KodiakBear
Active Member
I'm currently in a battle against a pretty bad brown algae bloom. Seems like I'm making progress on that after my 2nd 20% water change, with the help of about a dozen new hermit crabs (some scarlet, some blue-legged) and about 8 snails. My problem now is that I've realized that in over a week I haven't seen my Goniopora extended... Not even during feeding (DT Phyto). My other coral (Physogyra) seems to be doing fine. In the last 2 weeks, I've started my protein skimmer, added some charcoal filters, added the dozen hermits, and been turkey-basting the Heck out of the rocks trying to get the algae off of them so my filters can catch more of it. My Phosphates a still a little high; however, the nitrates and nitrites are at the same level they've been since I first got it about 5 months ago.
Does anyone know why it will not extend? Or what I can do to restore it to it's fully open nature?
This is a current picture of the coral in question.
Does anyone know why it will not extend? Or what I can do to restore it to it's fully open nature?
This is a current picture of the coral in question.