Help colony of green birds nest Lost zoolathane !!!

twintrades · 10/09/2010, 07:04 PM

I have a colony of birds nest that lost Most of its zoolathane ! I took it to a swap and on the way home the bag looks like some one dumped cokeacola in there !!

I put in new water and thats turning brown also. It the coral toast ?? Or will it make a come back?

twintrades · 10/10/2010, 11:27 AM

Wow no one has a comment ???

mutateddogbone · 10/10/2010, 11:42 AM

birdsnests are one of those corals that do not tolerate change very well, especially if its a colony. i would put it back where it came from and wait to see what happens. if it starts to RTN and turn white, frag immediately and save the good pieces.

mcoomer · 10/10/2010, 11:56 AM

I'd post a thread in the SPS keepers forum if you want some traffic in your thread. Not many new hobbyists will have a lot of SPS knowledge to help you. I would also follow dogbone's advice and get the coral back into it's normal location and give it a chance to recover. Frag it only as a last resort.

Mike

dots · 10/10/2010, 05:44 PM

Two things are happening:

Its bleaching or its RTN'ing

If its bleached, just a loss of the symbiotic algae in which the polyps are still in the coral skeleton, there may be a chance you can save it. Place it in the tank at the bottom and hopefully it will pull through.

My guess, it got hot at the swap meet in that limited water volume and it cooked it.

twintrades · 10/10/2010, 10:12 PM

Its toast........

My wife and i didnt want to throw it back in the tank. As to what could happen to our other corals. (plus i dont like it anyway) No where to store frags so its drying out now and will be used for somthing else.

Oh well i guess you live and learn (the hard way)

mcoomer · 10/10/2010, 10:52 PM

Dude, I'd put it in the tank. I've had stuff that appeared to be dead for weeks start to stick out polyps and color up. Put it at the bottom in a spot with moderate flow and light and let it sit for at least a week. Nothings going to happen to your other inhabitants. This won't poison your tank. If it's still whacked after a week then toss it. As it is now you might be throwing away a viable coral.

Mike

10/09/2010, 07:04 PM	#1
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	Help colony of green birds nest Lost zoolathane !!! I have a colony of birds nest that lost Most of its zoolathane ! I took it to a swap and on the way home the bag looks like some one dumped cokeacola in there !! I put in new water and thats turning brown also. It the coral toast ?? Or will it make a come back?

10/10/2010, 11:42 AM	#3
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	birdsnests are one of those corals that do not tolerate change very well, especially if its a colony. i would put it back where it came from and wait to see what happens. if it starts to RTN and turn white, frag immediately and save the good pieces. __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank

10/10/2010, 11:56 AM	#4
mcoomer Rat Bastard! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,487	I'd post a thread in the SPS keepers forum if you want some traffic in your thread. Not many new hobbyists will have a lot of SPS knowledge to help you. I would also follow dogbone's advice and get the coral back into it's normal location and give it a chance to recover. Frag it only as a last resort. Mike __________________ Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors

10/10/2010, 05:44 PM	#5
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	Two things are happening: Its bleaching or its RTN'ing If its bleached, just a loss of the symbiotic algae in which the polyps are still in the coral skeleton, there may be a chance you can save it. Place it in the tank at the bottom and hopefully it will pull through. My guess, it got hot at the swap meet in that limited water volume and it cooked it. __________________ ~Doug

10/10/2010, 10:52 PM	#7
mcoomer Rat Bastard! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,487	Dude, I'd put it in the tank. I've had stuff that appeared to be dead for weeks start to stick out polyps and color up. Put it at the bottom in a spot with moderate flow and light and let it sit for at least a week. Nothings going to happen to your other inhabitants. This won't poison your tank. If it's still whacked after a week then toss it. As it is now you might be throwing away a viable coral. Mike __________________ Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors

10/10/2010, 11:27 AM	#2
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	Wow no one has a comment ???

10/10/2010, 10:12 PM	#6
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	Its toast........ My wife and i didnt want to throw it back in the tank. As to what could happen to our other corals. (plus i dont like it anyway) No where to store frags so its drying out now and will be used for somthing else. Oh well i guess you live and learn (the hard way)

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