Birds nest dying?

[S7686P]

So my birds nest looks like it might be dying from the in side out. Is this common because the inside dosnt get enough light? Or is this due to something else?

 

[charterreefer]

How long have you had it? What are your water parameters, lighting and flow?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Coral ID isn't one of my strong points, but that doesn't look like a bird's nest to me!

Agree with above, age, lighting and water parameters needed.

 

[JRWOHLER]

And is it dying or just not colored up? Inside corals don't always have a lot of color.

 

[S7686P]

I was told it's a birds nest when I purchased it about 6 months ago. The water parameters are all good. Everything else in my tank is thriving. The water flow is moderate and it's at the top of the tank with mh and led lighting. This inside has to meat on the skeleton

 

[Trio91]

could be a pocillopora coral.....maybe try lowering it a bit....could be getting blasted under a hot spot

but if you had it for 6months, could be something else that recently bothering it

 

[JRWOHLER]

Looks more like my pocillopora, which is colored on the topside but lower is sort of white, though you can still see polyps and flesh lower.

 

[S7686P]

Porcillopora? Is it hard to keep? Where should it be in the tank? A lot of light or just a little?

 

[MadReefer]

Can you post a pic of it when it appeared healthy.

 

[S7686P]

Pic

 

[MadReefer]

Well I too supposedly have a bird's nest but doesn't look like that. So could be as stated Porcillopora.
Green Pocillopora | Corallore.com
Birdsnest Coral | Corallore.com

 

[charterreefer]

Was it always in the same spot lightwise? Pocillopora don't need very high MH light.

 

[S7686P]

Was it always in the same spot lightwise? Pocillopora don't need very high MH light.

Yes. Been there since the day I got it

 

[Trio91]

Did you notice growth since it's been there? It may not be a lighting issue if thats the case. Ru running an ULNS?

 

[S7686P]

Did you notice growth since it's been there? It may not be a lighting issue if thats the case. Ru running an ULNS?

Yes I feel it's grown a bit. The tips of it glow under the blues. What is a ULNS?

 

[Trio91]

Yes I feel it's grown a bit. The tips of it glow under the blues. What is a ULNS?

ULNS, ultra low nutrient system. "0" N's and P's

 

[Trio91]

Are the tips receding? Or are they just white with polyps sticking out? Looking back at the picture, it may not by dying

Could you get a close up pic by chance?

 

[charterreefer]

Did you put in a lot of gfo or carbon lately? Has anything been altered or changed in the last several months? If it's been in the same spot with the same lights it would most likely be a water chemistry issue. Do you have other sps corals in your tank?

 

[S7686P]

Are the tips receding? Or are they just white with polyps sticking out? Looking back at the picture, it may not by dying

Could you get a close up pic by chance?

No the outside branches look healthy as can be. The inside branches look very brittle with few polyps

 

[S7686P]

Did you put in a lot of gfo or carbon lately? Has anything been altered or changed in the last several months? If it's been in the same spot with the same lights it would most likely be a water chemistry issue. Do you have other sps corals in your tank?

GFO? Nothing has been altered at all. The tank has been going strong with no serious issues. The only thing is I had 2 fish die about 3 months ago.