Question about my Hammer Coral

fish2reef · 09-17-2005, 01:01 PM

I have had this coral for about 8 months it was in my 40 gal. tank until I set up my new 90 gal. a few months ago. After the tank cycle and testing was right I added the corals from the old tank to the new and they were doing so much better. My questions is even though they are growing they have brown spots on them.......what is causing this? There are no other corals near it if thats any help. I will also include a pic.......I dont know if it will be big enough to see the spots but I can email a bigger pic to anybody willing to help me.

Woodstock · 09-17-2005, 01:09 PM

Email me the larger pic please

Jerome · 09-17-2005, 02:09 PM

The picture is to small but I would like to take a guess. Lighting can effect coral coloration is the lighting the same intensity as the last tank? Is it the same distance from the lighting as it was before? I have had corals change color after moving them to a new location, but the color change is spots so might be something else. I mean I am blindly guessing without a better picture.

Travis · 09-17-2005, 02:26 PM

You can use your photo gallery to get a larger pic here.

This thread has some great instructions by Woodstock:

how do load pics into my gallery?

fish2reef · 09-17-2005, 05:19 PM

Woodstock how do I email you another pic? Is there something I am missing to click to get your email address?

Woodstock · 09-17-2005, 05:23 PM

<------- click on my nick and choose 'send email to woodstock'

marinelover · 09-17-2005, 06:31 PM

Is it just like a fadded tan spot or like a jelly spot??

fish2reef · 09-17-2005, 08:21 PM

Its like a faded tan spot

Travis · 09-17-2005, 08:32 PM

You can't send an attachment through our emailing system. Woodstock should send you a private message with her email address.

T

Woodstock · 09-17-2005, 09:47 PM

I have never seen such brown spots... I am perplexed...

Woodstock · 09-17-2005, 09:48 PM

Could it be the beginnings of brown jelly disease??

marinelover · 09-17-2005, 09:50 PM

Are you 100% its the coral faded and nothing on the polyps???

Woodstock · 09-17-2005, 09:53 PM

Per Elmo... (thanks elmo)

Quote:

It is probably flatworms unless you dumped straight salt ontop of the polyps... see if they move.

Travis · 09-17-2005, 10:25 PM

I was looking at that and thinking flatworms too...

fish2reef · 09-17-2005, 10:33 PM

Ok well then the next question would be i it is flatworms what can be done about it? The coral is closed up for the night but if somebody can tell me what to do I will do it first thing in the AM........Thanks for all the help!

09-17-2005, 01:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Email me the larger pic please __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

09-17-2005, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jerome Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF bay area Posts: 222 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral The picture is to small but I would like to take a guess. Lighting can effect coral coloration is the lighting the same intensity as the last tank? Is it the same distance from the lighting as it was before? I have had corals change color after moving them to a new location, but the color change is spots so might be something else. I mean I am blindly guessing without a better picture. __________________ The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

09-17-2005, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,890 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral You can use your photo gallery to get a larger pic here. This thread has some great instructions by Woodstock: how do load pics into my gallery? __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

09-17-2005, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
fish2reef Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 17 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Woodstock how do I email you another pic? Is there something I am missing to click to get your email address?

09-17-2005, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral <------- click on my nick and choose 'send email to woodstock' __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

09-17-2005, 06:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
marinelover Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Is it just like a fadded tan spot or like a jelly spot??

09-17-2005, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
fish2reef Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 17 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Its like a faded tan spot

09-17-2005, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,890 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral You can't send an attachment through our emailing system. Woodstock should send you a private message with her email address. T __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

09-17-2005, 09:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral I have never seen such brown spots... I am perplexed... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

09-17-2005, 09:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Could it be the beginnings of brown jelly disease?? __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

09-17-2005, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
marinelover Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Are you 100% its the coral faded and nothing on the polyps???

09-17-2005, 10:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,890 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral I was looking at that and thinking flatworms too... __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

09-17-2005, 10:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
fish2reef Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 17 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question about my Hammer Coral Ok well then the next question would be i it is flatworms what can be done about it? The coral is closed up for the night but if somebody can tell me what to do I will do it first thing in the AM........Thanks for all the help!

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