I had some close up for more than 9 months one time before opening again
(tank took a hit when the hurricane came through) so don't give up. you
might try another tank just to see if there is some unknown variable causing
them to not be happy. Example mine is happier in my quarantine tank even
though the water in it came from my display tank. The main difference is the
quarantine tank only has pc lighting and maybe they like the lower light
because they open up an inch or more


Kevin





"Chris Gentry" wrote in message
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Well my first coral (green star polyps) died I think. The day before
yesterday they were opened and looking great, but yesterday they were only
half open, and then today they were all retracted and wouldn't open. I
took my water to the LFS yesterday to have it checked. (I have a test kit
at home, but don't have a refractometer) Well they said my salinity was a
little high at 1.026. They keep theirs at 1.024. ph was 8.2 ammonia,
nitrite, and nitrate were all 0. alkalinity was 240ppm.

My temp was a little higher than normal at 82F and the salinity had went
up a bit. (My RO unit broke and I'm looking into replacements) but other
than that, I think that was the only changes.

When the polyps wouldn't open today, I did put it in a little bit better
spot with more flow, and more light. However this afternoon there was
still nothing opened.

Is there anything I can do? Or did this coral die on me that fast?