Acanthastrea brain coral looking sad

Triinsept · 12/05/2015, 07:17 PM

I was rearranging my tank a bit and moved my Ricordia coral next to my brain coral. The Ricordia liked the space so much it spread out further than I had ever seen before. I realized it was touching my brain coral after 2 or 3 days of it being there. I have since moved the ricordia but my brain coral is continuing to decline on that side. It has been two days since I move him away. All water parameters are within normal range. Any suggestions on how to help my brain coral from continuing to decline?

Dkuhlmann · 12/05/2015, 08:14 PM

Frag the bad places off of it

organism · 12/06/2015, 01:24 PM

What do you mean by decline? I'd do a Revive dip just in case there's any infection.

Reef Frog · 12/07/2015, 01:05 PM

I would move it to a safe place where it can't get stung with the same flow & lighting conditions and feed it. If you see little bits of dead tissue, blow it off with a turkey baster or pump.

12/05/2015, 07:17 PM	#1
Triinsept Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 12	Acanthastrea brain coral looking sad I was rearranging my tank a bit and moved my Ricordia coral next to my brain coral. The Ricordia liked the space so much it spread out further than I had ever seen before. I realized it was touching my brain coral after 2 or 3 days of it being there. I have since moved the ricordia but my brain coral is continuing to decline on that side. It has been two days since I move him away. All water parameters are within normal range. Any suggestions on how to help my brain coral from continuing to decline?

12/05/2015, 08:14 PM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Frag the bad places off of it __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

12/06/2015, 01:24 PM	#3
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	What do you mean by decline? I'd do a Revive dip just in case there's any infection. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

12/07/2015, 01:05 PM	#4
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	I would move it to a safe place where it can't get stung with the same flow & lighting conditions and feed it. If you see little bits of dead tissue, blow it off with a turkey baster or pump.