killinit123
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as the title states my unknown symphyllia is dying and I have no idea why or how to try and fix it.
I got this coral on a piece of live rock about 1 and 1/2 years ago and up until about 2 weeks ago it had been doing absolutely fine with about an inch growth within the past year. about 2 weeks ago I noticed that the flesh was very constricted and tucked in so I tried feeding it to open it up and nothing. the next day I noticed that the flesh was actually starting to peel away from the skeleton. at this point I tried moving it to a lower flow area thinking this could have been the cause even though it had been in the same position for over a year I had recently changed the configuration on my mp40 and thought it was that. the next day it was even worse and the skeleton became more exposed. I then remembered I had recently moved my led lighting up a couple inches because I was getting some bleaching on my sps so I turned up the intensity a little to see if maybe it wasn't getting enough light. the next day it was even worse. I have no clue as to why this coral all of a sudden is dying rapidly all of the flesh is still there it is just all shrunk up and now about 50-60% of the skeleton is exposed and it does not seem to be getting better. yesterday I did about a little over a 50% water change even though all my parameters were fine and as follows:
nitrate-0
phosphates-0
nitrite-0
ammonia-0
calcium-450
mag-1350
salinity 1.025
ph-8+
if anyone has experience with these corals or has had this problem in the past and was successful at bringing it back to life please feel free to chime in and give your opinion. I am currently at a loss as to what I can or should do. this is one of my favorite corals in my tank and would hate to see it go let alone see it go for reasons unknown. any input will help and thanks in advance to anyone who gives opinions/input.
I got this coral on a piece of live rock about 1 and 1/2 years ago and up until about 2 weeks ago it had been doing absolutely fine with about an inch growth within the past year. about 2 weeks ago I noticed that the flesh was very constricted and tucked in so I tried feeding it to open it up and nothing. the next day I noticed that the flesh was actually starting to peel away from the skeleton. at this point I tried moving it to a lower flow area thinking this could have been the cause even though it had been in the same position for over a year I had recently changed the configuration on my mp40 and thought it was that. the next day it was even worse and the skeleton became more exposed. I then remembered I had recently moved my led lighting up a couple inches because I was getting some bleaching on my sps so I turned up the intensity a little to see if maybe it wasn't getting enough light. the next day it was even worse. I have no clue as to why this coral all of a sudden is dying rapidly all of the flesh is still there it is just all shrunk up and now about 50-60% of the skeleton is exposed and it does not seem to be getting better. yesterday I did about a little over a 50% water change even though all my parameters were fine and as follows:
nitrate-0
phosphates-0
nitrite-0
ammonia-0
calcium-450
mag-1350
salinity 1.025
ph-8+
if anyone has experience with these corals or has had this problem in the past and was successful at bringing it back to life please feel free to chime in and give your opinion. I am currently at a loss as to what I can or should do. this is one of my favorite corals in my tank and would hate to see it go let alone see it go for reasons unknown. any input will help and thanks in advance to anyone who gives opinions/input.
