Mindflux Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I got this piece of coral off a friend who noticed it bleaching out. It's got very little color to it, just in a few spots right now. Right now I've got it under Actinics until my MH kicks in. It'll be directly under the MH about 10" below the water surface. I'm hoping good light and moderate flow from my pumps can breathe some life into it. Has anyone brought a stalk of SPS this far gone back or should I just put it on my mantle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've never seen a tell tale sign if a SPS frag is going to make it or not. I've seen some that I thought were for sure dead come back and some that didn't look so bad kick the bucket. If you can still see some polyps out on it, that's a good sign. Then hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've never seen a tell tale sign if a SPS frag is going to make it or not. I've seen some that I thought were for sure dead come back and some that didn't look so bad kick the bucket. If you can still see some polyps out on it, that's a good sign. Then hope for the best. It's got a little tissue on it, not a whole ton of it though. I'll give it some time. I mean, if it dies and just turns to complete skeleton it won't hurt my tank, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. I don't know how quickly it degraded. It was under power compacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. I don't know how quickly it degraded. It was under power compacts. so you just moved it from PC's to MH's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. I don't know how quickly it degraded. It was under power compacts. so you just moved it from PC's to MH's? It was under PCs, I got it today (in the state shown above) and it's under MH's that aren't on yet. I can move it lower in the column so it's not blasted by the MH (150W) if that's advisable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. I don't know how quickly it degraded. It was under power compacts. so you just moved it from PC's to MH's? It was under PCs, I got it today (in the state shown above) and it's under MH's that aren't on yet. I can move it lower in the column so it's not blasted by the MH (150W) if that's advisable. YES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 If it has tissue, I think there is some chance. If the whole thing is RTN, it's probably not going to make it. I would definitely move it to a low light area and see if it starts coming back. I don't know how quickly it degraded. It was under power compacts. so you just moved it from PC's to MH's? It was under PCs, I got it today (in the state shown above) and it's under MH's that aren't on yet. I can move it lower in the column so it's not blasted by the MH (150W) if that's advisable. YES. Very well. I've moved it further forward in my tank (not directly under MH) and another couple inches deeper. Any more and I'll have to put it in the sand bed. I will say my MH's only run from 4PM to 9PM due to heat issues within the tank. Hoping a fan will solve that here shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sounds like it has a case of RTN. Was mostly OK yesterday and by this morning it was almost completely bleached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sounds like it has a case of RTN. Was mostly OK yesterday and by this morning it was almost completely bleached. most likely. Usually it can't be stopped but every now and then you get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sounds like it has a case of RTN. Was mostly OK yesterday and by this morning it was almost completely bleached. most likely. Usually it can't be stopped but every now and then you get lucky. Sucks that things can go downhill that fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Well it's a goner. Just wanted to update. Now it's just a pretty piece of calcium on my entertainment stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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