Hi Everyone,
I have a plate coral that is looking terrible. A few weeks ago the magnafloat hit it while cleaning the glass and a slight tear occurred, nothing I thought was a big deal. I moved it to a very low-flow, low-light area of the tank and it got worse, so I moved it back to under the halides. The very tiny feeder tentacles stopped coming out at night, but the tear stayed the same (about 1/2" long) so I thought maybe it just needed a bit of time to recover from the small injury.
I just got back from being out of town for two weeks while a non-fish friend watched the tank. The plate declined in a hurry and now is mostly a skeleton - see pic attached. Any tips on how to save it? I'm really bummed and hope it can pull through. It sits on the sand bed in medium flow under MH and actinic bulbs.
Thanks in advance for your help!