Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics

seafansar · 06-04-2008, 07:58 PM

I just noticed my purple prostrata has lost some tissue. There is a strip of tissue missing, but the polyps are still there. I added some new lps's yesterday that I didn't QT. Did I add a pest to my tank? I don't see any little things moving on it. I checked my water and it seems fine. My other sps's look fine. What do I do????

Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates: 0
Phos: 0
pH: 8.4
Alk: 5.5 meq/l
Salinity: 1.0255

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dobejazz · 06-04-2008, 10:47 PM

could it have been stung by something? what kind of LPS did you add?

vdituri · 06-04-2008, 10:49 PM

Looks like a snail trail?
Or maybe from an asterina star?

aquaman3680 · 06-04-2008, 10:50 PM

It looks like RTN. This means that the tissue will rapidly die off, it is very difficult to control and is nearly impossible to stop. I have used many dips that supposedly stop RTN but all have failed. I would watch it over the next day and if it doesnt continue to die off then it is not RTN. I see you have it on your sand. Is it possible it is not getting enough light?

It is also very possible that the LPS to the left of it, looks like a favia, may have stung it last night.

Matt

deaclauderdale · 06-04-2008, 10:54 PM

What's you temp?

seafansar · 06-04-2008, 11:03 PM

Temp:79

No other coral stung it. I moved it to the bottom when I saw what was happening. It was up top by itself before.

I was doing a little research and I think it might be acro-eating flat worms. I bought Fluke-Tabs and Flatworm exit. I'm going to try the Tabs in a bucket and see if any FW's come off. Once I find my extra power head that is. My boyfriend put it somewhere and he's not getting home till midnight. I'll keep everyone posted on what happens.

seafansar · 06-04-2008, 11:04 PM

Oh and there's no fish in the tank, so it wasn't a blenny.

kathywithbirds · 06-04-2008, 11:05 PM

hope it's not tissue necrosis. that sucks.

Frankie · 06-04-2008, 11:22 PM

Looks like the work of red bug. tissue missing polyps still there....
What ever it is it's not RTN. t would be bone white and no polyps then. I say some type of pest. Post a picture again tomorrow to compare with what it's doing.
BTW hows your Ca++? The Rock looks pretty bare in the pictures.

seafansar · 06-05-2008, 12:05 AM

Ca was 400 last time I checked. I've had it at 450 before, but I forget to dose calcium some days and it goes back down. I dose mag too, but only a little since I don't have a test for it.
I think the rocks are so bare, because I have a ton of snails and hermits in there. I had a huge algae problem a while ago and they helped clean it up. Do bare rocks mean anything bad?

I didn't see any red dots on the coral, but if it is red bugs, I do have some interceptor.

seafansar · 06-05-2008, 12:09 AM

Can anyone post some good pics of red bug damage and flat worm damage so I can compare? I'm pretty sure I know what flat worm damage looks like, but I couldn't find good pictures of red bug damage.

seafansar · 06-05-2008, 03:56 PM

Update: the frag looks about the same today. I'm keeping an eye out for red bugs, but I don't see any. Hopefully whatever it was died in the Fluke dip.

seafansar · 06-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Well I guess the Fluke-Tabs dip worked. The coral's grown back almost all of the lost tissue.

The dip was:
2 gallons of tank water
2 Fluke-Tabs
in a bucket with a power head for 20 mintutes and a heating pad underneath
I put the frag in-front of the power head every once in a while to blow off any pests. Then put it in new tank water for 20 minutes to blow off any stragglers. Then back into the tank.

Found the dip procedure on Melevsreef.

rmlevasseur · 06-08-2008, 06:42 PM

in 3 days?!! wow

06-04-2008, 07:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics I just noticed my purple prostrata has lost some tissue. There is a strip of tissue missing, but the polyps are still there. I added some new lps's yesterday that I didn't QT. Did I add a pest to my tank? I don't see any little things moving on it. I checked my water and it seems fine. My other sps's look fine. What do I do???? Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates: 0 Phos: 0 pH: 8.4 Alk: 5.5 meq/l Salinity: 1.0255 [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics It looks like RTN. This means that the tissue will rapidly die off, it is very difficult to control and is nearly impossible to stop. I have used many dips that supposedly stop RTN but all have failed. I would watch it over the next day and if it doesnt continue to die off then it is not RTN. I see you have it on your sand. Is it possible it is not getting enough light? It is also very possible that the LPS to the left of it, looks like a favia, may have stung it last night. Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Temp:79 No other coral stung it. I moved it to the bottom when I saw what was happening. It was up top by itself before. I was doing a little research and I think it might be acro-eating flat worms. I bought Fluke-Tabs and Flatworm exit. I'm going to try the Tabs in a bucket and see if any FW's come off. Once I find my extra power head that is. My boyfriend put it somewhere and he's not getting home till midnight. I'll keep everyone posted on what happens. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Oh and there's no fish in the tank, so it wasn't a blenny. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,598 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Looks like the work of red bug. tissue missing polyps still there.... What ever it is it's not RTN. t would be bone white and no polyps then. I say some type of pest. Post a picture again tomorrow to compare with what it's doing. BTW hows your Ca++? The Rock looks pretty bare in the pictures. __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Ca was 400 last time I checked. I've had it at 450 before, but I forget to dose calcium some days and it goes back down. I dose mag too, but only a little since I don't have a test for it. I think the rocks are so bare, because I have a ton of snails and hermits in there. I had a huge algae problem a while ago and they helped clean it up. Do bare rocks mean anything bad? I didn't see any red dots on the coral, but if it is red bugs, I do have some interceptor. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Can anyone post some good pics of red bug damage and flat worm damage so I can compare? I'm pretty sure I know what flat worm damage looks like, but I couldn't find good pictures of red bug damage. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Update: the frag looks about the same today. I'm keeping an eye out for red bugs, but I don't see any. Hopefully whatever it was died in the Fluke dip. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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seafansar Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 258 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help! What's wrong with my coral? pics Well I guess the Fluke-Tabs dip worked. The coral's grown back almost all of the lost tissue. The dip was: 2 gallons of tank water 2 Fluke-Tabs in a bucket with a power head for 20 mintutes and a heating pad underneath I put the frag in-front of the power head every once in a while to blow off any pests. Then put it in new tank water for 20 minutes to blow off any stragglers. Then back into the tank. Found the dip procedure on Melevsreef. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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