id this for me. want to know if corals need less flow

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  1. dellyjoe

    dellyjoe Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    thanks for reading this.
    i just want to read a little more about the corals.
    lately they are not as lively as they should be. idk what is going on.
    i did add a lot of flow to the tank i think that might be it.


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  3. saints fan 420

    saints fan 420 Expensive Colorful Sticks

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    what are your params.. salinity, alk, ph, temp, ammonia, nitrite
     
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    dellyjoe Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    i will get back to you testing now.
     
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    Looks like zooxanthellae or dinos.

    Have your lps corals release a lot of goo lately? Are they looking a little faded?
     
  6. dellyjoe

    dellyjoe Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    i think that is my camera b?c they are normal color in the tank.


    and which one is lps both of them?
     
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    The second on kind of looks like a xenia. Do the little fingers move?
     
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    The Second pic is Xenia, Pom Pom if I am not mistaken. Recent addition? Mine are and did not like a lot of flow even though resources online state otherwise.

    Give them time they are very finicky and have up and downs in look. You should be fine.

    As for the first pic looks like dino.
     
  10. dellyjoe

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    they use to move back when i got it now they just sit there. and the plant looks small really close to the stem. does not seem like it is reaching for the light.
     
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    Most likely a water quality issue then as I now see it all over your rock in the second pic so too many nutrients in the water bringing in the undesirables.
     
  12. dellyjoe

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    aren't Dino's algae?