dead sps tips

[m1nh0h]

i purchased a green birdsnest about a week and a half ago. It has been doing well in my tank but couple of its tips were dead when i bought it. should i just trim it off or just let it be?

 

[JT3069]

let them be the coral will re grow
i had a alk drop when i tried to switch to np pellets and had some good bleaching on my green birdsnest and when i removed the pellets it has regrown over the dead skeleton

 

[JT3069]

oh if needed i have pics

 

[m1nh0h]

can you post it? im not doubting u, i'm just curious on how it looks like!

 

[JT3069]

base bleached

 

[JT3069]

first pic is hard to tell with the glue around it (i tried moving it)
phones being stupid so ill post updated pic when i can

 

[d0ughb0y]

algae will grow on dead sps tips. if you have nitrate and phosphate problems, then the algae may eventually smother your whole sps to death, otherwise, it will just stay at the tip and may eventually go away.

 

[Ralph ATL]

algae will grow on dead sps tips. if you have nitrate and phosphate problems, then the algae may eventually smother your whole sps to death, otherwise, it will just stay at the tip and may eventually go away.

exactly...

 

[chrishayes]

just clip the dead portions off. This will make it look better in the end. The dead area doesnt regrow tissue, tissue grows over it. Big difference. Its just so simple to clip them and let the coral grow two or more new branches from the healing area.

 

[Congo32]

just clip the dead portions off. This will make it look better in the end. The dead area doesnt regrow tissue, tissue grows over it. Big difference. Its just so simple to clip them and let the coral grow two or more new branches from the healing area.

Yes I agree. I Did that to my birdnest and the little tips I cut grew very fast and they spread out 3 branches from where I cut.

 

[m1nh0h]

sounds good, thanks!