coral pectinia Help

[asmodyus]

Got this Coral little over a week ago was told some bad infromation on placement I put in the middle of my tank for 2 days I have (8) T5HO and it starting showing white.

I since than moved on the sand bed for a week still not doing good after couple days

after a week.

Was told to do an iodine (seachem reef dip) bath I believe it and pit in a some shade area. So did the bath and the only area I was able to do that moved it up about 3 to 4" off the sand bed but now its I would say 1/2 to shaded.

light schedule is 9 Hours 4 Bulbs and 6 hours all 8 bulbs parameters are Alk is 7.0, no Phosphate or nitrate, PH 8, and calcium 460.

Not sure if there anything else I can do?

 

[Reefer54]

saw this on another thread i thought. put it out of direct light (even if on the bottom of the tank), provide medium indirect flow and stable water. Wait.

DO NOT MESS WITH IT>>>>It needs to get acclimated and comfortable. If it is too late, it is too late, but stable water, medium to low flow, and no direct light are what is going to bring it back to health (some feedings too) this may take MONTHS, not just days. IF you start to see rtn or exceedingly quick rates of skeletal exposure, fragging the white skeleton and dying tissue back to where it is healthy, dip, place back in tank.

Google search "Rescue Corals" you can also check here in the search bar above.

 

[Reefer54]

That is a NICE coral too.... bummer, and i bet you paid a pretty coin for it huh. Not trying to put salt in your wounds.....just admiring the coral.

 

[jayball]

That is a nice one. Mine is just a frag but it lost color when it first went in my tank. It took 2-3 months in the shade to just get it to brown up. You can feed them when they pot the feeders out at night(complete darkness for mine) with some fine partial food if it continues to bleach. That should help it get over the hump until it becomes more self sustaining.

 

[asmodyus]

saw this on another thread i thought. put it out of direct light (even if on the bottom of the tank), provide medium indirect flow and stable water. Wait.

DO NOT MESS WITH IT>>>>It needs to get acclimated and comfortable. If it is too late, it is too late, but stable water, medium to low flow, and no direct light are what is going to bring it back to health (some feedings too) this may take MONTHS, not just days. IF you start to see rtn or exceedingly quick rates of skeletal exposure, fragging the white skeleton and dying tissue back to where it is healthy, dip, place back in tank.

Google search "Rescue Corals" you can also check here in the search bar above.

How shaded it should it be here it is now with 4 T5 on?

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[RainbowReefer]

I would leave it be, stop touching and agitating it. Every time you move it it needs to re adjust and it stresses it out more. Also it looks like it was bleeching, IMO if a coral is bleeching what is the point of giving it a dip? Dips are for pests, some people dip when they say they have a infection to kill bad bacteria IMO dipping was probably stressful and way unneeded since bleeching is a lack of photo.