Can you please help asap? What is coming out of my Open Brain?

[MarineGirl411]

I just noticed this tonight. It happened a little while ago. What are these things coming out of my brains mouth? They are brown and stringy. It looks like he is purging. Can you please help me?

 

[fisher84]

Has your brain eaten lately? It looks like he is pooping to me.

 

[Sk8r]

Could be shedding/voiding zooxanthellae? Has the light level changed suddenly?

 

[MarineGirl411]

He might have indirectly gotten some food tonight, but I didn't directly feed him. Nothing in my lighting has changed, but my clam is releasing Zooxanthellae today. Nothing in my lighting has changed though.

 

[Sk8r]

Bulb going bad? How old are the lights?

 

[fisher84]

I would do test lots of test.

 

[MarineGirl411]

Bulbs are 4 months old

 

[fisher84]

I sorry but I thought that if your bulbs when bad nothing would happen that fast. Mine have been bad for about 3 months and I have a brain just like that and have no problem. But if you change to a brighter light then you might have problems. I thought bleaching was tide to a change in water temp.

 

[MarineGirl411]

Okay I just ran my tests. Here are the results

Calcium-400ppm
DKH-8.6
Ammonia-0ppm
Nitrate-0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm

 

[fisher84]

temp. change then bulbs

 

[MarineGirl411]

My temp is stable. 77*, I honestly don't know if my mh bulb I bought off Ebay was new or not. It said it was, but it didn't come in it's original packaging. I recently read an Article on RC though that MH bulbs can last quite a bit over a year with only I believe it was, 20% loss of light. Don't quote me on that. It's on the front page though. Temp stays level in my tank though. If he made a poo, are they usually that big? I've seen my other brain poo, but it was nothing like this. There is a Yellow Fiji about 4 in away from him, and a zoanthid colony about 2 in away. I have a Lord Acan about 2 in away at all. Any chance one of these guys could have done this? =*(

 

[MarineGirl411]

wait I went and looked to make sure, I think the Zoanthids and the Acan are 3 in. I should have double checked. Let me know. TY

 

[elegance coral]

I agree with sk8r. Is this a relativly new addition to your tank? I would not sweat it. Corals do this to adjust to light. I have had many corals do this with no bad side affects.

 

[MarineGirl411]

It's been in my tank about 1 1/2 months.

 

[ERB82]

I'm glad its nothing to worry about. My new Torch corals heads have been taking turns doing this and my branching hammer had one of its heads do it a few days after the torch coral addition.

 

[thecichlidpleco]

my candy canes did that when they were introduced to the tank and then it stopped when I moved them to better/ higher lighting

 

[MarineGirl411]

Well,
So far mine hasn't done it anymore. It was actually kind of freaky. I didn't know if something stung it and it was having effects from it or what. I moved some corals around him a bit yesterday. They are now further away. Hopefully this will help. TY

 

[lfduty]

when you see that you need to feed it ASAP. Just feed it and you will be ok..