Kenya tree doesn't look so good...

[tebriel]

Okay, so I just added (what I think is) a kenya tree to my tank Thursday night that I bought from Sal's SWC. I also bought a furry? hairy? something mushroom and it seems to be doing fine, but the Kenya Tree seems to be hanging around limp and hasn't perked up yet. Should I be worried? I just tested for Phospate: 0 as far as my API test is concerned, Nitrate: the same, 0 as far as API is concerned, Ca is 420 and KH is 8. My salinity is 1.023 or 1.024 according to my refractometer. (Which, I admit, was lower yesterday, I remedied this with a 20% water change, and I plan on bring it up to 1.025 with another water change on Tuesday.) What can I do to encourage this guy to perk up? Let me know if there are other tests I should run and I'll go out and buy the kits. I really like this guy and want the best for him. Included is a blurry picture of him sad and saggy and my mushroom.
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[camg]

Dont worry... give it time. I have found that when mine is closed up that it is growing. Also make sure it has moving water, they like a strong current.

 

[tebriel]

okay, i'll position him in better current, thanks for the assurance!

 

[raisingtwo2006]

Just give him time.. he could be just fragging himself No, seriously, mine does that and then there will be 4 tiny kenyas pop up everywhere.

 

[tebriel]

It was 1.020 or 1.021, right on the cusp of either, so I guess 1.0205. I did a water change with water that was higher salinity than 1.020 to increase it. I did not check the salinity of the water from Sal's but i drip acclimated for 1 hr, adding about 4x the volume of the original water...

 

[photokid]

odds are its fine they are a bullet proof coral so dont worry.

 

[tebriel]

Josh at SWC suggested I dose 5ml of Iodine around it since it's looking worse, I did so, anyone else have some suggestions? It's looking kinda black and is laying down now

 

[photokid]

how much flow do you have in the tank?

 

[tebriel]

@ dawg: 4x65 pc 2 day 2 actinic changed in October and new ones are in the mail, ph is about 8.2
@ photo: 2 koralia 2's ( maybe 3's I'll check when I get home) and one maxijet 400 maybe...can't remember that either and 1 mag 9.5 return from the sump

 

[blind1993]

by ph he did not mean powerhead, he meant ph as in the one in water chemistry.

 

[tebriel]

tebriel;184308 wrote: ph is about 8.2

I know, that's why I said what my pH was :thumbs:

also, they're Koralia 2's and one MaxiJet 1200 along with my Mag 9.5 return