Coral Tissue Loss and water fowling

[SnowManSnow]

so.. I have a coral that I hate to loose, but alas I feel like it isn't going to make it. Its a lobo the size of a nice sized fist, and its GOING to die. 80% of the tissue is gone already, and it's worse everyday. (its a casualty from my tank move some 3 or 4 months ago).

How much does dying coral tissue fowl the water. Shoud I just go ahead and take it out?

B

 

[trido]

This is a good topic. Something we all should know because sooner or later it may happen to all of us. I am in nearly the same shoes with an open brain that has developed some Super STN from neglect when I was on vacation. Im trying to save it with target feeding but we'll see. I must tag along.

 

[dnorton1978]

For me personally if I had something that I knew was going to die, I would remove it to be safe. The only way I would not worry much would be if I had a monstrous tank. What about the option of putting it in a smaller tank to try and nurse it back to health????

 

[SnowManSnow]

I would love to have a hospital tank, but I don't have adequate lighting to have one for corals

b

 

[dnorton1978]

I have a nice 55 with T5's...... LOL

 

[OddFish]

Desktop lamp with daylight bulb (or 2 of them).

I'm buying damaged LPS cheap on a regular basis, most are OK, but every trachyphyllia/welsophillia dies, same tissue necrosis. And had a tank crash recently - again, several corals dieing and all heaters become tied in another tanks and containers.

Dead tissue fouls water quickly (20g and 4.5g), and other corals react visibly: if you can - better to remove in separate container, if can't - siphon out the dead tissue, by tubing or turkey baster. Blowing it out under powerhead, as for a tree sponge, is not an option, too much of it.

Then - as curing live rock: main die-off could be swished in the separate, say 2-3L container, clean wash in the second bowl and move back to the tank. Same the next day, in 3-4 days all will be finished.

More water changes, adding Seachem Prime daily - you know the routine.

3 dieing trachyphillias, following this procedure, didn't crashed 4.5g container with other open brains: scolymia and cynarina. They were not happy, but recovered in a few days. No skimmer, HOB filter only, filter floss and carbon were changed every day.

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

Indeed this is a good topic for their be many types of corals which have different requirement needs which is why the very first one needs to do when starting any reef tank is to get the type of corals only due too their lighting system as well as water currents. For of course, we do make some error in selection, but it is also something where we learn from in what not too do.

Dan is right, you are Dan, aren't you? If one could and do have a QT setup for this is something in which I will be doing if needed. Too remove the coral with a problem and try to nurse it back too health and in this way there be no danger to your other corals which also depends on the type of coral which your a problem with. And as OddFish saying, do remove the dead tissue>

 

[EEric]

Can you frag off the good part?