Arrrggghh! Tissue recession

Sheol · 03/29/2007, 08:26 AM

...in my Turbinaria colony. Limited to the back edge, but unsightly as all heck.
Any one else ever encountered this? What was the cause & what was the cure? I don't want to lose any hard corals ( Only ever lost one, my Caulastrea never recovered from being fragged & never fully expanded so no mystery there.).
Right now I'm wondering if excess nutrients are to blame.

Oh yeah,

Current tank parameters are:

Temp. 78-79 degrees F.
PH 8.5 -8.6
Salinity 1.022
ammonia 0

( Currently have no way to check phosphates, but there is a lot of algae growth, so its my main suspect..)

Sincerely,
Matthew

Frick-n-Frags · 03/29/2007, 08:38 AM

yeah, turbs are weird, If you bare some skeleton, it won't replate it like Acros do. It has to grow new stuff including skeleton and maybe encrust back over the bare spot, or usually not, so watch how you frag turbs, because they can't cover a broken edge.

and blow collected dust stuff off of like cup corals or scrolls so no flesh dies because it won't grow back.

Sheol · 03/29/2007, 09:04 AM

Hmm, did notice the dead zone was furthest from the max current area ( its near my skimmer return). Seems to like the turbulence in the water. The healthy area is out almost like a Gonipora today. Unfortunately, the skeleton area has been colonized by some coralline ( My tank is rampant with it) will that hurt? Guess its back to the occasional turkey baster blast.

Matthew

03/29/2007, 08:26 AM	#1
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Arrrggghh! Tissue recession ...in my Turbinaria colony. Limited to the back edge, but unsightly as all heck. Any one else ever encountered this? What was the cause & what was the cure? I don't want to lose any hard corals ( Only ever lost one, my Caulastrea never recovered from being fragged & never fully expanded so no mystery there.). Right now I'm wondering if excess nutrients are to blame. Oh yeah, Current tank parameters are: Temp. 78-79 degrees F. PH 8.5 -8.6 Salinity 1.022 ammonia 0 ( Currently have no way to check phosphates, but there is a lot of algae growth, so its my main suspect..) Sincerely, Matthew

03/29/2007, 08:38 AM	#2
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	yeah, turbs are weird, If you bare some skeleton, it won't replate it like Acros do. It has to grow new stuff including skeleton and maybe encrust back over the bare spot, or usually not, so watch how you frag turbs, because they can't cover a broken edge. and blow collected dust stuff off of like cup corals or scrolls so no flesh dies because it won't grow back. __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

03/29/2007, 09:04 AM	#3
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Hmm, did notice the dead zone was furthest from the max current area ( its near my skimmer return). Seems to like the turbulence in the water. The healthy area is out almost like a Gonipora today. Unfortunately, the skeleton area has been colonized by some coralline ( My tank is rampant with it) will that hurt? Guess its back to the occasional turkey baster blast. Matthew