Help with my Brain Coral

[deepreefer]

I had this coral in my sump under a coralife 65 watt pc fixture, then I placed it in my main tank after it lost it's color, but not the skin. It is currently under a phoenix 14k metal halide with 2 65 watt sunpaq pc bulbs. It is on the sand bed. I have another brain that doesn't have any color loss or flesh loss. someone please help me.

 

[MechEng99]

The color loss and receding tissue aren't what concern me. What concerns me are the mouths in the photo. They look as though they've lost their digestive system (commonly seen with trachyphyllias and acanthophyllias.) If this is the case, there is nothing left to be done unless you can find a mouth that still is intact. If so, cutting it with a bandsaw may save that bit. After the cut, you'll need to superglue down any loose tissue to prevent the flow from ripping it apart. I'd also dip it in a coral dip to help lessen any infection.

Various things can cause a mouth to disintegrate (infection, injury, etc.), and the coral typically appears healthy (extending tentacles, inflating, etc.) for 1-2 weeks before the coral entirely dies. Sorry.

 

[greech]

I can't really see the mouths but if what MechEng99 mentioned ends up not being the case then my guess is going to be light acclimation and possibly too much flow. The coral looks a little bleached and I'm not sure if that happened in your sump or in the display (sounds like the former). I would dip the coral in an iodine solution (lugols, etc) and then keep it under a ledge where it doesn't get a lot of light. Feeding it (if it will accept the food) would be of benefit as well. That might require observing it at night when feeders are more likely to be extended or killing the flow in the tank and squirting a small meaty food on top of the coral in hopes that it will respond.

 

[MechEng99]

Any updates?

 

[deepreefer]

Unfortunately, it did not make it, I moved it under a ledge and tried feeding it, but it did not accept any of the food. I also dipped it like suggested, but it still continued losing it's flesh.