How to grow Coral pelia?

[cwtan12]

I bought some coral pelia 4 days ago. I place them 1-2 inches below the water level. Yesterday I noticed some of the leaves turned dull in colour. Is my lighting/water parameter/temp not right?

Tank size: 2ft tank
Water temp: 24 degrees C with a chiller
pH 6.3-6.4 w/o CO2 injection and 6-6.2 with CO2 injection
Lighting: 2x24W HO T5
Fertiliser: Tropica Master Grow only without base fertiliser
water current is 500l/hr


What's wrong?

[cwtan12]

the pic of coral pelia..

[cwtan12]

Anyone can advise?

[zenscape]

could it be temp? one or 2 inches below water level may be too near to your T5 lighting. What's the distance between the lighting and water surface.

I am also using a chiller but i previously encountered a problem that the surface of the water was always very much warmer than the bottom when the lightings are on. I solved the problem by slightly circulating the water surface with a small pump. The fish are also much happier now

Other than the above possibility, perhaps you give the pelia sometime to stabilize itself in the new environment as you had just bought it.

In the meantime, no harm putting them slightly lower in the tank and see whether it helps unless the height of the pelia is important to your scape.

BTW, i don't see any problem with your pelia in the pic. Dull colour may not be a big problem. Brown or black colour is.

I bought some coral pelia 4 days ago. I place them 1-2 inches below the water level. Yesterday I noticed some of the leaves turned dull in colour. Is my lighting/water parameter/temp not right?

Tank size: 2ft tank
Water temp: 24 degrees C with a chiller
pH 6.3-6.4 w/o CO2 injection and 6-6.2 with CO2 injection
Lighting: 2x24W HO T5
Fertiliser: Tropica Master Grow only without base fertiliser
water current is 500l/hr


What's wrong?

[cwtan12]

could it be temp? one or 2 inches below water level may be too near to your T5 lighting. What's the distance between the lighting and water surface.

I am also using a chiller but i previously encountered a problem that the surface of the water was always very much warmer than the bottom when the lightings are on. I solved the problem by slightly circulating the water surface with a small pump. The fish are also much happier now

Other than the above possibility, perhaps you give the pelia sometime to stabilize itself in the new environment as you had just bought it.

In the meantime, no harm putting them slightly lower in the tank and see whether it helps unless the height of the pelia is important to your scape.

BTW, i don't see any problem with your pelia in the pic. Dull colour may not be a big problem. Brown or black colour is.

My T5 sits on the tank. i think just 4-5 inches away from the coral pelia. however. the position is also the place where the outlet of my filter's rain bar. So i guess the water temp isnt too high because the water from the chiller reaches there first.


If the problem gets more serious, I will place at the bottom of the tank (full of plants and cannot fing any more space)