Wall Hammer Coral Tissule Recession

Enki · 09/25/2015, 10:11 AM

I have a wall Hammer with some tissue missing sand I was hoping for some advice on what to do about the issue.
The wall hammer coral is in a "y" shape. I noticed it had some tissue recession on the 3 ends of the coral and I asked the store owner about the recession and he said its not a problem. I had my reservations, but I bought it anyway. Now that it is in my tank some of the flesh has come off on the 3 areas and is showing bare skeleton, only 1 area has some loose flesh hanging on it and I do not see any brown jelly. I did do a drip acclimation with Bayer dip before adding the coral to my display. the coral is moving in some flow and it seems to recede or puff up as the flow changes in my tank. I have had it in my display for 60 hours. I am not sure if there is to much flow where it is located. I was thinking about moving it and doing an iodine dip but the only iodine I have is Julian Sprung's Reef Formula Iodine Concentrate. Will this work in place of the Lugols Iodine?
What should I do, if anything, to help the coral?

My temp is 77.5, sg is 1.024, ph is 7.95-8.15, alk is 8.5, calcium is 440, mag is 1300.

Deinonych · 09/25/2015, 10:46 AM

Recommend posting this in the LPS Keepers section, as you're likely to get better responses. This forum is for Fish Disease Treatment.

09/25/2015, 10:11 AM	#1
Enki Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 41	Wall Hammer Coral Tissule Recession I have a wall Hammer with some tissue missing sand I was hoping for some advice on what to do about the issue. The wall hammer coral is in a "y" shape. I noticed it had some tissue recession on the 3 ends of the coral and I asked the store owner about the recession and he said its not a problem. I had my reservations, but I bought it anyway. Now that it is in my tank some of the flesh has come off on the 3 areas and is showing bare skeleton, only 1 area has some loose flesh hanging on it and I do not see any brown jelly. I did do a drip acclimation with Bayer dip before adding the coral to my display. the coral is moving in some flow and it seems to recede or puff up as the flow changes in my tank. I have had it in my display for 60 hours. I am not sure if there is to much flow where it is located. I was thinking about moving it and doing an iodine dip but the only iodine I have is Julian Sprung's Reef Formula Iodine Concentrate. Will this work in place of the Lugols Iodine? What should I do, if anything, to help the coral? My temp is 77.5, sg is 1.024, ph is 7.95-8.15, alk is 8.5, calcium is 440, mag is 1300.

09/25/2015, 10:46 AM	#2
Deinonych Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,191	Recommend posting this in the LPS Keepers section, as you're likely to get better responses. This forum is for Fish Disease Treatment. __________________ Chris Hope is not a strategy. Display Tank: DSA 105 w/36gal sump/fuge · 2x MP40wES PHs · 2x Radion Gen2 · Apex w/PM2 · Fish · Corals · Rock · Sand · Water