Advice Needed. Arco Stoney Coral Is Dead!

realest · 02/08/2008, 02:54 AM

Ok, i have purchased a arco stag coral. It was doing fine for the fiest few days. One day a mexican snail knocked over and it fell into my neon green frogspwan.

I am guessing it was in there for about 8 hrs. When i got home, i have taken it out from the frogspwan.

Now has already been 2 days, the acro is turning all white. I think is either dying or already dead. And if it is already dead. Do i need to take him out?

Will it do any harm leaving it in the tank? Thanks

xenon · 02/08/2008, 02:56 AM

You can leave it in without any issues but consider it gone.

R.L.Young · 02/08/2008, 03:21 AM

With the info you gave it sounds to me like you don't have enough knowledge to keep any sps corals . Theses are corals that are kept by advance aquarist. They need high light ,and alot of flow ,and perfect water stability.
If you only have a tank thats one month old, like stated above then the only chance of saving the coral is to seek someone locale that would take it , and hope it recovers.
I took my first mistaken purchase to a friend that owned a fish shop and it still lives in his tank today.
Slow down and learn the ropes of keeping a reef by reading all that you can.
Until then move it to a place in the tank that has great flow, but not direct flow ,and I would keep it no more than halfway up in the tank.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.

realest · 02/08/2008, 05:48 AM

Well, I didn't know how to update my info. But my tank has been up for about 5 months now. I do have some stoney corals (Purple Birdnest, Motipora Danae) that I kept for well over 2 months now and it is doing great.

My water condition is very stable. I just believe the arco didn't make it because it got injured by the frog spawn.

Not to mention, my frogspwan hasen't been fully since the acro fell into it.

Avi · 02/08/2008, 06:36 AM

(Update your info, realest, by going in to My RC at the top of this page...Then click the Edit Profile tab towards the top of that page.)

realest · 02/08/2008, 10:55 AM

Thanks for the info, I'll updated.

dsn112 · 02/08/2008, 10:57 AM

LPS corals can kill/destroy SPS corals.

If your going to keep both in the same tank you should really dedicated one side to lps and sofites, and the other side to sps.

02/08/2008, 02:54 AM	#1
realest Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 258	Advice Needed. Arco Stoney Coral Is Dead! Ok, i have purchased a arco stag coral. It was doing fine for the fiest few days. One day a mexican snail knocked over and it fell into my neon green frogspwan. I am guessing it was in there for about 8 hrs. When i got home, i have taken it out from the frogspwan. Now has already been 2 days, the acro is turning all white. I think is either dying or already dead. And if it is already dead. Do i need to take him out? Will it do any harm leaving it in the tank? Thanks

02/08/2008, 03:21 AM	#3
R.L.Young Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvaina Posts: 154	With the info you gave it sounds to me like you don't have enough knowledge to keep any sps corals . Theses are corals that are kept by advance aquarist. They need high light ,and alot of flow ,and perfect water stability. If you only have a tank thats one month old, like stated above then the only chance of saving the coral is to seek someone locale that would take it , and hope it recovers. I took my first mistaken purchase to a friend that owned a fish shop and it still lives in his tank today. Slow down and learn the ropes of keeping a reef by reading all that you can. Until then move it to a place in the tank that has great flow, but not direct flow ,and I would keep it no more than halfway up in the tank. Good luck and let me know how it goes. __________________ R.L. Young Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef

02/08/2008, 06:36 AM	#5
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	(Update your info, realest, by going in to My RC at the top of this page...Then click the Edit Profile tab towards the top of that page.) __________________ 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

02/08/2008, 10:57 AM	#7
dsn112 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,139	LPS corals can kill/destroy SPS corals. If your going to keep both in the same tank you should really dedicated one side to lps and sofites, and the other side to sps. __________________ I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I got it all!! Current Tank Info: Fluval Edge w LED freshwater. Looking at doing a 20-40g long penninsula fowlr soon

02/08/2008, 02:56 AM	#2
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	You can leave it in without any issues but consider it gone.

02/08/2008, 05:48 AM	#4
realest Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 258	Well, I didn't know how to update my info. But my tank has been up for about 5 months now. I do have some stoney corals (Purple Birdnest, Motipora Danae) that I kept for well over 2 months now and it is doing great. My water condition is very stable. I just believe the arco didn't make it because it got injured by the frog spawn. Not to mention, my frogspwan hasen't been fully since the acro fell into it.

02/08/2008, 10:55 AM	#6
realest Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 258	Thanks for the info, I'll updated.