Coral Help.

[Otto_VonBacon]

Got these new corals. They are at the bottom right now so they don't get burned. I'm thinking it's time to move them higher.

There a mushroom and some polyp.





They haven't opened up yet, i've had them for about a day or two. I want these to be open and healthy before i get anymore.


And then there's this guy, were doe he thing he's going?

He remains healthy and open most the time, just kinda sucks in every other day... idk why he's moving inside the rock work. He's been perched up on the rock for some time now.


What do you think? any tips for helping them open up?

 

[Otto_VonBacon]

Anyone? i moved them up and they opend up just alittle... still not full.

I got 6 bulb T5 VHO.

 

[Billy the kid]

Fungus. Look around the base and you will notice a brown crust starting to form. Read up on vitamin c dosing and start immediately. This will save those zoanthids. I have had a few colonies start to form this that has survived because of this.

 

[Billy the kid]

+1 i with the vit c it works wonders .Its been a while since i dosed with it but if I remeber it can change your ph so becareful not to o.d.

 

[Otto_VonBacon]

Awesome, thanks.

The mushrooms look like they opened up pretty good now, polyps not so much. Will dose with vit C.

 

[Billy the kid]

It is all from stress corals,have bad days to...........

 

[Pufferpunk]

Dosing Vitamin C Chart

Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-7152293197697039798
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (always good for first purchase).

To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily. If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.

Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.

You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.

Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.

For every 100 gallons:

5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC

After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.



Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
*Do not dose at high levels (>10ppm), if you don’t have a skimmer! Especially on a nano tank.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask here. I check VC threads daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.

Be sure to take some "before" pics!