How do you tell if an Acro is dead? - Page 2

Charlie97L · 12-06-2006, 11:30 AM

if they lighter/white parts are near the base, that's not uncommon. it could be from shading, ie. that part of the coral is receiving less light.

if you look at the undersides of branches of established acro colonies, they are always lighter than the tops.

good score! that body type grows slow... it's not humilis, but something close, i think. so don't be discouraged if it takes a while to get new growth going.

blue_eyes53813 · 12-06-2006, 02:09 PM

Thanks Charlie.. I cant believe they didnt even try to save it.... I dont know if it will make it but the color on it is amazing....And my silly arch eye hawk fish will not stay off of it.. He thinks its new furniture for him... I hope the acro doesnt mind.

Stevenmi · 12-19-2006, 10:29 PM

Any updates?

Steve

blue_eyes53813 · 12-22-2006, 08:51 AM

Well im not sure if the acro is making it.. It is def. getting lighter in color and more brown.. Im hoping some of it will come back. If nothing else it makes a nice chair for my hawk fish... Its still up in the air if its gonna pull through

Charlie97L · 12-26-2006, 11:26 AM

you might have it up too high.

it looked perfectly healthy in that picture. it wasn't dying when you brought it home.

how is your DKH?

it could be becoming irritated by the perching... not much you can do about that though. maybe move it lower in the tank. most sps need acclimating to light again after being shipped in dark bags for a week.

i always start all my coral on the bottom of the tank, and then move them up as we go.

Snappy · 03-22-2007, 10:08 AM

You can tell if an acro is dead by smelling it. They have a very distinct smell out of the water when alive. It looks to me like some I've seen that suffered RTN in a high phosphate environment, they turn green and smell more like algae than acro. Live acro's stink.

blue_eyes53813 · 03-22-2007, 10:59 AM

Well it slowly died,,, I tried,, If they had put it under light or tried when they got it in the lfs. It may have made it, Im not sure,

Snappy · 03-23-2007, 03:17 AM

I have found the best thing to do with coral about to die is frag whatever healthy parts are left and start over. I have a few small colonies I started with a tiny 1/4 nub I cut off the almost dead mother. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but it's worth a try.

12-06-2006, 11:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? if they lighter/white parts are near the base, that's not uncommon. it could be from shading, ie. that part of the coral is receiving less light. if you look at the undersides of branches of established acro colonies, they are always lighter than the tops. good score! that body type grows slow... it's not humilis, but something close, i think. so don't be discouraged if it takes a while to get new growth going. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

12-06-2006, 02:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? Thanks Charlie.. I cant believe they didnt even try to save it.... I dont know if it will make it but the color on it is amazing....And my silly arch eye hawk fish will not stay off of it.. He thinks its new furniture for him... I hope the acro doesnt mind. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-19-2006, 10:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
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12-22-2006, 08:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? Well im not sure if the acro is making it.. It is def. getting lighter in color and more brown.. Im hoping some of it will come back. If nothing else it makes a nice chair for my hawk fish... Its still up in the air if its gonna pull through __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-26-2006, 11:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? you might have it up too high. it looked perfectly healthy in that picture. it wasn't dying when you brought it home. how is your DKH? it could be becoming irritated by the perching... not much you can do about that though. maybe move it lower in the tank. most sps need acclimating to light again after being shipped in dark bags for a week. i always start all my coral on the bottom of the tank, and then move them up as we go. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

03-22-2007, 10:08 AM	#21 (permalink)
Snappy Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? You can tell if an acro is dead by smelling it. They have a very distinct smell out of the water when alive. It looks to me like some I've seen that suffered RTN in a high phosphate environment, they turn green and smell more like algae than acro. Live acro's stink. __________________ *GREG* http://canada.frags.org/memberprofile.php?id=7726

03-22-2007, 10:59 AM	#22 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? Well it slowly died,,, I tried,, If they had put it under light or tried when they got it in the lfs. It may have made it, Im not sure, __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

03-23-2007, 03:17 AM	#23 (permalink)
Snappy Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How do you tell if an Acro is dead? I have found the best thing to do with coral about to die is frag whatever healthy parts are left and start over. I have a few small colonies I started with a tiny 1/4 nub I cut off the almost dead mother. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but it's worth a try. __________________ *GREG* http://canada.frags.org/memberprofile.php?id=7726

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