Hole in leather? - Page 2

proenca · 09-15-2009, 08:20 AM

Hi Jess,

Yesterday I was browsing CORALS from Boreman and I was looking at the sarcophyton section and had a text insert about tissue necrosis and how to deal with it.

I remembered this thread because I think its what happening to you.

Glad that you coral recovered - later on when I get home, I will make a quotation from the book.

molsen187 · 09-15-2009, 08:40 AM

this is just a question since i have no experience with these coral. could it just be top heavy and kind of ripping off the rock. just a thought.

Jess · 09-15-2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by proenca

Hi Jess,

Yesterday I was browsing CORALS from Boreman and I was looking at the sarcophyton section and had a text insert about tissue necrosis and how to deal with it.

I remembered this thread because I think its what happening to you.

Glad that you coral recovered - later on when I get home, I will make a quotation from the book.

Great thank you proenca!

Jess · 09-15-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by molsen187

this is just a question since i have no experience with these coral. could it just be top heavy and kind of ripping off the rock. just a thought.

Yep molsen, I was thinking the same thing yesterday. I think that is what's happening. I mean it just makes too much sense. But now I just don't really know what to do about that? I don't have much experience with these either, so hopefully someone will have an idea....

BigAl07 · 09-15-2009, 02:22 PM

I've got 3 of them and they don't do this at all. Sometimes before "Lights ON" they are literally doubled over slumping/slouching but I don't see any "fracture" or anything like that.

Jess · 09-15-2009, 02:26 PM

Well I don't know what to think Alley

Jess · 09-15-2009, 02:27 PM

It must be a bad HH or something then? I've tried to look at night but never see anything. What about my huge HH urchins??

Jess · 09-15-2009, 04:43 PM

Here is one of two HH urchins in the tank. When I first spotted them months ago they were the size and shape of a little kid's pinky nail. Now the bigger one, just the round body part, is the size of a golf ball. Actually a little bigger than that. Could they be doing the damage just from passing by the leather and the spines poking it? Such a dang mystery!!!

BigAl07 · 09-16-2009, 12:53 AM

I guess anything is possible but I wouldn't be the farm on it.

Jess · 09-16-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

I guess anything is possible but I wouldn't be the farm on it.

Well what would you "be" the farm on then? hehe

BigAl07 · 09-16-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jess

Well what would you "be" the farm on then? hehe

A) Not a gambler

B)

Jess · 09-16-2009, 05:05 PM

BigAl07 · 09-16-2009, 05:09 PM

If I were guessing I'd say it's a fungus among-us or bacteria issue. I'm off to research it now

Jess · 09-16-2009, 05:16 PM

LMAO fungus among-us!?!?? Haaaaaaaaahahahaha

Thanks Al

Reefmack · 09-16-2009, 07:11 PM

Could it be that the Fiji is just trying to move to get more light? The way it's leaning maybe it's detaching and growing the base towards a higher light position? Just a thought - it sure looks healthy enough otherwise.

09-15-2009, 08:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
proenca Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 372 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? Hi Jess, Yesterday I was browsing CORALS from Boreman and I was looking at the sarcophyton section and had a text insert about tissue necrosis and how to deal with it. I remembered this thread because I think its what happening to you. Glad that you coral recovered - later on when I get home, I will make a quotation from the book. __________________ Gonçalo Proença "I know how to make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" (c) Emma 2009 Red Sea Max 130D with Tunze 9002 skimmer,Hailea 150A Chiller,inTank media rack / Tunze cup,Aquamedic niveaumat ATO \| My Tank Thread

09-15-2009, 08:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
molsen187 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 394 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hole in leather? this is just a question since i have no experience with these coral. could it just be top heavy and kind of ripping off the rock. just a thought.

09-15-2009, 02:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,551 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hole in leather? I've got 3 of them and they don't do this at all. Sometimes before "Lights ON" they are literally doubled over slumping/slouching but I don't see any "fracture" or anything like that. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-15-2009, 02:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
Jess Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 710 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? Well I don't know what to think Alley __________________ Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. Some are known to drunk dial....I drunk feed. Confucius say man who fish in other man's sea bound to catch crabs My very first big girl tank The Nano

09-15-2009, 02:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
Jess Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 710 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? It must be a bad HH or something then? I've tried to look at night but never see anything. What about my huge HH urchins?? __________________ Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. Some are known to drunk dial....I drunk feed. Confucius say man who fish in other man's sea bound to catch crabs My very first big girl tank The Nano

09-15-2009, 04:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Jess Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 710 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? Here is one of two HH urchins in the tank. When I first spotted them months ago they were the size and shape of a little kid's pinky nail. Now the bigger one, just the round body part, is the size of a golf ball. Actually a little bigger than that. Could they be doing the damage just from passing by the leather and the spines poking it? Such a dang mystery!!! __________________ Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. Some are known to drunk dial....I drunk feed. Confucius say man who fish in other man's sea bound to catch crabs My very first big girl tank The Nano

09-16-2009, 12:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,551 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hole in leather? I guess anything is possible but I wouldn't be the farm on it. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-16-2009, 05:05 PM	#27 (permalink)
Jess Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 710 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? __________________ Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. Some are known to drunk dial....I drunk feed. Confucius say man who fish in other man's sea bound to catch crabs My very first big girl tank The Nano

09-16-2009, 05:09 PM	#28 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,551 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hole in leather? If I were guessing I'd say it's a fungus among-us or bacteria issue. I'm off to research it now __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-16-2009, 05:16 PM	#29 (permalink)
Jess Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 710 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? LMAO fungus among-us!?!?? Haaaaaaaaahahahaha Thanks Al __________________ Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. Some are known to drunk dial....I drunk feed. Confucius say man who fish in other man's sea bound to catch crabs My very first big girl tank The Nano

09-16-2009, 07:11 PM	#30 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,162 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hole in leather? Could it be that the Fiji is just trying to move to get more light? The way it's leaning maybe it's detaching and growing the base towards a higher light position? Just a thought - it sure looks healthy enough otherwise. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

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