New bubble coral

[capital1983]

[/URL][/IMG]Hey folks,

So my tank is coming along beautifully.. Only thing is the small bubble coral I bought hasn't really opened and extended at all since I bought it about a week or so ago. It's sitting on the bottom right of the tank in the corner so not much flow in the area but enough to keep it moving. I have been watching it and haven't seen any sweepers come out either. Other than time, what else can be done??

Water parameters are ;

Salinity; 1.025
Temp: 82
Phosphates: 0
Nitrates: 5
Nitrites: 0
Ammonia: 0
Ph: 8.2
Calcium: 440

 

[frisbee]

Have you tried feeding it anything? Maybe some mysis shrimp, or perhaps some live black worms?

Check this out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/4/corals

HTH.

 

[capital1983]

Thanks frisbee,

I actually came home from work early today and fed frozen cyclops and reef plankton and it opened up in the middle so I guess it was happy with that