Xenia and Zoa not looking so hot..

[Nano]

hey guys they have been like this for about a week
Parameters
Nitrites 0ppm
Nitrates 0ppm
Ammonia 1ppm
Alk good and high
Gh good and high
lights are t5ho one white one blue salinity is at 1.024

[Nano]

Originally Posted by nanomano

hey guys they have been like this for about a week
Parameters
Nitrites 0ppm
Nitrates 0ppm
Ammonia 1ppm
Alk good and high
Gh good and high
lights are t5ho one white one blue salinity is at 1.024

Heres the pictures, the xenia is just getting pushed around by the current thats all

[daniella3d]

Ammonia 1ppm? that's huge. Where is that coming from? I am pretty sure it's the ammonia that is upsetting your coral. Ammonia that high is not good. There should not be any amount of ammonia.

Is that tank cycled?

Do a few large water change so that the ammonia return to zero or near zero. You can also treat with Seachem Prime to help control this ammonia until you have done enough water changes.

Originally Posted by nanomano

hey guys they have been like this for about a week
Parameters
Nitrites 0ppm
Nitrates 0ppm
Ammonia 1ppm
Alk good and high
Gh good and high
lights are t5ho one white one blue salinity is at 1.024

[Nano]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Ammonia 1ppm? that's huge. Where is that coming from? I am pretty sure it's the ammonia that is upsetting your coral. Ammonia that high is not good. There should not be any amount of ammonia.

I'm sorry I think I made a mistake lol I wasnt sure what the measurement "unit" is lol on the test chart its very light like lighter(by far) then the lightest color so not one ppm sorry my bad, but there is a very miniscule amount

[daniella3d]

Ok that's better but it still should be zero. Maybe do a water change still.

To understand what is hapening to your coral, it is best to first get the water quality perfect and if that does not solve the problem, then maybe try a dip.

Check if there is no parasite. Because the xenia is also not looking good, this makes me think that it's the water quality that is the problem.

Originally Posted by nanomano

I'm sorry I think I made a mistake lol I wasnt sure what the measurement "unit" is lol on the test chart its very light like lighter(by far) then the lightest color so not one ppm sorry my bad, but there is a very miniscule amount

[Snufflupagus]

Might want to try moving your Xenia to a less flowed area in your tank as well. They are a touch coral at times and I found moving mine to a low flow area helped a lot. I also have another that loves the flow. Just a thought.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Ok that's better but it still should be zero. Maybe do a water change still.

To understand what is hapening to your coral, it is best to first get the water quality perfect and if that does not solve the problem, then maybe try a dip.

Check if there is no parasite. Because the xenia is also not looking good, this makes me think that it's the water quality that is the problem.

K thanks will try this, I thought maybe part of the problem might be cause they used to be under compact fourescents, and this it when it started, so I switched to t5s

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by nanomano

K thanks will try this, I thought maybe part of the problem might be cause they used to be under compact fourescents, and this it when it started, so I switched to t5s

thats very possible, corals need tme to adjust to new lighting do it slowly

[mike31154]

I noticed in another thread that you mention using treated tap water. How long has your tank been running & how long have the corals been in there? Even though whatever you use to treat the tap water will bind the chlorine, there could be traces of other elements building up in your system that are making the coral go funky. See if your water provider (city?) posts water tests online and check it out. Should be a good list of what's in your tap water & at what percentage. Even a trace of copper or some other metal not harmful to us, will eventually build up in your system & can affect invertebrates & corals in particular.

My advice is to start using pure water regardless.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by mike31154

I noticed in another thread that you mention using treated tap water. How long has your tank been running & how long have the corals been in there? Even though whatever you use to treat the tap water will bind the chlorine, there could be traces of other elements building up in your system that are making the coral go funky. See if your water provider (city?) posts water tests online and check it out. Should be a good list of what's in your tap water & at what percentage. Even a trace of copper or some other metal not harmful to us, will eventually build up in your system & can affect invertebrates & corals in particular.

Yeah I have checked nothing really online. I have tested it though and everything is 0 aside from ph of course but the tank it was in had some higher nitrates around 20 ppm still not deathly high but getting there the new tank its in is at 0 so its not getting any worse now, but i just put it in yesterday, so it hasnt gotten any better yet either lol