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07-19-2009, 08:08 AM
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check the temperature. I have 3 bubbles and non of them like the current hot temperature. The tank heats up to 84 after 4h of lighting and my bubbles completely retract when it happens.
PS - I actually aasked a similar q about 3-4 days ago and noone replied... 
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07-19-2009, 09:20 AM
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How consistent is your salinity? The reason I ask is since I installed my ATO 4 weeks ago my Frogspawn and Dendro have never looked better. I have concluded because these are both corals that use water for support they really like a salinity that does not fluctuate.
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07-19-2009, 01:48 PM
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07-19-2009, 05:33 PM
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Bubble corals can be finicky, and they really don't like nitrate and phosphate in the water. If the flow is too high they will retract as well, but it sounds like the coral has been in this position for some time now. If the powerheads blow sand onto the coral it can settle in the center, and start to kill the coral. Using a turkey baster to blow the sand out daily will help it come back if this is the issue. I would be willing to bet it is less than ideal water conditions though. To help bring it back start feeding it daily with 6 or 8 Mysis shrimp. It should come back fairly quickly with aggressive direct feeding of larger meaty foods.
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07-19-2009, 11:30 PM
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bubble coral
did my water test today.
ph 8.3 nitrate 1 ppm elos kit calcium 420ppm salifert kit nitrite 0 ammonia 0 temp 80 does not fluctuate past 81 or below 80 kh 80 specific gravity 1.024 no algae in my tank so I seldom test for phosphates. I do on a regular basis stir up the sand, so he could have gotten sand on him, I did lightly blow it off of all the rock work and corals, last night however. And I never directly feed him.
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