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Old 08-07-2012, 08:31 PM
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ok, I picked up this really healthy looking Dunan coral July 26th. After acclimating it I put it into my 20 Gal cube. It looked great for the first 2 days. Apparently though, the clown fish in the tank didn't appreciate not being consulted first about it's location. The 3rd morning I found the Duncan face down in the sand. I figured it had fallen, picked it up and stuffed the base back into the hole it had been in originally. Not 2 min later I watched as the female clown went over and grabbing the rim of one of the openings pulled it out of the hole and dumped it back into the sand! I've actually since seen her do this with a monti I put in there too
SO, ever since, the Duncan refuses to come out. I've switched location thinking it didn't like something, flow, light etc. but it just won't come back out. It's got 9 heads, it ate when I first got it, but now it won't do anything. I even go check it out at night but have yet to see it out since that 2nd day.
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NH3 - 0
NO3 - 0
NO2 - 0
KH - 8.6
Mg - 1400
Ca - 375

Even though it's in my cube, it's tied in with my main DT so a cumulative 130 ish gallons of water. Everything else is doing good.

I did just change to an LED fixture but have turned down the LED's to almost 20% but still no change. Now I put them where you see in the pic below where they are under a bit of an overhang just in case it's still too much light.

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Old 08-07-2012, 08:39 PM
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It is probably POed from the new tank, dumping by the clown and new lights. Give it another week or so as it looks healthy otherwise. Are a couple of polyps buried? That might also **** it off.
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Old 08-07-2012, 09:00 PM
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Give it a new spot where it won't be disturbed if you haven't already and try not to move it around. Corals need to adapt to new tank conditions which they can usually easily do but any added stress tends to push them over the edge. A common mistake is constantly moving them around thinking they'll do better in another location. Give it a few days, check it at night as it might come out then. If it comes back out feed it.
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Yeah, I've only moved it the once. I decided after putting it were it is in the pic I'd sit there and watch, and wouldn't you know it, the clowns started pecking at it
So, I took it and put it in my main DT. We'll try that for a week.
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Old 08-07-2012, 09:19 PM
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I have a duncan that is doing very poorly: every time I put it back in my display tank it closes up and loses heads. I think I've finally figured out why: magnesium. It seems to have a very tight window of tolerance for it. Fussy, fussy! It is happy at around 1350.

What is your alk at?
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8.6, and rock steady. My Ca has been weird the last week or so, but everything else has been spot on for months.
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What's your phosphate like?
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Last I checked (about a week ago) it was 0.06 with a Hanna checker. I checked in on the Duncan's this morning and they are peeking out of their holes a bit. I think the clowns in the cube were pestering them too much so they wouldn't come out. Not sure what's up with those two (the clowns). Maybe they didn't like going from my friends 90Gal to the cube...
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mine prefers to live off the sandbed and half way up
they need a bit of flow
are prone to brown jelly if they are face down in the sand too long
(naughty clown) i give mine a gentle shake
try to get it in the rock and move the clowns home a bit as a distraction
it should help let the duncan settle in
good luck i love them
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Well since I moved them into my main display this is what they look like:



I guess it was just those pesky clowns
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