Is My Bubble Coral Dead?

[miNiChher]

Hello All,

She looked much better than this when I first bought her... And I did have some High Nitrate issues back in January. However, things have stabilized and she now looks this way. Is she on her way out? Should I put her in the QT?

 

[Krish]

Don't know much about them, but it does look a little "bad". Here's a bump for you...High nitrates aren't good for most corals so there may have been some damage done, but I guess someone more experienced will chime in. Good luck

 

[Fishead77]

Hello All,

She looked much better than this when I first bought her... And I did have some High Nitrate issues back in January. However, things have stabilized and she now looks this way. Is she on her way out? Should I put her in the QT?

It doesn't look to bad, not at the point of no return. What do you feed it? I give mine krill once a week. How are your water parameters? Calcium, alkalinity, magnesium.

 

[mmkeeper]

there are times when your bubble will deader than dead. It will close up. Then open prettier than ever. Bubbles don't like alot of flow.

 

[miNiChher]

well I will run tests on my water tonight and post results, however, I did change out about 20 gallons on Sunday so I'm suspecting that my water parameters should be alright... I will post the results as soon as I get them. As for the bubble coral... she's been looking like that for about a couple of weeks now... She also looks like she's turning brown... hope that's not a bad indicator.

 

[jad123]

What is your water flow like in that part of the tank? If it is too high the bubble coral will not fully open.

 

[miNiChher]

Ouch so.... with the heat hear in southern ca my water temp is at 82 deg F =(

I need to buy a chiller asap. Any recommendations for a 110 gal tank?

the rest of the water parameters are as follows:

Ph 8.4
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5-10
Calcium - 380
KH - 196.9
Iodide - 0.06

oh the inhumanity.... the poor coral probably won't make it =(

 

[morgan]

i cant see why that wont live looks like its been fragged i know it hasnt and is far from gone ive seen a galaxya re-grow from 2 heads now that was impressive best of luck how much did u pay for that i got one about 8 inches in diameter for $20au which is waht $16us roughly