Please Save My Brain Coral

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 09:57 PM

I bought a red (not open) brain coral at my LFS on wednesday and it has been excreting white stringy stuff the past couple days. I have not been feeding it (is it any frozen food like brine shrimp or is it a specific thing?) and the other corals seem to be fine. i did not dip it when i bought it but i bought coral dip recently

is it sick/dying?
is it hungry?
what do i do?

Reefer54 · 11/03/2013, 09:58 PM

tank parameters, pictures really help

dont forget lighting adn flow at placement.

Reefer54 · 11/03/2013, 10:00 PM

and is it excreting from its mouth or is it the mucus layer....

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:01 PM

temp- 78, (17 gallon mr. aqua.)
12" LED strip by Wave Point
15 lbs live rock
HOB filter, 250 Power head circulating tank

Beandawg · 11/03/2013, 10:01 PM

Are they maybe feeding tentacles you are seeing?

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:02 PM

it is red with a bright green center and it looks like its coming from the green part

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:05 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/101934564@N02/10662946256/
some of the white stuff, there is also a brownish strand hanging down on the other side

Beandawg · 11/03/2013, 10:08 PM

That doesn't look normal...

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:10 PM

the lights are not on in the picture, they are too blue

Beandawg · 11/03/2013, 10:15 PM

Could it be too much light compared to the tank you got it from?

robotman · 11/03/2013, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Beandawg

That doesn't look normal...

my open brain looks like that to, brains just don't do well in my tank. besides the lobo is doing good, I hit 2 with too much flow and it almost killed them :/

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:33 PM

So what do i do??

Guatney · 11/03/2013, 10:34 PM

my second tank is a 24g jbj nano with less light less current should i move him over there?

Beandawg · 11/03/2013, 11:17 PM

Well, we don't know what the problem is, the light was just a suggestion. If your water chemistry is the issue, and it is the same in both tanks, moving it won't help. But, generally speaking, LPS don't need/want a lot of light or flow.

Guatney · 11/04/2013, 10:58 AM

my systems are different so i guess moving it might help

Kyle918 · 11/04/2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Guatney

my systems are different so i guess moving it might help

I would avoid moving it until you know what the matter is. It may just need time to recover. It seems like you bought an unhealthy coral and now it is trying to recover. What are your water parameters? Temp, alkalinity, ph, calcium, magnesium, nitrites, nitrates and phosphates are the parameters we need to address why the coral is acting up. Other things like flow and lighting can be culprits as well but we need to narrow this down before you do anything hasty such as move the coral to another tank which you stated was different so the coral would have to acclimate once again. If the change is too dramatic it could harm the coral even further. The water doesn't need to be 'perfect' so long as it is stable. In such a small tank, stability may be an issue. How old is the tank it is currently in?

cloak · 11/04/2013, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Guatney

I bought a red (not open) brain coral at my LFS on wednesday and it has been excreting white stringy stuff the past couple days. I have not been feeding it (is it any frozen food like brine shrimp or is it a specific thing?) and the other corals seem to be fine. i did not dip it when i bought it but i bought coral dip recently

is it sick/dying?
is it hungry?
what do i do?

Mesenterial filamets. (pretty much the corals guts)

These can be used as a defense mechanism sometimes, other times the coral is just irritated. Assuming your parameters are within reason and the lighting is on the level, it should bounce back to normal in no time. No worries...

11/03/2013, 09:57 PM	#1
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	Please Save My Brain Coral I bought a red (not open) brain coral at my LFS on wednesday and it has been excreting white stringy stuff the past couple days. I have not been feeding it (is it any frozen food like brine shrimp or is it a specific thing?) and the other corals seem to be fine. i did not dip it when i bought it but i bought coral dip recently is it sick/dying? is it hungry? what do i do?

11/03/2013, 09:58 PM	#2
Reefer54 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Avon Posts: 1,087	tank parameters, pictures really help dont forget lighting adn flow at placement. __________________ R54 Current Tank Info: 36 x 36 x 25 Cube, mixed reef, A360WE x 3, A350N x 1, 40GB sump, RDSB, Remote LR Cryptic, 2 WP-40's, ummm....

11/03/2013, 10:00 PM	#3
Reefer54 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Avon Posts: 1,087	and is it excreting from its mouth or is it the mucus layer.... __________________ R54 Current Tank Info: 36 x 36 x 25 Cube, mixed reef, A360WE x 3, A350N x 1, 40GB sump, RDSB, Remote LR Cryptic, 2 WP-40's, ummm....

11/03/2013, 10:01 PM	#4
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	temp- 78, (17 gallon mr. aqua.) 12" LED strip by Wave Point 15 lbs live rock HOB filter, 250 Power head circulating tank

11/03/2013, 10:01 PM	#5
Beandawg I see whatchu did there. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 666	Are they maybe feeding tentacles you are seeing?

11/03/2013, 10:02 PM	#6
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	it is red with a bright green center and it looks like its coming from the green part

11/03/2013, 10:05 PM	#7
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	http://www.flickr.com/photos/101934564@N02/10662946256/ some of the white stuff, there is also a brownish strand hanging down on the other side

11/03/2013, 10:08 PM	#8
Beandawg I see whatchu did there. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 666	That doesn't look normal...

11/03/2013, 10:10 PM	#9
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	the lights are not on in the picture, they are too blue

11/03/2013, 10:15 PM	#10
Beandawg I see whatchu did there. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 666	Could it be too much light compared to the tank you got it from?

11/03/2013, 10:33 PM	#12
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	So what do i do??

11/03/2013, 10:34 PM	#13
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	my second tank is a 24g jbj nano with less light less current should i move him over there?

11/03/2013, 11:17 PM	#14
Beandawg I see whatchu did there. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 666	Well, we don't know what the problem is, the light was just a suggestion. If your water chemistry is the issue, and it is the same in both tanks, moving it won't help. But, generally speaking, LPS don't need/want a lot of light or flow.

11/04/2013, 10:58 AM	#15
Guatney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 43	my systems are different so i guess moving it might help