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Oh man I just got these two corals from Rit this Black Friday and they're experiencing the shock of their lifetime. The one on the left is supposed to be Miami Hurricane Chalice and the one on the right is sunset(or rainbow) monti. they're bleaching their guts out. someone plz tell me what to do.

Just want to clarify I like Rit and his store. but the last time I mentioned anyone's name or store I got jumped by some members

light: quad T5 HO
parameter: 8.2, 0, 0, 0. can't remember mag and alk off top of my head

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What is your other test results as we need to know all parameters before someone can help you! What is phosphates, mag, ca & alk also probably need to check nitrate level. How did you acclimate them/dip them what else is in the tank???
 
Those are dead. If they were healthy when you bought them its your tank and not the Lfs. Usually a rapid die off is related to Alkalinity and since you don't know what yours is I would think that might be the problem
 
Fidofence;915950 wrote: Those are dead. If they were healthy when you bought them its your tank and not the Lfs. Usually a rapid die off is related to Alkalinity and since you don't know what yours is I would think that might be the problem
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they still have some color s in them. The nitrate is 0, alk and Cal are 8 and 440

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I can still see the orange eyes of the Chalice and the green polyps of the monti(it's not the best pic). just need to know how to take care of them. Some have said that the Chalice need high flow and light while others believe otherwise

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The chalice needs low light and low flow, the monti can go up higher in the tank
 
hzheng33;915952 wrote: I can still see the orange eyes of the Chalice and the green polyps of the monti(it's not the best pic). just need to know how to take care of them. Some have said that the Chalice need high flow and light while others believe otherwise

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Chalice in my op do not like high flow or light, put them in the shade and pray....they both look like there gone.
 
red sea pro isnt a bad test kit at all.

BUT .. have your alk tested.

Almost every quick kill in my tank has been due to alk being out of whack.
 
But it shouldn't be because I don't dose and I rely on water changes to replenish those essential elements. I hope a part of them survive. The sunset monti has more life in it than what the pic shows. If anything, the chalice is taking the blunt of the stress. correct me if I'm wrong, a dead chalice shouldn't have any color right? I'm not sure if you can tell or not but the chalice still have the orange spots, aka the eyes

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I dripped them. I think it's my hermit crabs messing with them. I found them on the sand bed when I returned from the weekend. They crawl under the frag plug if the plug is not securely fastened. I will trade them away this weekend or so, have been thinking about it but this really pulled the trigger

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hzheng33;915999 wrote: But it shouldn't be because I don't dose and I rely on water changes to replenish those essential elements. I hope a part of them survive. The sunset monti has more life in it than what the pic shows. If anything, the chalice is taking the blunt of the stress. correct me if I'm wrong, a dead chalice shouldn't have any color right? I'm not sure if you can tell or not but the chalice still have the orange spots, aka the eyes

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I have had a chalice recover 100% from just the eyes left. that being said, it could go either way
 
hzheng33;916002 wrote: I dripped them. I think it's my hermit crabs messing with them. I found them on the sand bed when I returned from the weekend. They crawl under the frag plug if the plug is not securely fastened. I will trade them away this weekend or so, have been thinking about it but this really pulled the trigger

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What kind of hermits do you have? Red and blue legs? If so I wouldn't think they caused this. Any new frag I put in the tank, my crabs look like they are attacking it. But in reality they are munching on all the new food you just put in the tank.

I would believe it's something with your water chemistry or it's the placement. Those are very finicky to start with.

I have found pieces like that are like gambling. If you lose the wife (or at least mine) rags me till she has gotten her money worth back that I lost. Or if it does great, that was money well spent by her.

Good luck and I wish the best for ya.
 
They're gone. Best lessons are the hardest learned. Ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. While it's good you're asking for help, it's a really good idea to know what the needs of what you're buying ahead of time. And, if you have the parameters to meet those needs.
It's really hard to kill a sunset monti in just a few days fwiw.
 
Atlanta Aquarium;916067 wrote: Hi Hui. Sorry to see that you are having some issues. Your water parameters looked good on those you listed. Those corals shouldn't die that quickly with that type of water parameters. Something else caused it to die. Hermits are not going to kill healthy corals. They may crawled on the frag when you first put it in to eat the algae off the frag plugs but they wouldn't kill or attack a healthy coral.
It was cold on Black Friday. Did you happened to leave the frags in the car while go shopping elsewhere? Did you dipped those corals for a long time?
Chalices are tough. There are some flesh left on the chalice. It may come back if the problem is corrected. Don't give up just yet. The monti doesn't look so good from the picture shown but there is also a good change it may also come back if it is just paling out.
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hi Rit, I appreciate your concern. no, i went home immediately after getting the corals. i know i should dip new corals a little but i didn't dip it this time around. i left both frags in the tank and then left to visit my parents for the remainder part of the weekend and came back to find them like this monday morning before heading to work. i don't have anything i can think of that would harm the corals except the red-legged/blue-legged hermits when they crawl all over my corals. all of my fish are known to be reef-safe (clown, goby, dartfish and some cleaner shrimps). i hope the chalice will survive too.
 
just my two cents but I had a monti that came back after I started putting kalk in my ato. Don't use much at all 2-3 teaspoons per 6 gallons. They are doing great now.
 
Atlanta Aquarium;916077 wrote: That really odd Hui. Dipping corals could stressed out them in some cases. You didn't dipped so that couldn't be it.
What is the high and low temperature of your tank?
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Rit: the temp range is 78 to 80 with turnover ratio of 30x-35x. obviously the chalice is at low flow and low light area. I'm puzzled as well

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