium. Someone help me figure out if I have high alk, or low alk. Because I want to fix it before I start dripping limewater.
Can anyone tell me what 3.5 meq/L means in alk?
Also I ran a fasttest which is better than the strip I used and it says my nitrates are around 10 at most. Which makes more sense because I have a DSB and run a denitrifier. I will retest calcium. Someone help me figure out if I have high alk, or low alk. Because I want to fix it before I start dripping limewater.
matttaylor
Jeeper in my free time
3.5meg/l is approx 10 DKH. here is a conversion graph:
http://ozreef.org/library/tables/alkalinity_conversion.html
So according to the graph your alkalinity is where it should be. As far as the leather is concerned i think you're fine on alk.
http://ozreef.org/library/tables/alkalinity_conversion.html
So according to the graph your alkalinity is where it should be. As far as the leather is concerned i think you're fine on alk.
matttaylor
Jeeper in my free time
It really depends on what stung it. Some LPS are more than capable of killing leaters, as are some sps. Other softies usually can't sting each other, but chemical warfare is a possibility.
My guess would be intense lighting that the figi wasn't use to. The one i just got looked good on the first day, but after that it looked like crap. After moving it lower in the tank yesterday it's begining to perk up.
Matt
My guess would be intense lighting that the figi wasn't use to. The one i just got looked good on the first day, but after that it looked like crap. After moving it lower in the tank yesterday it's begining to perk up.
Matt
