Hillcd1
12/10/2012, 03:02 PM
Hello all, first post to this site. I've got a sarcophyton-type finger leather that can best be described as either "melting" or "drooping". It's a long time resident of the aquarium and nothing has notable has changed since this condition became apparent 2 weeks ago. Nitrates (<10 PPM and phosphates (0) are low and no new corals have been added that would be harassing it. Everything else in the tank is doing well. Originally I thought it may be splitting, but it looks so droopy that I now wonder if that is the case. Additionally, while it does perk up somewhat when the lights kick on, it appears to be shrinking in overall size.
Any thoughts? Is it splitting via fission or dying? Should I try to frag it and see if the frags will develop? Should I just get it out of the tank to prevent any release of toxins? I would attach some pictures of it but the system won't allow me to do so at the the moment. Any help is appreciated.
Any thoughts? Is it splitting via fission or dying? Should I try to frag it and see if the frags will develop? Should I just get it out of the tank to prevent any release of toxins? I would attach some pictures of it but the system won't allow me to do so at the the moment. Any help is appreciated.