plate coral?

enemec1 · 07/03/2006, 06:11 PM

the tenicals are not expanding, it is slowly turning white in areas, and is as hard as a rock. did it die? should I remove it from the tank? everything else in the tank is fine.

Avi · 07/03/2006, 07:19 PM

I've personally found them to be difficult coral. If the white skeleton is showing, it's doomed if not dead already. I'd move it to the sump if you're not certain that it's dead, though if it is dead there isn't much or really, any harm it can do in the reef.

Sk8r · 07/03/2006, 10:14 PM

A dead plate coral may reproduce: they grow little corals around the rim. Leave it as is. Have you tried laying a bit of chopped shrimp on the disk? This may wake it up. They like bright light, medium flow, and need to be on the substrate, never in the rocks.

enemec1 · 07/03/2006, 11:08 PM

i am on the substrare with it. but it is prity solid as far as the skelton.

rppvt · 07/03/2006, 11:23 PM

I had one up and fall apart on me... Pieces ended up all over the place... I now have a couple of young plates growing in my sump on only 10K lighting! I don't get it.

07/03/2006, 06:11 PM	#1
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	plate coral? the tenicals are not expanding, it is slowly turning white in areas, and is as hard as a rock. did it die? should I remove it from the tank? everything else in the tank is fine. __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

07/03/2006, 07:19 PM	#2
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	I've personally found them to be difficult coral. If the white skeleton is showing, it's doomed if not dead already. I'd move it to the sump if you're not certain that it's dead, though if it is dead there isn't much or really, any harm it can do in the reef. __________________ 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

07/03/2006, 10:14 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	A dead plate coral may reproduce: they grow little corals around the rim. Leave it as is. Have you tried laying a bit of chopped shrimp on the disk? This may wake it up. They like bright light, medium flow, and need to be on the substrate, never in the rocks. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/03/2006, 11:08 PM	#4
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	i am on the substrare with it. but it is prity solid as far as the skelton. __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

07/03/2006, 11:23 PM	#5
rppvt rppvt Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 484	I had one up and fall apart on me... Pieces ended up all over the place... I now have a couple of young plates growing in my sump on only 10K lighting! I don't get it.