who knows about favias

[marklugo23]

I need help understanding why my favia that i had since i first got into reefing is slowly losing its meat. If someone who knows can pm me, i really would like to save it. it was one of my first corals

 

[Awibrandy]

Post all your tanks parameters.

Trying send faviafreak a PM.

 

[jaa1456]

I have lost perfectly healthy Favias and acans over the years for no reason at all. With perfect parameters and nothing bothering the coral at all. I think sometimes corals die due to age, but I'm not 100% sure on that or they have something else wrong internaly. Just my thoughts.

 

[MikeC]

I have one that started the same thing, then I moved it to the bottom it's dooing better now.
Do you feed it?

 

[marklugo23]

dkh 9.3
salinty 1.025
cal 450.

not sure on the other. i did have a nitrate problem. but i fixed it

 

[marklugo23]

I dont feed it because i havent seen its tentacles out. ill take pics once im off work

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

try adding small particle foods like phyto, rotifers , reef frenzy etc. Also turn off all pumps if you try to feed pellets or mysis just drop it on the mouth and leave it there

 

[MikeC]

try adding small particle foods like phyto, rotifers , reef frenzy etc. Also turn off all pumps if you try to feed pellets or mysis just drop it on the mouth and leave it there

+1

 

[Zuska]

feed it at night and your dkh might be to high for favias

 

[felix tesler]

hey mark whats doing actually zuska may be right unfortunatly favias like a lower dkh but if you lower it you destroy everything else in the tank we play god with our tanks mixing and matching fish and corals from all over the world if one coral in hawai does well if you take that same coral that never thrives in the philipines and put it there it might die

 

[MikeC]

You will not destroy everything Ells in your tank by lowering your DKH
Over amping your coral with hi DKH is BS. They do not need it and it is a waist.
Dont fall into the More is better,more is better, more is better.........
BS

 

[greg 45]

Mark google favia care there is alought out there just did a quick search

 

[CHEMCHEF]

You will not destroy everything Ells in your tank by lowering your DKH
Over amping your coral with hi DKH is BS. They do not need it and it is a waist.
Dont fall into the More is better,more is better, more is better.........
BS

+1. I run 7.5 8.2. NSW is usually around 6

 

[marklugo23]

Thanks to everyone. I will try the suggestion of lowering my dkh. Thank you all

 

[Fathomled2]

Hey Mark, maybe it could be that you have it raised to high, try lowering it. Any questions pm me I can help out

 

[MikeC]

Or maybe you can help him out here to also help others out?