sick local frag

I got a frag when we went to Holly's. It was the green one to the far right of her tank, has small "fingers" It was gorgeous in her tank, in mine, it's just kind of hanging in there, the fingers are droopy, but still move around. Salinity is in the normal range, sorry I forgot those numbers, .23 or 24? Ph is a bit high, and I have the reef Led lights from Marineland and the Led bulb from Cammie. Other tests are in the normal range, from Ricks tests. I know I need to get a REAL test kit. Are they just adjusting to my conditions? They are in the middle of the 20 gallon. I would hate to lose them because I am doing something wrong. I do add calcium every other day, at the bottles dosage. I know Holly grows them perfectly. So it's definetly my fault. PS. The purple mushroom is doing fabulous. Maybe I should only grow mushrooms, eh?

My guess is for what your keeping, Sue, you don't necessarily need to dose calcium and you probably shouldn't if you're not testing for it specifically anyway. I'd be glad to come over some time and bring my test kits if you'd like. Other than that, it's hard to say. It sounds like you have a leather and they are kind of temperamental but without actually seeing it and knowing your real parameters it's hard to know.

#1 to what Cammie said !! I do not dose anything that I can't accurately test for!

It's a miracle! I got an API test kit this weekend. Only missing Alkalinity test. I am looking for one as a separate part.

Hey, seaponygirl!

I'm pretty sure the frag that you got from me was a Galaxea coral. I keep mine low in my tank and in moderate flow. If you don't have it exposed to flow, I would try that, and maybe even move it lower in the tank for a couple of days. Maybe it will be happier and perk up!

I experiment with my corals a little bit when I first get them to see what level of light and flow they respond most positively to (give them a couple of days per spot to see how they do). When they're happy, I secure them down if possible so they don't get dumped over by my lovely inverts.

Good luck!

I moved the Galaxea under a small back filter. He seems to happier, waving around more, and in the opposite direction of the flow. I gave it a couple of mushed up brine shrimp and it immediately curled around them and pulled them in. I feed Reef chili too.
I went to the world famous Treasure City over the weekend. I got a bunch of smaller shells. As soon as dumped them into my tank, two of the hermit crabs grabbed them and tried them on. One was successful and happy with his choice. The other one would only try the ones too big for him. Is it possible to see frustration on a crabs face? Anyway, he is back in his old shell. I will have to find some smaller shells for him and the others.