steevareno2002
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Rescue Corals
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hpfunk
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Bullet Proof Frogspawn
Bullet Proof Frogspawn
I rescued this frogspawn from my self.
I had a tank seam split while I wasn't home I lost all most all corals in the tank including all but one head of my huge 120+head frogspawn colony.
This coral was put in a vat of brand new salt water (because I lost all mine on the floor) with 150lbs of dyeing live rock and corals. Some how this head survived and I found it amongst the skeleton graveyard. That picture was taken two months after the crash.
Now one year latter this coral has thrived and I now have close to 15 heads.
You can check out this corals life story as well as my tank's at http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1995666
Open and happy in Feb
I know this is a pretty common coral, but it is one of my favorites.
Bullet Proof Frogspawn
I rescued this frogspawn from my self.
I had a tank seam split while I wasn't home I lost all most all corals in the tank including all but one head of my huge 120+head frogspawn colony.
This coral was put in a vat of brand new salt water (because I lost all mine on the floor) with 150lbs of dyeing live rock and corals. Some how this head survived and I found it amongst the skeleton graveyard. That picture was taken two months after the crash.
Now one year latter this coral has thrived and I now have close to 15 heads.
You can check out this corals life story as well as my tank's at http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1995666
Open and happy in Feb
I know this is a pretty common coral, but it is one of my favorites.
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Any ideas on this scoly? It's got a strange "pipe" sticking through its flesh (upper left side), and it has receded even more since I took this picture two days ago. The front edge, in particular, is showing a good bit of skeleton. It still puts out feeding tentacles at night, but I haven't fed it anything. It is not in an area of direct or heavy flow.
Any suggestions on saving it would be much appreciated.
Any suggestions on saving it would be much appreciated.
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alanbates12
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Really cool stuff. I'm new and just trying to keep my new corals healthy. So far so good.
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
Wow, first off, an apology is in order. We're getting ready to move across the country, and moving a fish room & display tank is no small feat. So, I got busy and haven't been online much. Let's catch up!!
Thank you all so much for nominating this thread for thread of the month for Feb!! It makes me very excited to know people care this much about saving their corals & the reefs!!
@Inigmo - I try not to aggressively trim the skeleton at first - best to let the coral heal some on its own. Once the coral gets healthier, I'll trim some more. As long as the coral is growing back over the old skeleton well, there's no reason to trim.
@MedRed - absolutely beautiful rescue...especially for $15!!
@GXPKY - AHH!!! That's is sick (in a good way!!) Any updates?!
@schriss - Oooooh, that polyp in the forefront worries me. I would move it to a very low flow area, and a lower light area. What sort of lighting is it in? Although...by now I'm sure it's either gone or fully recovered...any updates? As sjwitt said, target feeding is your best bet if the mouth is still intact. Ummm...if your torch sits right in front of a 6mm thick worm that comes out, you may want to double check that it's not a Eunicid worm. They can get pretty nasty and do some major damage to corals. Chances are it's a harmless peanut worm, but just double check.
@Basser1 - wow...all that ended up growing from a piece out of a rubble bag...amazing!
@Sfork - how's that Astralomussa doing? Nice bright green!
@Jarred - nice recovery! Has that front chip healed up now?
@Bonvivant - I would drop a couple pellets on/near the mouth every 2 days or so. You should eventually get some tentacles to come out. Don't force the food...and if the mouth doesn't open to take the food in within ~30 min, then blow it off.
@polyps - what is that? Very bright...and seems pretty fleshy. How's it doing now?
@hpfunk - Uggggh, that kills me to hear about your tank! So sorry to hear that! Glad you were at least able to save your frogspawn...and what a recovery! And...btw...I loove your scoly avatar!
@stlblufan - Oh no! Sorry to hear your scoly is having some issues (I have a soft spot for scoly's...just so beautiful!) Well, how long have you had it? It does appear to have some very mild bleaching going on, so I would try feeding it (can't really hurt). Not sure what that "pipe" is, but possibly an old vermetid snail tube with cyano growing on the top? Can you tell us more about your tank & the history of this coral?
@alan - welcome to the addiction! Even if your corals are healthy, we've all had a coral go south every now and then. Maybe a tip or two in here will help at some point.
