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Originally posted by ReefLady
In general, if you know an organism to be dead, or dying with no chance of recovery, I would remove it. Some creatures will release toxins (sponges, for instance), but outside of the *toxicity* issue, any decaying matter should be removed.
A lot depends on the size of the system (volume of water vs. size of deceased creature). Obviously, a small dead coral in a large, established tank might not be an issue, whereas the same piece dying in a 10g tank could cause considerable *polution*.
HTH, |
Thank you RL, I was on my way home and then I was going to past a reply.