HELP!!! Whats going on here

Reiko · 09/15/2017, 12:11 PM

not sure whats going on here. I don't think it dead but i'm not sure if i should be worried.

Reiko · 09/15/2017, 12:23 PM

here is a better picture.

Tripod1404 · 09/15/2017, 01:53 PM

Polyp bailout.

Never hear anyone being able to keep the bailed out polyp alive and polyp developing a new skeleton.

Reiko · 09/16/2017, 01:12 PM

How or why did this happen? My lfs said it was dying.

Sk8r · 09/16/2017, 01:55 PM

Getting it to regrow skeleton is tricky but can be done if your parameters match mine, and if you can keep the polyp in a shallow glass bowl to protect it from drifting in current.
Sometimes, too, old coral skeleton will hide life in its depth and regrow as conditions improve.
Suggest you imitate those parameters asap, as there may be more bailout: it's a sign of water problems or incorrect lighting, usually too little [too much just tends to bleach a coral.]

garygonzales · 09/16/2017, 01:58 PM

hmm mine just did that two...had 3 heads ..now just one...following along

derektedrow · 09/19/2017, 10:54 AM

Same here. Have a feeling mine may have been due to a salinity change happening too quickly.

Sk8r · 09/20/2017, 11:11 AM

NOthing good happens fast in this hobby. Change salinity only via topoff, slowly. Salinity change can rupture tissues due to different salinity pressure internally vs externally. Like bloodpressure for us, only with marine critters, it's not veins, it's thin membranes and water exchange. Slow is the word. If it's still alive when you find a problem, it's adjusted to the bad situation---don't make it worse by a sudden change even in a good direction---go slow.

Things that can cause bailout: too little lighting; too much flow on the piece; alkalinity outside the range of 7.9-9.0 on the DKH scale; salinity change; salinity being off; lack of calcium

Kremis · 09/20/2017, 02:01 PM

huh. never knew that could happen.

Bobbitworm13 · 09/20/2017, 05:06 PM

Excessively high nitrates and phosphate can also cause polyp bailout (speaking from painful experience). I lost around $250 in lps a few months ago due to nitrates being ridiculously high (40+). Go slow and you may be able to save the coral

Reiko · 09/22/2017, 12:22 PM

Thanks all. I noticed the polyp that bailed is doing okay and eating. I try placing it in a bowl or something as suggested. I also think another head may try and bail.

thaitopher · 09/22/2017, 12:43 PM

Its probably a goner. Hard to recover coral that look like that. Monitor closely for brown jelly disease

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monkeysee1 · 09/23/2017, 03:09 PM

May have had too much light, perhaps?
Could be too big of a fluctuation in salinity....
The LPS corals like the one you got (looks like a hammer to me anyway) don't like high nitrates AT ALL, either.

09/16/2017, 01:55 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Getting it to regrow skeleton is tricky but can be done if your parameters match mine, and if you can keep the polyp in a shallow glass bowl to protect it from drifting in current. Sometimes, too, old coral skeleton will hide life in its depth and regrow as conditions improve. Suggest you imitate those parameters asap, as there may be more bailout: it's a sign of water problems or incorrect lighting, usually too little [too much just tends to bleach a coral.] __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/20/2017, 11:11 AM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	NOthing good happens fast in this hobby. Change salinity only via topoff, slowly. Salinity change can rupture tissues due to different salinity pressure internally vs externally. Like bloodpressure for us, only with marine critters, it's not veins, it's thin membranes and water exchange. Slow is the word. If it's still alive when you find a problem, it's adjusted to the bad situation---don't make it worse by a sudden change even in a good direction---go slow. Things that can cause bailout: too little lighting; too much flow on the piece; alkalinity outside the range of 7.9-9.0 on the DKH scale; salinity change; salinity being off; lack of calcium __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/23/2017, 03:09 PM	#13
monkeysee1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MERRIMACK NH Posts: 423	May have had too much light, perhaps? Could be too big of a fluctuation in salinity.... The LPS corals like the one you got (looks like a hammer to me anyway) don't like high nitrates AT ALL, either. __________________ Your "fair share" is not in my wallet; it's in my fish tank!! Current tank info: 90 Gallon saltwater 10 fish with a few inverts; NO CORALS! Tried to go reef; didn't work out so hot; FOWLR's for me!

09/15/2017, 01:53 PM	#3
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	Polyp bailout. Never hear anyone being able to keep the bailed out polyp alive and polyp developing a new skeleton.

09/16/2017, 01:12 PM	#4
Reiko Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 19	How or why did this happen? My lfs said it was dying.

09/16/2017, 01:58 PM	#6
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	hmm mine just did that two...had 3 heads ..now just one...following along

09/19/2017, 10:54 AM	#7
derektedrow Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Manchester, IA Posts: 14	Same here. Have a feeling mine may have been due to a salinity change happening too quickly.

09/20/2017, 02:01 PM	#9
Kremis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 799	huh. never knew that could happen.

09/20/2017, 05:06 PM	#10
Bobbitworm13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Russell Springs, KY Posts: 330	Excessively high nitrates and phosphate can also cause polyp bailout (speaking from painful experience). I lost around $250 in lps a few months ago due to nitrates being ridiculously high (40+). Go slow and you may be able to save the coral

09/22/2017, 12:22 PM	#11
Reiko Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 19	Thanks all. I noticed the polyp that bailed is doing okay and eating. I try placing it in a bowl or something as suggested. I also think another head may try and bail.

09/22/2017, 12:43 PM	#12
thaitopher Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 130	Its probably a goner. Hard to recover coral that look like that. Monitor closely for brown jelly disease Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337Z using Tapatalk