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08/25/2016, 09:45 PM
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Brown SPS
I adopted a colony of brown SPS. Noticed the polyp fully extend and seems to respond well during feeding.It looks like a colony that is super hungry I have not seen such polyp extension in my tank before, aggresively feeding. Is this a sign that it will not die on me? Hope to recover its color and full health.
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08/25/2016, 10:21 PM
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Polyp extension is a good sign, but tough to know whether it will die or not at this point. Get it some light and keep the feedings up. It's brown because the zooxanthellae have multiplied as the coral tries to process enough food for itself.
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08/26/2016, 12:56 AM
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Thank you. That is what I am doing. Keeping up feeding and proper lighting and praying that it will recover. It was a beautiful colony until it was neglected and I adopted it,will be sad to see if it goes. Will there be any signs that I have lost the battle? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/26/2016, 05:47 AM
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I'd be slow about adding light. Start it low in the tank, maybe even off to the side, and very slowly move it toward higher light areas. When they are browned out like that they need more time to acclimate to the light.
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08/26/2016, 09:14 AM
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I bet it will recover.
Corals sun tan in reverse. It probably just needs some light and food.
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08/26/2016, 09:20 AM
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If the polyps are out and it is not loosing flesh there is a good chance it will pull though. Take your time getting it back acclimated to higher light.
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08/26/2016, 10:57 AM
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Agree with all that has been said above, another thing I have noticed with browned out or previously stressed coral is sometimes the can literally go a year without showing any growth or improvement in color. One little trick I use to spur new growth (hopefully colorful) is that once I feel confident the colony is stable, I snip some branch tips off and this usually kickstarts these "dormant" colonies to start shooting off new branches.
Hope this helps !
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