SRC Member kksg2000 Posted July 15, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 hi bro, i had this alvopora coral for 2 weeks... it does not extend fully, at the most, the tentacles extend to 2-3mm that's all. Also, the moment, i turned off the lights, the tentacles retracted totally in 1-2 mins. i tried to position it different places it's not improving. The current position is at the tank sand substrate, low water flow, moderate light. Could anyone advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted July 15, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 check your water parameter. its not right. check PO4, Ca, KH, pH, NO2, NO3. I would check Ca and KH more. and if possible, do a water change. all the best. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kksg2000 Posted July 15, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 check your water parameter. its not right. check PO4, Ca, KH, pH, NO2, NO3. I would check Ca and KH more. and if possible, do a water change. all the best. bro, ..all ok. Ca a bit high 500. but all my other corals are doing well.. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted July 15, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 bro, ..all ok. Ca a bit high 500. but all my other corals are doing well.. ? from what i experience in my early days, when my Ca and KH are too high, some corals don't open. maybe you can try lowering your Ca as your main priority as a current problem solving solution. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted July 15, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted July 15, 2010 alveopora is not the easiest coral to care for just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kksg2000 Posted July 16, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 16, 2010 alveopora is not the easiest coral to care for just FYI. yup.. mislead by JM believing it was a easy coral. in btw, my Goniopora coral is blooming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted July 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 16, 2010 yup.. mislead by JM believing it was a easy coral. in btw, my Goniopora coral is blooming They said that this is an easy coral to keep? My goodness! You should ask how long have they kept this coral in captivity and share their secrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kksg2000 Posted July 17, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2010 They said that this is an easy coral to keep? My goodness! You should ask how long have they kept this coral in captivity and share their secrets. yup, they said so...and tried their sales tactics to sell me the reefmax A,b,c ++ ... luckily i din buy. my last time visiting JM... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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