Is this a Birdsnest Coral?
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Looks like orange digi but you say it is soft but firm. Can you flex the branches or is the polyps the only soft part?:confused2:
Looking at the Sinularias', I can see the resemblance however, mine doesn't look quite</em> the same. Hmm...I guess I got something unique! :thumbs: Either way, I really appreciate all of the feedback! It seems to be thriving in my tank and I have even had a Clown Goby host it, but he got stung by my BTA the other day and died :sad:; I really liked him. I feed the coral oyster eggs and DT's phytoplankton. I am assuming the food I am providing is healthy regardless of what type of coral (I can't imagine it would hurt)? I also have a Maxima Clam and Goniopora, which as I understand, may live longer and healthier with phyto and oyster eggs being fed regularly.
Well, one test (API strip) is reading 0 and Tetra Chemical test is reading 12.5 (not good). I have been told to try another brand, which I am in the process of waiting for arrival. Both the API and Tetra read my tap water at 0 ppm, so I am thinking the Tetra kit is more accurate. The strange thing is, I changed 35-40 % of my water and the nitrates did not move at all on the tetra test 24, nor 48 (tested the next day and the following) hours after the change out. :confused2: During that time, I made sure not to supply any phyto or oyster eggs to my tank and cut back on my primary feeding (flakes). Then again, I noticed one of my clown gobies 'found' its way into the filter sock in my sump :sad:, which I'm sure wasn't helping my nitrates but I cannot imagine would that big of an impact for a 1/2 inch fish?
Take your water to your LFS and let them test. Something doesn't sound right there. I wouldn't recommend that large of a water change it will throw off the ionic balance, and you could end up with another diatom algae bloom. Rather, smaller water changes, but more frequent. IE 20% every 4 days or so IF there is indeed a problem.
A clown goby found in a filter sock and removed, shouldn't do much. Even if it decomposed, unless it was a tiny tank, it shouldn't make much of a blip at all.
Jenn
A clown goby found in a filter sock and removed, shouldn't do much. Even if it decomposed, unless it was a tiny tank, it shouldn't make much of a blip at all.
Jenn
The tank is 75 gallons, so I imagine, as you suggest, the goby did not have much impact. I did have my LFS test my water however, they use the same test kit that I have, so I got the exact same results...ugh! I'll have to see if another LFS will test with a different brand.
To me, Phyto seems to be bottled Nitrate.. I quit using it long ago.. My nitrates were always waaaay to high.. I quit using it and its much lower these days..
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I have one of those, and it is a leather coral. Mine is green.
