dying kenya tree

Denbf58 · 12/27/2009, 07:35 AM

has anyone seen this happen to there kenya tree three days ago this was 8-10
inch high and wide ten it did not open up 3 days ago the branches are turning yellow to brown and getting hard like a stick any ideas or is it a goner my prams are ph 8.4 kh 10 cal 420 mag 1280 temp 77.7 nitrate 5 amon, 0 phos 0 any ideas would be helpful I have a second tree on the other side of the tank and it is doing fine

DLANDINO · 12/27/2009, 07:55 AM

Kenya was my first coral that I had in my tank. I had similar issues with it where it would look great but about once per month it would either not open at all or look a bit peeked like yours. If there is another in the tank I would guess it is not your parameters making it look like this. I would give it a few more days. It will likely turn around. These corals are like weeds and pretty indestructible. Worst case scenario, this one dies and you frag your other healthy one and place the frag in this ones place. Good luck.

Denbf58 · 12/27/2009, 08:05 AM

the only thing that has me concerned is ti turning hard i had itnot open up before but never turn hard like a stick

lordofthereef · 12/27/2009, 08:09 AM

Did you actually touch it or what makes you feel like it is hard?

Denbf58 · 12/27/2009, 08:20 AM

yes i touched it it was spreading so fast i cut some of the dead branches off and it was hard to cut with sissuor

kingfisher62 · 12/27/2009, 08:24 AM

I wonder if there is some sort of chemical warfare going on between corals. Do you use any carbon in your filtration?

Denbf58 · 12/27/2009, 08:29 AM

yes i have 3"-8" sock filled with carbon i change it out every two weeks

MrRyanT · 12/27/2009, 08:33 AM

I think its just part of its normal cycle. As mentioned before, it'll go through that once a month or so. Give it a few days and I believe it will be back to normal.

Denbf58 · 12/27/2009, 08:37 AM

I will keep my fingers crossed i hope is ok it was one of the first pieces that i got ti was only a single 2" frag when i got it

CAMAKAZY · 12/28/2009, 02:21 AM

Same thing happened to a couple of large kenya trees i had. One completely melted, the other I thought was gone too but I left the plug in the tank.It was just a blob at this point, the size of a eraser tip . Over the next few weeks i began adding more trace elements than before. The blob is about 3 in high now, and my other kenya's have shown more growth.

Jurgs · 12/28/2009, 05:13 AM

Yeah mine has done the same. seems like it "sulks" for a while. mine goes black but with in a couple of days it opens again and its colour returns and all is good. Don't write it off yet.

12/27/2009, 07:55 AM	#2
DLANDINO D.L. Heritage Rings Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, CT USA Posts: 5,610	Kenya was my first coral that I had in my tank. I had similar issues with it where it would look great but about once per month it would either not open at all or look a bit peeked like yours. If there is another in the tank I would guess it is not your parameters making it look like this. I would give it a few more days. It will likely turn around. These corals are like weeds and pretty indestructible. Worst case scenario, this one dies and you frag your other healthy one and place the frag in this ones place. Good luck. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: JBJ 8 Nano mixed

12/27/2009, 08:05 AM	#3
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	the only thing that has me concerned is ti turning hard i had itnot open up before but never turn hard like a stick __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

12/27/2009, 08:09 AM	#4
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Did you actually touch it or what makes you feel like it is hard? __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

12/27/2009, 08:20 AM	#5
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	yes i touched it it was spreading so fast i cut some of the dead branches off and it was hard to cut with sissuor __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

12/27/2009, 08:24 AM	#6
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I wonder if there is some sort of chemical warfare going on between corals. Do you use any carbon in your filtration? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

12/27/2009, 08:29 AM	#7
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	yes i have 3"-8" sock filled with carbon i change it out every two weeks __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

12/27/2009, 08:33 AM	#8
MrRyanT MrRyanT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,731	I think its just part of its normal cycle. As mentioned before, it'll go through that once a month or so. Give it a few days and I believe it will be back to normal. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle Current Tank Info: 30 gal display

12/27/2009, 08:37 AM	#9
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	I will keep my fingers crossed i hope is ok it was one of the first pieces that i got ti was only a single 2" frag when i got it __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

12/28/2009, 02:21 AM	#10
CAMAKAZY Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 215	Same thing happened to a couple of large kenya trees i had. One completely melted, the other I thought was gone too but I left the plug in the tank.It was just a blob at this point, the size of a eraser tip . Over the next few weeks i began adding more trace elements than before. The blob is about 3 in high now, and my other kenya's have shown more growth. __________________ Tanks: 56g reef, 55g fw predator, 8g mantis reef

12/28/2009, 05:13 AM	#11
Jurgs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 12	Yeah mine has done the same. seems like it "sulks" for a while. mine goes black but with in a couple of days it opens again and its colour returns and all is good. Don't write it off yet.