leaffish75
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I got a bubble coral on Saturday and was wonder how long before the bubbles come back?
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mikeguerrero
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The bubbles should been seen a lot during the day and in the night they bring out their feeding tentacles, it's really neat transformation, you'll enjoy, keep an eye out for that....
Are yours the pearl bubble corals?
Mike
Are yours the pearl bubble corals?
Mike
Sugar Magnolia
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How did you acclimate the coral?
Bubbles do tend to retract when they are stressed and also will retract during the night.
Bubbles do tend to retract when they are stressed and also will retract during the night.
leaffish75
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did the float the bag and add a cup of water every 15-20min for about an hour. I tested my water and for some reasom my salinity was too high. so maybe thats why it havent came out.
Where do you have it in the tank? What are your lights like? It may simply be getting much more light in your tank than in the LFS, perhaps moving it to a shadier area. They also do not do well in high-flow areas. The bubbles are easily torn if the current is too high.leaffish75 said:
Is this a pearl bubble, or regular one?
I've never had any luck with pearls, but had decent luck with the regular ones.
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Leaffish, it's not necessarily directed towards the bubble or to implicate that you didn't acclimate properly...but it's very easy to buy the equipment for a drip acclimation tub, it will really help reduce the acclimation shock. Just buy a tub...those valves for air tubing, and some air tubing. Cut the air tubing in half, stick the valve to connect the two halves and initially start it with a siphon and twist the valve accordingly to the proper drip speed you'd like.
I hope your bubble does well, I'm sure it will come around soon...I kept a bubble coral in my tank for a week because my friend was upgrading his and it needed a home in the meantime, it took it a couple of days before it would come around--then it would shrivel up again.
I agree with incy, it might not be used to your lighting so move it around a bit and see where it makes it happiest.
I hope your bubble does well, I'm sure it will come around soon...I kept a bubble coral in my tank for a week because my friend was upgrading his and it needed a home in the meantime, it took it a couple of days before it would come around--then it would shrivel up again.
I agree with incy, it might not be used to your lighting so move it around a bit and see where it makes it happiest.
leaffish75
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i dont think it made it. I have the tube for the drip method but i was doing that with my xenia. I moved it to be under the power head so there isnt hardly any flow and the light isnt as bright.