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No prob! Let us know how it goes. These plants are worth the effort.

Yep, Amazon Swords are legit. I've got mine in a 40-gallon with root tabs and they're going nuts. What's your water change routine? I do 25% weekly and they seem to love it.

Also, check your rockwork. If it's too dense, flow won't penetrate. Might need to rearrange a bit.

reefling wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 8:20 pm My tank's a mess. Flow's too strong, everything's dying. Don't know what to do.

Dial it way back, dude. Start at 30% power and bump it up slowly over a week. Corals need time to adjust.

I'm not convinced that's a feeding response, to be honest. The polyps look pretty retracted, and you can see the skeleton between them, which doesn't suggest happiness to me. When they're feeding, the polyps usually puff up and the tentacles come out. I think what's happening here is the coral's ...

I don't think it's a case of the coral being at war with its neighbors, I believe those yellow spots are more of a stress response. When the coral's not in optimal health or has just been moved, it can cause this reaction. Once you get it feeding properly, I'm pretty sure they'll go away.