algae on damaged are of coral.

Kabong · 05/27/2007, 06:41 PM

Can any one offer and suggestions on getting rid of algae growing on a damaged area of my brain coral?

I tried scrubbing it off and moving it to a shaded area of the tank,
But the algae is still growing and the flesh is still receding.

I should say that mo my tank is'nt rampant with a algae or anything either.
I get the normal film algea on the glass, But thats about it.

jay2525 · 05/27/2007, 10:19 PM

check the parameters and make adj. figure out why it's receding in the first place.

Kabong · 05/28/2007, 07:22 AM

My Parameters are 0 across the board.
The original cause was my clowns hosting in it.
Their a little aggressive with there love.

DSMpunk · 05/28/2007, 09:27 AM

Try putting it in a low flow low light part of the tank if you can.

Frick-n-Frags · 05/28/2007, 10:28 AM

too bad it is a brain. branchy corals can be fragged down to the growing part to fix that.

HBtank · 05/28/2007, 12:07 PM

I have found that just keeping the coral healthy was enough in some cases, the coral reclaimed that area. I pruned any possible as well..

05/27/2007, 06:41 PM	#1
Kabong Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brentwood Bay B.C. Posts: 454	algae on damaged are of coral. Can any one offer and suggestions on getting rid of algae growing on a damaged area of my brain coral? I tried scrubbing it off and moving it to a shaded area of the tank, But the algae is still growing and the flesh is still receding. I should say that mo my tank is'nt rampant with a algae or anything either. I get the normal film algea on the glass, But thats about it.

05/28/2007, 09:27 AM	#4
DSMpunk Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Posts: 1,064	Try putting it in a low flow low light part of the tank if you can. __________________ -Sean Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated 150

05/28/2007, 10:28 AM	#5
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	too bad it is a brain. branchy corals can be fragged down to the growing part to fix that. __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

05/28/2007, 12:07 PM	#6
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	I have found that just keeping the coral healthy was enough in some cases, the coral reclaimed that area. I pruned any possible as well.. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

05/27/2007, 10:19 PM	#2
jay2525 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 755	check the parameters and make adj. figure out why it's receding in the first place.

05/28/2007, 07:22 AM	#3
Kabong Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brentwood Bay B.C. Posts: 454	My Parameters are 0 across the board. The original cause was my clowns hosting in it. Their a little aggressive with there love.