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dnpbryan
04-09-2010, 03:19 AM
I recently bought a colt coral and a toad stool and they have yet to open, should I worry? Also what should I be feeding the corals and nem's?
ph 8.2, temp 80.2-80.5, nitrates 0, phosphates .5, salinity 1.023
60 gal tank, protien skimmer, 4 t5 (2 actinic, 2 white) 25 LED moon lights, 20 gal of bio balls in sump, with charcoal and phosphate remover. Tank has been running for 4 months. 20 lbs LR 30 lbs LS.
Inhabitants
1 coral beauty, 1 blue damsel, 1 perc clown, 1 yellow goby, 1 decorator crab, 2 blue stripe hermits, 1 cleaner shrimp, 20 min hermits
3 hammer corals, 2 zoo frags, 2 Gsp frags, 1 ric, 5 mushrooms, 1 Carpet nem, 1 condy, clove polyps, little green and red macro

outacontrol
04-09-2010, 03:23 AM
when I got my colt coral it took about 2 days to really open up, it should be fine

bvlester
04-09-2010, 06:17 AM
what is the size of your tank 20 herms thats allot I have about 10 in a 110g maybe they are checking out the new corals and irritating them. Colt corals are funny some people can grow them and some just can't get them to live.
I know a guy that can't get Athelia to grow it keeps dieing.

I would also raise the salinity to 1.025 are you using a refractometer?

by the way nice carpet Nem there. other than those 2 corals the rest of your tank looks nice. I'd give it a couple more days, The colt coral can take awhile to open up.
Bill

soapy
04-09-2010, 03:58 PM
Agreed, it is also typical for toadstools to pout for a couple of days after a move. In fact from time to time they will pout for no apparent reason or to drop a slime layer.