Help Save My Brain!!!

Nathan4Wvu · 03/14/2006, 07:28 PM

I have larger open brain that have lived happly in my system for about 1 year not well the other night the power head fell off and blasted one side of it all night . That one corner was kinda bad. I have notice that it has started to retract from the skelton on the other side now is there any thing i can do to save it??????

Also i have lost several corals over the last couple of weeks they were all lps one or two candy cane heads and a frog spawn head and 1 branch of a hammer. None of my lps's look to good lately i don't know whats wrong the cal and alk are in balance. I do have a very large toadstool in there could that be doing it???? The tank is a 46!!?!!

Avi · 03/14/2006, 08:04 PM

It can be tough to bring a badly wounded open brain back. Just try to prevent micro-algae from growing on any exposed skeleton.

As for the LPS, it's often written that some leathers can emit allelopathic compounds which would adversely effect other coral. If that's the cause of the problem, it would most likely be addressed with using a good quality activated carbon in your system which is changed regularly. But, I'd think it was more due to unsufficient waterflow in your reef. So, give some thought to those possible causes.

Nathan4Wvu · 03/14/2006, 08:11 PM

I do have alot of water flow thoughout the reef. The brain is looking worse by the hour

Nathan4Wvu · 03/14/2006, 09:06 PM

Any sugestions

Avi · 03/14/2006, 09:14 PM

Have you been testing for nitrates? What are they at?

Nathan4Wvu · 03/14/2006, 09:23 PM

hold on i will check

Nathan4Wvu · 03/14/2006, 09:31 PM

They are 0

OnTheReef · 03/15/2006, 12:20 AM

I have nursed a brain back to health. High water quality, low flow and feeding when it sends out tentacles after the lights go off are the keys to helping them out. If toadstools are disturbed, they will slime a lot and possibly cause distress to other corals. Put some good quality activated carbon in your filtration system to mitigate this.

03/14/2006, 07:28 PM	#1
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	Help Save My Brain!!! I have larger open brain that have lived happly in my system for about 1 year not well the other night the power head fell off and blasted one side of it all night . That one corner was kinda bad. I have notice that it has started to retract from the skelton on the other side now is there any thing i can do to save it?????? Also i have lost several corals over the last couple of weeks they were all lps one or two candy cane heads and a frog spawn head and 1 branch of a hammer. None of my lps's look to good lately i don't know whats wrong the cal and alk are in balance. I do have a very large toadstool in there could that be doing it???? The tank is a 46!!?!! __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

03/14/2006, 08:04 PM	#2
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	It can be tough to bring a badly wounded open brain back. Just try to prevent micro-algae from growing on any exposed skeleton. As for the LPS, it's often written that some leathers can emit allelopathic compounds which would adversely effect other coral. If that's the cause of the problem, it would most likely be addressed with using a good quality activated carbon in your system which is changed regularly. But, I'd think it was more due to unsufficient waterflow in your reef. So, give some thought to those possible causes. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

03/14/2006, 08:11 PM	#3
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	I do have alot of water flow thoughout the reef. The brain is looking worse by the hour __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

03/14/2006, 09:06 PM	#4
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	Any sugestions __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

03/14/2006, 09:14 PM	#5
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	Have you been testing for nitrates? What are they at? __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

03/14/2006, 09:23 PM	#6
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	hold on i will check __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

03/14/2006, 09:31 PM	#7
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	They are 0 __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

03/15/2006, 12:20 AM	#8
OnTheReef Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 340	I have nursed a brain back to health. High water quality, low flow and feeding when it sends out tentacles after the lights go off are the keys to helping them out. If toadstools are disturbed, they will slime a lot and possibly cause distress to other corals. Put some good quality activated carbon in your filtration system to mitigate this. __________________ 100 gallon reef tank, 40 gallon sump/fuge combo with RDSB 2x ASM G2 with gate valve mod TLF phos reactor w/Rowaphos, Seachem Nitrate sponge 4x55w 50/50 actinic PC Current USA 0 amm, 0 nitrite, 0 n Current Tank Info: 50 & 100 gallon reef tanks