Coral dying pooping white stuff?!

[Frizzy reefnewb]

I’ve had this jack o lantern for years now all the sudden it’s dying parameters are good and it’s like pooping out white balls ...

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Pic

 

[TuxUrchin07]

Can’t watch the video but something similar happened to my ricordea. It pooped out black stuff and was dying because the light was too high. I saved it tho

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Never seen it do this I had it since it was a baby frag

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

It’s getting dark quick I just don’t get why must of had it for 2 years now it was growing so well

 

[TuxUrchin07]

Never seen it do this I had it since it was a baby frag

Could it be spawning?? Not sure because I’ve never actually seen anything spawn but who knows

 

[vetteguy53081]

Coral does not look bad. one of your parameters such as alk, CA or salinity may be a little off. Looking at the damsel and other fish going after those balls which looks like eggs. There is a tube expelling those eggs. Can be a vermetid, snail or other invert.

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Could it be spawning?? Not sure because I’ve never actually seen anything spawn but who knows

Deff not it’s dying and dying fast it used to be so colorful I’ll show a pic if I can find it

 

[TuxUrchin07]

Deff not it’s dying and dying fast it used to be so colorful I’ll show a pic if I can find it

Hmm not sure… is anything else also not looking good?

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Blurry but you can see the yellow eyes or whatever it was just way nicer

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Hmm not sure… is anything else also not looking good?

Everything else is doing great no issues

 

[TuxUrchin07]

Everything else is doing great no issues

If nothing has changed then I have no idea

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Sucks it was such a nice coral and grew really fast after 6-7 months this blows

 

[Goaway]

I don't think it's dying. But, something is definitely shooting out eggs. If anything, it's irritated.

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

I don't think it's dying. But, something is definitely shooting out eggs. If anything, it's irritated.

Maybe it’ll grow somewhere else then?

 

[Goaway]

Why is the coral upside down? Or are you holding it like that?

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Why is the coral upside down? Or are you holding it like that?

Just that’s how it grew I guess it was spreading like wildfire then just stopped

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

Why is the coral upside down? Or are you holding it like that?

Maybe I should move it upward?

 

[Goaway]

I would Rotate the rock a bit so more light gets to it.

 

[Frizzy reefnewb]

I would Rotate the rock a bit so more light gets to it.

I was thinking that....oh man this is gonna cause a rockslide but here we goooo