ora red planet....need help

[collin]

i bought a red planet coral that used to had red bugs my lps treated it and its fine but its still brown and wont polyp what can i do? please help

[dacro]

Depending on what they used, the coral may be stressed. This may take some time (for polyp extension, etc.)... just be patient...

[collin]

i have it at the top in alot of flow

[ckusnierek]

a browned out coral can take weeks and sometimes months to regain color.

[collin]

so i should just give the coral time and it should come back i mean it has a few white places around the bottom edge near the reef plug so is it dieing or what?

[aquawolf]

Did it look any better today?

I would definitely give it time, and you may need to adjust its position in the tank based on your lighting and flow versus where you got it from. Good luck in getting it to color back up.

[collin]

it looked about the same i cant tell

[fox2589]

whats your lighting?sps seem to brown out under low light conditions i think?-drew

[collin]

i have a 55g wiht 8x54 t5

[crvz]

individual reflectors? What type of filtration do you have, and what are your water parameters? There's a lot of detail needed to be able to provide any advice. Elaborate on your entire system, please!

[cronamator]

the red planet is a picky coral. you must have awesome calcium levels balanced w/ the correct dKh. i had to move mine around several times, and it was a slow grower for me.

[collin]

i have an 400 filter they dont have indivilual reflectors..and my lfs said my water was good but idk the exact numbers

[cronamator]

my water perameters are awesome and it still just didnt fare well for me either. one thing we have in common is T5's. maybe thats a common denominator?

[fox2589]

the lighting may be sufficient..but then again it may not..SPS need intense light and without the indivisual reflectors it may not be enough IMO..also keep in mind keeping sps corals requires frequent testing and dosing..good luck with it!-drew

[jcolletteiii]

I think it should be ok under T5's. Many people say that Red planet needs less light than other SPS, especially if you want the color that it's known for. I have mine under intense LED lighting toward the top of my tank, and the red coloration is only at the very tip, and where there is shade from direct light. In my expreience, it changes coloration rather quickly in response to changed in lighting. When I first got it, I put it on the sand bed to acclimate to my lighting - it colored up nicely changing to a nice red-orange with yellow-green base. Put it up higher about a week later and teh color started to desaturate. I think the key to this one is placement in bright light, but not so high up. Best of luck.