I'll admit this is a bit advanced for me since I've only been in the hobby a few months but I told a friend I'd give it a try.
They have a large Ricordia that has recently taking a downhill slide in health. It's fairly large, probably the size of a baseball and now looks to be %75 white. "Shouldn't" be bleached, it's been in their tank for months at the same depth, same lighting and has always done well. They just did a big tank re-scape about a month ago and I'm thinking that's when the health started to become an issue.
Well they're selling their tank in a few days and they think if it has to go through a major tank move that it will most certainly kill it. They want me to take it to see if I can do anything. My tank is only about 2-3 months old but has been doing wonderful. Great growth, great color, large variety of corals. Shrooms, xenia, anthelia, frogspawn, hammer, palyps, zoas etc etc....
Any recommendations? My tank is a 65g, red sea coral pro salt at 1.0255, 78 degrees via Reef Keeper Lite, Haven't tested water parameters in a while but can do so if needed. I've had my fair share of algae blooms but everything is in check now and coraline is growing.
I do also have a 10g hospital tank that is empty and ready for anything, along with a sponge that I keep in the sump ready to be put on a filter in the 10g hospital tank. Should I try and nurture the Ricordia back in it's own tank? I don't have good lighting for the little tank.
Thanks in advance for any help. I just want to give this coral the best chance at survival I can.
They have a large Ricordia that has recently taking a downhill slide in health. It's fairly large, probably the size of a baseball and now looks to be %75 white. "Shouldn't" be bleached, it's been in their tank for months at the same depth, same lighting and has always done well. They just did a big tank re-scape about a month ago and I'm thinking that's when the health started to become an issue.
Well they're selling their tank in a few days and they think if it has to go through a major tank move that it will most certainly kill it. They want me to take it to see if I can do anything. My tank is only about 2-3 months old but has been doing wonderful. Great growth, great color, large variety of corals. Shrooms, xenia, anthelia, frogspawn, hammer, palyps, zoas etc etc....
Any recommendations? My tank is a 65g, red sea coral pro salt at 1.0255, 78 degrees via Reef Keeper Lite, Haven't tested water parameters in a while but can do so if needed. I've had my fair share of algae blooms but everything is in check now and coraline is growing.
I do also have a 10g hospital tank that is empty and ready for anything, along with a sponge that I keep in the sump ready to be put on a filter in the 10g hospital tank. Should I try and nurture the Ricordia back in it's own tank? I don't have good lighting for the little tank.
Thanks in advance for any help. I just want to give this coral the best chance at survival I can.
