HELP NEEDED....please

[patpare]

Ok I'm paniking,My blueberry gorgonia is in trouble and i can't seem to find an answer anywere,so i realy hope someone here can help .

Like i said i have a blueberry gorgonia that seems to be shwiveling away,what i meen by that is the flesh on the tips seems to be dying back(realy hope this makes sense ).
Is this jelly deasise?
I know for sure that nothing is nipping.
It and other corals are target fead every other day(reefroid,DT'S).

Now the reason i'm REALY PANICKING, is that i also have a purple frilly gorgonia(pseudopterogorgia sp.)that is starting to show some of the same symptoms.

What do you recomend i do?
Any remedies?
Thanks
Pat

[leebca]

WELCOME TO REEFLAND!


You originally posted this in the Marine Fish: Care, Health, and Disease Treatment Forum when this isn't about fish. I moved the post to the Reef Aquariums Forum where I hope you'll find the help you need.

[patpare]

Sorry about that:eek3:
And thank you

[showfish]

Hard to say without more info. Check your water (PARS), with two corals showing symptoms, something must be triggering it. Have you changed anything?, How old is your setup?, Do you have other corals showing any problems?

[Reefland]

The name blueberry gorgonian doesn't help much. Do you know if this is a non-photosynthetic gorgonian? My guess is that it is and therefore is receeding due to not getting the proper nutrition. Do you feed the tank any type of phyto/zoo plankton?

[patpare]

Hey Reefland how are you
This is a non-photosyntetic coral (see picture).
I do feed on a regulare basis,i have a couple of baby clams that need to be fead every other day,I feed with DT's Live marine phytoplankton premium reef blend,Poly lab Reef-Roids if your not familiar with this product check out thiere web site Polyp Lab this stuff rocks.

Here is a breif of my setup.
Ok i did not post the water parimeter because i know that is not one of the problem, exellent water quality,low nutrients,cause the majority of my stuff are sps.
I realy hope i dont sound consided by not posting the parimeters,I dont have my aqua-log handy.

27 gallon tank
20 gallon sump/refugium
DIY needle wheel skimmer Pump is rated at 450gph skimmer is 24"tall
Return pump rated at 1075gph running full blast
Zoomed powersweeper 165gph
Aquaclear powerhead 201


Lighting
175w 12k metal halide
96w power compact

Livestock
35lbs live rock
35lbs live sand
1-crocea clam 3.5"
1-maxima clam 2.5"
1-acropora loripe
2-bluetip staghorn
1-montipora digita (red)
1-montipora digita (orange)
1-green tubinaria
1-montipora confusa (green body+purple polyps)
1-bubble coral
1-hammer coral
1-alveopora
1-blasstomusa merili
zoo's and mushrooms
2-percula clown
2-firefish
1-maroon starfish
1-peperminth shrimp
1-cleaner shrimp
Hermit crabs and snails
Then as mentioned the gorgonia's

I should also say i have been in the hobby for 6 years now,but this tank is only 6 months old.