Thanks again everyone! I hope to have more pics to share soon!
Thank you all so much for nominating this thread for thread of the month for Feb!! It makes me very excited to know people care this much about saving their corals & the reefs!!
@Inigmo - I try not to aggressively trim the skeleton at first - best to let the coral heal some on its own. Once the coral gets healthier, I'll trim some more. As long as the coral is growing back over the old skeleton well, there's no reason to trim.
@MedRed - absolutely beautiful rescue...especially for $15!!
@GXPKY - AHH!!! That's is sick (in a good way!!) Any updates?!
@schriss - Oooooh, that polyp in the forefront worries me. I would move it to a very low flow area, and a lower light area. What sort of lighting is it in? Although...by now I'm sure it's either gone or fully recovered...any updates? As sjwitt said, target feeding is your best bet if the mouth is still intact. Ummm...if your torch sits right in front of a 6mm thick worm that comes out, you may want to double check that it's not a Eunicid worm. They can get pretty nasty and do some major damage to corals. Chances are it's a harmless peanut worm, but just double check.
@Basser1 - wow...all that ended up growing from a piece out of a rubble bag...amazing!
@Sfork - how's that Astralomussa doing? Nice bright green!
@Jarred - nice recovery! Has that front chip healed up now?
@Bonvivant - I would drop a couple pellets on/near the mouth every 2 days or so. You should eventually get some tentacles to come out. Don't force the food...and if the mouth doesn't open to take the food in within ~30 min, then blow it off.
@polyps - what is that? Very bright...and seems pretty fleshy. How's it doing now?
@hpfunk - Uggggh, that kills me to hear about your tank! So sorry to hear that! Glad you were at least able to save your frogspawn...and what a recovery! And...btw...I loove your scoly avatar!
@stlblufan - Oh no! Sorry to hear your scoly is having some issues (I have a soft spot for scoly's...just so beautiful!) Well, how long have you had it? It does appear to have some very mild bleaching going on, so I would try feeding it (can't really hurt). Not sure what that "pipe" is, but possibly an old vermetid snail tube with cyano growing on the top? Can you tell us more about your tank & the history of this coral?
@alan - welcome to the addiction! Even if your corals are healthy, we've all had a coral go south every now and then. Maybe a tip or two in here will help at some point.
Thanks again everyone! I hope to have more pics to share soon!
Thanks for the reply. I've had this one for about eight months, the tank is about 18 months old and everything else (all LPS save inverts and two clowns) is doing great. This scoly actually looked really good until about two weeks ago, when it began to recede a bit. Then I noticed that "pipe". I don't think that it is a snail -- it literally appeared out of nowhere one day. About the time the scoly began declining, and prior to the "pipe" appearing, my cleaner shrimp began paying a lot of extra attention to the scoly (which it had essentially ignored up until then). No new additions have been made to the livestock in many months.
I've tested and re-tested all of my parameters since then. I have Elos test kits and Hanna checkers for phosphates, nitrite and alkalinity. The only parameter that seems slightly off is Alk, at about 6.5dkh. I believe that this is because the last time I cleaned my sump (about four weeks ago) I mistakenly left the tubes from my 2-part feeder outside of the sump (so it was feeding my floor, yes a huge mess) and didn't realize it until about a week ago (Alk and Cal are usually stable in my tank so I tend to check them on a monthly basis...d'oh).
I have been feeding it the Fauna Marin LPS food, which it seems to accept readily. I fed it again last night when its feeding tentacles appeared. The snails and cleaner shrimp (and to a lesser extent the hermits) went bonkers, but I stuck a coke bottle top over it to let it "eat" in relative peace.
Anyway...I'm at a loss, not sure what to do. Your thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated!
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
Did you dip it before you put it in your tank? Have you dipped it since? In what? If you haven't, I would dip it in CoralRx...and blow it lightly with a turkey baster/pipette. You may be able to tell what that "pipe" thing is. Can you tell us what your parameters are? As much as I hate to say it, but I hear all the time, "my parameters are great"...then they post up that their nitrates are 40 or something.
LOL ... understood. Parameters below. I have not ever dipped the scoly but will acquire some CoralRx and give it a go.
