haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 my blue sea fan is not looking good!!! is their any way to bring him back? it still has some blue on it, but not as much as when i got it! any info will help! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 i believe its a gorgonian so its strictly a filter feeding animal. what are you feeding it? i would also believe that ph, temp and alk swings would be causes for stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half-astronaut Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Did it just change color, or are you losing tissue? Pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 i feed it cyclop-eeze and baby brine shrimp. i also add iodide, coral-vite,and strontium and molybdenum. ph, temp and alk are all good. when i got it the whole tree was blue with all blue flowers on it. now their is some blue color and very little flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 i wouldn't dose iodine or strontium unless your salt mix is weak in those. Iodine can kill things easily if overdosed. have you tried phyto or rotifers? they also typically only feed at night. flow is also key to their feeding ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 when i first got it [ATTACH]8748[/ATTACH] what it looks like now [ATTACH]8749[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 yep that looks like its almost toast. my guess would be thats probably not going to recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 i use the red sea pro salt... i thought sence i am running a skimmer those elements would be missing over time. i only add once a week! it is getting plenty of flow! haven't tried phyto or rotifers...might have to if things dont improve!! thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half-astronaut Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 have you tested for nitrates and phosphates? I can't tell form the pic if the branches themselves was were blue or tan, with blue polyps. Do/did the polyps only come out of the blue tissue? if so, it doesn't look too good. Beautiful specimen. I probably would have bought it, too; but those non-photosynthetic gorgs can be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 +1 on the parameters. agreed, are you running any kind of GFO? what about ammonia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 little bigger pic [ATTACH]8750[/ATTACH] it looks like the branches are tan with blue flower... but now some of the branches have turned blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 i tested for everthing and nothing is wrong their! tested great!! dont think im running a gfo,bc i dont know what that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I had one of those a while back (impulse buy) lasted for about two months. I spot fed it alot with filter food and it still wasted away slowly. Did some research when I had it and all people said that they can't be kept alive for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 same here had it for about a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnewhouse Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I don't think it's your water parameters. Those corals need a constant supply of food to keep alive and absolutely minimal light if it is non-photosynthetic. The first problem was probably lighting. If it gets the smallest amount of algae on it's tissue the polyps cannot open. This is the reason why it needs darkness. The other reason was probably food. Like most marine organisms they feed constantly throughout the day. This one in particular gets stressed easily if it's requirements are not met. You can clean off the algae with a light brush. But the receding tissue is difficult to grow back. Sorry about your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 i do think you are right on the light problem! i think i had him to close to the lights...with the algae growing on the branches the tangs and the angle were more than likely nipping at him alot! it also could of been the seaweed strips! the fish would rip pieces of it off and it would collect on the branches as well! it all about placement!!! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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