Leather Looking like dried terds!

Discussion in 'Coral Health' started by muecyl, Sep 19, 2008.

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  1. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    My Lobophytum sp. leather looks like its die'n Help Please!?!

    Everything else is doing great, just added some pep. shrimp , only thing new...

    water quality is fine, I've tested twice.


    Oh and this photo was last night, they look 2x as worse !!!
     

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  2. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Do you have a ground probe?
     
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  3. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    ground probe?
     
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  4. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    How long has it looked like that?
     
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  5. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    The leather use to close at nighand open when the lights were on. It's been three days now and everyday it's worse ... I fear it won't make it and I font know why:-(
     
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  6. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    check your salinity with a refractometer, your pH with a pH meter and your temp with a thermometer. Salinity of SG not over 1.026, pH not over 8.3 and temp not over 79. Corals can take the cooler water better than warm.....this si how the reefs are dieing.:(
     
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