Coral Health

[danjen]

Would you mind giving me your feelings on the health (from the pic) of this coral?

I have had the coral for about 2 months. My picture taking is not that great. Some things are just hard for me to capture as I see them in person. The coral has blue/purple tips. It had them when I got it and still has them now ... not much change. The coral has grown in the past 2 months. The 1st pic is when I got it and the second was today. Please keep in mind that my ability to capture true color is marginal. I also tried to take a closeup. I was told to coral looked a little brown on another website. I'm not sure what to do about that.

My lighting is pretty good. I have 3 150W MH @ 10k and almost 400W total of Atinic's. They run about 8 and 10 hours a day respectively.

What should I do to get more polyp extension ... more water flow?

The Reef Tank

The Reef Tank

The Reef Tank

[Ninong]

Hi danjen,



If the coral is growing, that's a good sign. Color is not a good indicator of health but growth certainly is. Polyp extension is not a reliable indicator of anything because it could be that the coral is one that naturally feeds only nocturnally. And polyp extension could even mean that the coral is very hungry and not well fed. OK, I'm just throwing that last one in there to make a point.

Have you ever checked your tank late at night to see if the polyps are extended then?

Your lighting is fine.

[Reefland]

Hi danjen,

We cannot see your pictures. Please upload them here so everyone can help out.