SG - 1.025
PH - 8.0 - 8.4 (intraday variance)
Alk - 6.5 (low per previous post)
Cal - 400
Temp - 77.5 - 81 (intraday variance)
NO3 - 1ppm
PO4 - .01
Mag "“ 1385
Live params: http://www.reeftronics.net/chuck-t/apex-status
polyps222
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Wow, first off, an apology is in order. We're getting ready to move across the country, and moving a fish room & display tank is no small feat. So, I got busy and haven't been online much. Let's catch up!!
Thank you all so much for nominating this thread for thread of the month for Feb!! It makes me very excited to know people care this much about saving their corals & the reefs!!
@Inigmo - I try not to aggressively trim the skeleton at first - best to let the coral heal some on its own. Once the coral gets healthier, I'll trim some more. As long as the coral is growing back over the old skeleton well, there's no reason to trim.
@MedRed - absolutely beautiful rescue...especially for $15!!
@GXPKY - AHH!!! That's is sick (in a good way!!) Any updates?!
@schriss - Oooooh, that polyp in the forefront worries me. I would move it to a very low flow area, and a lower light area. What sort of lighting is it in? Although...by now I'm sure it's either gone or fully recovered...any updates? As sjwitt said, target feeding is your best bet if the mouth is still intact. Ummm...if your torch sits right in front of a 6mm thick worm that comes out, you may want to double check that it's not a Eunicid worm. They can get pretty nasty and do some major damage to corals. Chances are it's a harmless peanut worm, but just double check.
@Basser1 - wow...all that ended up growing from a piece out of a rubble bag...amazing!
@Sfork - how's that Astralomussa doing? Nice bright green!
@Jarred - nice recovery! Has that front chip healed up now?
@Bonvivant - I would drop a couple pellets on/near the mouth every 2 days or so. You should eventually get some tentacles to come out. Don't force the food...and if the mouth doesn't open to take the food in within ~30 min, then blow it off.
@polyps - what is that? Very bright...and seems pretty fleshy. How's it doing now?
@hpfunk - Uggggh, that kills me to hear about your tank! So sorry to hear that! Glad you were at least able to save your frogspawn...and what a recovery! And...btw...I loove your scoly avatar!
@stlblufan - Oh no! Sorry to hear your scoly is having some issues (I have a soft spot for scoly's...just so beautiful!) Well, how long have you had it? It does appear to have some very mild bleaching going on, so I would try feeding it (can't really hurt). Not sure what that "pipe" is, but possibly an old vermetid snail tube with cyano growing on the top? Can you tell us more about your tank & the history of this coral?
@alan - welcome to the addiction! Even if your corals are healthy, we've all had a coral go south every now and then. Maybe a tip or two in here will help at some point.
Thanks again everyone! I hope to have more pics to share soon!
its a scoly its slowly doing better but its taking long :/ but its better than when i first got it
NanoLover
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Lobo Sick and Dying
Lobo Sick and Dying
Some time ago, everything in my tank went crazy and many coral suffered. The lobo is taking the longest to recover. I still consider it a rescue coral because I really want to save it. Any advice is welcome, especially on how to keep removing algae without damaging the tissue. I've been using a circular electric toothbrush.
Lobo Sick and Dying
Some time ago, everything in my tank went crazy and many coral suffered. The lobo is taking the longest to recover. I still consider it a rescue coral because I really want to save it. Any advice is welcome, especially on how to keep removing algae without damaging the tissue. I've been using a circular electric toothbrush.
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
Nanolover - what tissue is left looks healthy, so that's a good start. I would turn off the flow in your aquarium and keep hermit crabs away...then drop a couple of fish food pellets onto each polyp. The mouths may or may not open, but leave them there for about 15 minutes. Keep trying every day until you get a feeding response. Waiting until the lights go out will help as well.
I would not try to remove any algae/skeleton until the coral has a bit more tissue on it.
capt85 - good job!
I would not try to remove any algae/skeleton until the coral has a bit more tissue on it.
capt85 - good job!
LOL... I know what you mean... BTW here is a pic of the acan ( apologize for my crappy camera )... I have been seeing a little bit of feeder tenticles at night and have started to spot feed a few times a week.
SaltwaterAdict
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Do lps corals need to be target fed for longterm success or can they get their food via fish waste and food floating in the water column?
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