Colt Coral Not Opening Up?

On the salt switch time line - i thought changing the volume of the tank over basically a month would be sufficient. Would you have extended this out longer?

 

I dont feed him directly, but I use Reef Nutrition phyto to add to frozen food. I think they are photosynthetic feeders, so if your lights are bad then the lil buggers that live in him cant live so then he cant live.

 

Sorry i shouldnt say 'stock' it is actually a coralife PC bulb. On the switch are you refering to cutting back the amount of time the lights are on till the tank aclimates?

I havent tested the new salt mix yet prior to inserting, i have a batch on right now and will test prior.

 

Here is a shot around a month ago - and it still looked like this a couple days ago

 

Try moving the Colt up on the reef and see if that helps. Many times a coral just doesn't like where it is. Don't even ask me why? I've moved corals that I thought were dead and they came back to life. Try a little cyclopeeze flakes. I feed my sun coral and the colt is right next to him and he's thriving. If your lighting is a problem that might help. But you still probably need new bulbs. Read up on them and get good ones.

 

I am guessing the flakes dissolve and the nutrients are then floating around the water?

 

+1 looks like a leather

 

I was just about to chime in, he has a finger leather and it is shutting down to shed.