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Post by jess on Jan 22, 2013 16:23:02 GMT -5
so I got a couple leathers and a colt coral and capnella, none ever fully open, sometimes they don't open at all. what's up with that? everything tests fine
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 22, 2013 17:32:20 GMT -5
Everything tests fine? What are all your parameters?
Nitrate
Phosphate
Alkalinity
PH
Salinity
Temp
Mag
Are just a few things to test for for leathers. Are you using any carbon? Sometimes having too many different types of corals can result in chemical warfare "coral allelopathy". Very slight changes in Alk or PH seem to be the biggest thing to effect my leathers.
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Post by jstearn on Jan 22, 2013 18:01:30 GMT -5
I had the same problem awhile back and it was all due to flow. Once I got the flow just hitting the top of the leather they really opened up.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 22, 2013 18:21:30 GMT -5
Yea, some like lots of flow, some don't.
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Post by jess on Jan 22, 2013 19:04:37 GMT -5
nitrate <10 ppm
ph 8.2
salinity 1.020
temp 78
I do have some phosphates
and will have to retreat mag and alk but both were fine a few days ago. the leathers have long tentacles that only partially come out. the small one fell off the rock and is in the back of the tank opened up more than it has been lately. maybe I'll leave it there tho I can't see it. I don't have enough flow in my tank at the moment, so not sure. My rbtas open and all my shrooms and the couple off heads of hammer, but not the trees, or my Duncan
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Post by scoobnoob on Jan 23, 2013 18:36:18 GMT -5
Try running a polyfilter for a while?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 23, 2013 19:04:22 GMT -5
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