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  1. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I didn't know about the color shift...that's pretty neat.

    The description has got me as well...it sounds like there is algae or something growing on the coral?
     
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  2. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Do you (OP) have any venomous livestock in the aquarium, such as nudibranches or lionfish/scorpion fish? Running carbon would be a good idea.
     
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  3. Los1980

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    sorry for the delay fellas! i appreciate the advice. My carbon is due for a change and maybe i'll change my GFO as well. I have them in a canister i turned into a reactor since it was just sitting around. hopefully my tank doesn't crash! the fish and the shrimp i guess i can replace but the corals hurt more if they start to perish i've enjoyed watching them grow.
     
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  4. Los1980

    Los1980 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    The plate

    here's the pic of the plate coral
     

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  5. Babytank

    Babytank Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    That's a high salinity for my tank. I keep it at about 1022. Lfs agrees that salinty should be betweem 1021-1023. Good luck. Sorry for your losses I know it's tough!
     
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  6. SAY

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    you might check for stray voltage. i have had malfunctioning pumps and powerheads that drove my temp up.
     
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  7. Seano Hermano

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    Personally I like to keep my salinity at 1.026/35ppm as well.
     
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  8. m2434

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    That's the coral I mentioned. The color is fine. The mouth dosn't look good though. Did you check your parameters again? You may want to retest ammonia again with a different test kit, or take it to an LFS. Also, that substrate is pretty coarse for a Fungia. Their tissue can get damaged by sharp rocks and such and result in infections.
     
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  9. m2434

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    Great point, this would certainly explain everything.
     
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  10. SAY

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    that salinity should be fine. i keep mine between 1.024 and 1.026. i think 1.022 is fine for a fish only but not a reef tank.
     
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