Fungia plate coral?

[zimmy1979]

Hi!

I have had a fungia short tentacle plate coral for about 2 weeks now and have noticed it is getting a pattern of white stripes all around it. Is this something I should be worried about? I have it in the front of my tank on the sand under 4x110VHO and 4x65 PC light. Is it possible it is bleaching? Should I move it under some more shade? Here is a picture of my tank and as you can see the fungia is in the dead center.

Thanks!

 

[unsane]

I hate to say but your plate is most likely dying. the white is the skeleton starting to show through. Your crabs will be eating the flesh soon.

 

[zimmy1979]

Crap. Do you think it was because of to much light or flow? I have a ton of flow in my tank and also a ton of light. I had no other place to put it. My crabs haven't touched it at all so far and the tentacles are out and when feeding time comes the mouth opens.

 

[BurntOutReefer]

agree with unsane.....see about trading/selling/giving it away...before it dies....maybe someone can save it........
actually....city of angels...? I'm in the valley....how much you want for it?..I have experience with Helios.....and a low flow tank....you want I try to save it?

 

[zimmy1979]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6743147#post6743147 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BurntOutReefer
agree with unsane.....see about trading/selling/giving it away...before it dies....maybe someone can save it........
actually....city of angels...? I'm in the valley....how much you want for it?..I have experience with Helios.....and a low flow tank....you want I try to save it?

Sure. I live in Claremont and work in Pasadena. I am just trying to figure out what I did wrong. If it is the light or too much flow.

 

[BurntOutReefer]

Helios are like Xenia's....either they grow like no ones business...or they die....it feeds ok thou you said..?
how much for it...or do you wnat I just try to babysit it...either way let me know...no probs.....just trying to save the reef

 

[zimmy1979]

PM Sent man.

 

[BurntOutReefer]

Got PM.....not interested in buying...(a little tight on the cash flow right now)....thanks anyway...I would move it out of a lot of water flow thou.....and see how it does....

 

[gibbswagon]

man, i bet it was a nice fungia too