lon tenacle plate coral

littlefoot · 12/17/2006, 08:36 PM

why would a long tenacle plate coral all of a sudden just start to dissenagrate. I was lookn at my tank and saw this white stuff floatn around and looked at the coral and he was all flattened out and half of his green tissue was layn in the sand.

MJT82 · 12/17/2006, 08:43 PM

What kind of lighting are you using? What are your water parameters?

littlefoot · 12/17/2006, 08:53 PM

h20 parameters good. have reef lighting. He was fine until today. but when i did h20 change and put h20 in I think a force of h2o went on him. Thats the only thing i can think of. It was probably too much for his little body. whats worse is i just traded my bta because he was always trying to go over to the coral.

MJT82 · 12/17/2006, 09:04 PM

Hmm... That's odd... I'm pretty sure that LT plates have really high lighting requirements, right? Every one that I have ever seen didn't seem to be thriving too well, even in systems that were established and doing well.

littlefoot · 12/17/2006, 09:09 PM

mine was doing great until I poured h20 on him today.

izzie · 12/17/2006, 09:27 PM

Something may have tore the flesh. I have a pink tipped long tenticle and its doing great. Since i started dosing kalk its HUGE there supposed to be a very hardy coral to. Mine got shipped to the wrong city 2 times on the way here so it was in transit for 2 times longer then it should be and he was still fine. Only thing i could see is you shocked it with the water or ur lighting is to low. He should be right on the sand also so he does not tear any tissue. Is there any LR around. Mines in a 55g with 2 175W MH and is thriving so if u have reef lighting im sure its not that. Just sounds like he got torn or shocked.
Izzie

littlefoot · 12/17/2006, 10:19 PM

i thnk torn cause he was doing wonderful and i didnt notice what i was doing til it was too late. I miss him. I had to take him out before the matter contaminated everthing. Also my skimmer was skimming like crazy. I guess live and learn.

12/17/2006, 08:36 PM	#1
littlefoot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 316	lon tenacle plate coral why would a long tenacle plate coral all of a sudden just start to dissenagrate. I was lookn at my tank and saw this white stuff floatn around and looked at the coral and he was all flattened out and half of his green tissue was layn in the sand.

12/17/2006, 08:43 PM	#2
MJT82 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, MS Posts: 410	What kind of lighting are you using? What are your water parameters? __________________ Reefing since 2002 100g with 20g sump/fuge - Softies/LPS - 4x54w T5's 30g with 10g sump - Softies/LPS - 4x39w T5's Current Tank Info: 100 gallon soft coral reef with 30 gallon sump

12/17/2006, 09:04 PM	#4
MJT82 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, MS Posts: 410	Hmm... That's odd... I'm pretty sure that LT plates have really high lighting requirements, right? Every one that I have ever seen didn't seem to be thriving too well, even in systems that were established and doing well. __________________ Reefing since 2002 100g with 20g sump/fuge - Softies/LPS - 4x54w T5's 30g with 10g sump - Softies/LPS - 4x39w T5's Current Tank Info: 100 gallon soft coral reef with 30 gallon sump

12/17/2006, 08:53 PM	#3
littlefoot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 316	h20 parameters good. have reef lighting. He was fine until today. but when i did h20 change and put h20 in I think a force of h2o went on him. Thats the only thing i can think of. It was probably too much for his little body. whats worse is i just traded my bta because he was always trying to go over to the coral.

12/17/2006, 09:09 PM	#5
littlefoot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 316	mine was doing great until I poured h20 on him today.

12/17/2006, 09:27 PM	#6
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Something may have tore the flesh. I have a pink tipped long tenticle and its doing great. Since i started dosing kalk its HUGE there supposed to be a very hardy coral to. Mine got shipped to the wrong city 2 times on the way here so it was in transit for 2 times longer then it should be and he was still fine. Only thing i could see is you shocked it with the water or ur lighting is to low. He should be right on the sand also so he does not tear any tissue. Is there any LR around. Mines in a 55g with 2 175W MH and is thriving so if u have reef lighting im sure its not that. Just sounds like he got torn or shocked. Izzie

12/17/2006, 10:19 PM	#7
littlefoot Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 316	i thnk torn cause he was doing wonderful and i didnt notice what i was doing til it was too late. I miss him. I had to take him out before the matter contaminated everthing. Also my skimmer was skimming like crazy. I guess live and learn.