Dying Pagoda Cup

[HB AL]

Any instructions on the iodine dip?

Really simple, pick up an iodine based coral dip, follow the instructions on the bottle for amount of drops and length of time to leave coral in solution. It’s not gonna hurt the coral and could very well help, might as well try. Over the years I’ve had good success having all types of corals recover when something was causing it harm.

 

[reefwiser]

Any instructions on the iodine dip?

While the coral maybe off the sand bed itself fish can still pick up sand and spray the coral with sand.

 

[MnFish1]

Curious - how did things come out

 

[Reeves' Reef]

Totally pulls my heart strings to see this. Reminds me of the corals in my lfs. They have a small pagoda cup that looks just like yours man.
Here is to better times. Had this five years and survived a tank crash and a tank breaking.

 

[Reeves' Reef]

My reef guy just told me that there is no saving it at this point. Would everyone agree with that?

Fire your reef guy.

 

[Aliciahawkins1]

So I have had Pagoda cups for years and here is what can cause them problems. In the wild they are found in clear water areas where there are no sand that can blow up on them.
So in your case I can see a path in the areas having a problem. This can cause an infection. I treat this with a lugols dip treatment to kill off the bad bacteria that is eating the flesh of the coral.
Do you have the coral on the sand bed or do you have a sand bed? If so move the coral up off the sand bed and give it good flow. The coral loves good flow across it. Has you coral always been contracted.
Mine is a super bright Green and bushy. Do you feed the coral I always feed coral food at least several times a month.
With a sand bend bottom is there fish picking up or blowing sand a round the coral. The coral doesn't remove sand will and the sand will cause infection as there is no way for the coral to deflate and move the sand off its skin. Which will cause infections. I had a fish that started blowing sand up on the coral and I had to move the coral to keep the fish from constantly putting sand on the coral.
I bet a fish is causing the issue but you will need to watch the tank to see the one doing i

 

[Aliciahawkins1]

So I have had Pagoda cups for years and here is what can cause them problems. In the wild they are found in clear water areas where there are no sand that can blow up on them.
So in your case I can see a path in the areas having a problem. This can cause an infection. I treat this with a lugols dip treatment to kill off the bad bacteria that is eating the flesh of the coral.
Do you have the coral on the sand bed or do you have a sand bed? If so move the coral up off the sand bed and give it good flow. The coral loves good flow across it. Has you coral always been contracted.
Mine is a super bright Green and bushy. Do you feed the coral I always feed coral food at least several times a month.
With a sand bend bottom is there fish picking up or blowing sand a round the coral. The coral doesn't remove sand will and the sand will cause infection as there is no way for the coral to deflate and move the sand off its skin. Which will cause infections. I had a fish that started blowing sand up on the coral and I had to move the coral to keep the fish from constantly putting sand on the coral.
I bet a fish is causing the issue but you will need to watch the tank to see the one doing it.:)

Do you recommend cutting the dead part off? I've had mine for a few years and it just started dying.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do you recommend cutting the dead part off? I've had mine for a few years and it just started dying.

Oh. this is a tough one.
Some causes may be:
Elevated alk
Low calcium (assure not false readings you are getting
Excess flow
Shading from lighting

Assure salinity in range and adding a little manganese and aminos often keeps them happy

 

[Aliciahawkins1]

Oh. this is a tough one.
Some causes may be:
Elevated alk
Low calcium (assure not false readings you are getting
Excess flow
Shading from lighting

Assure salinity in range and adding a little manganese and aminos often keeps them happy

So it just checked the salinity and it's reading at 1.020. so I'm guessing it could be that. Should I try to raise it right away to where it is supposed to be or slowly over time?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So it just checked the salinity and it's reading at 1.020. so I'm guessing it could be that. Should I try to raise it right away to where it is supposed to be or slowly over time?

Likely yes. Bring S L O W L Y to 1.025