Favia coral

first photo is two days after getting it home (got for free)

Second photo is today

 

lol well some days that is how it feels

 

Some favia's can take more light, some can't. It's a good chance that it's getting too much light. Could be too much flow also. I'd move it to a very low light area and see how it responds.

IMO,a lot of people have corals that are slightly "bleached" and don't realize it. I don't really like that term, but, whatever. The coral has a slight opaqueness to it, and not a deep color. More light should yield more growth, to a point, but I try to find the best location to maintain a deep color. Move it, then take a picture of it in a week and compare it.

 

thank you - I will keep an eye hope it opens tonight when I feed the sun coral

 

Great news

Well last night the sweepers came out and ate brine shrimp ;D

 

Nice! Switch to mysis if you have some. Brine isn't a real good food for fish or corals.

 

Really why is that? Mysis is a lot better?

I mix the following
finely chopped vitamin enhanced squid
vitamin enhanced brine shrimp
few drops of phytoplankten
4 crushed up pellets

I also feed some nori

 

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/brine-shrimp-vs-mysis-51944.html

Just found the above post
The brine shrimp I use has spirulina in it too

 

Brine is largely devoid of nutrition, whereas mysis is not. Think of it like snicker bars vs steak.

 

I would take a Snickers bar over a steak;D
awww now I want a Snickers, and a steak.:-[