Elkhorn Recovering?

[Chipper1978]

So I managed to almost kill a beautiful Elkhorn piece I purchased at the end of June. Pictures are when I got it (nice and green), two weeks later (almost no color), and today. Thanks for the help of others on this forum, I realized my dKH was too high (10.6) and I have slowly lowered it over the past couple weeks (7.6). Color is returning, but the tips (as well as some other spots) have algae on them. Should I just let it alone since it appears to be improving each day or do the tips need to be cut off?

Here are my current parameters:
dKH - 7.6
pH - 8.2
NO3- 1
PO4 - 0.02
Temp - 77.9
Salinity - 1.025
Calcium - 439
Magnesium - 1280

 

[Pete Luna]

I am by no means an expert, when I get algae on any SPS if it stay's it kills that part of the coral. I take a soft tooth brush to the coral or, break off the piece.

 

[Chipper1978]

Any predictions on whether this coral will make it?

 

[Pete Luna]

I would say it will

 

[joseserrano]

Spots that algae grow over are dead. That may recover and get new growth onto it. That is a type of Montipora, not elk horn

 

[Chipper1978]

Spots that algae grow over are dead. That may recover and get new growth onto it. That is a type of Montipora, not elk horn

Would you just let it be or try to clip off the parts with algae (hesitant to do this)?

A type of Monti? LFS told me Elkhorn. I had no idea. Perhaps an Elkhorn Monti?

 

[joseserrano]

Would you just let it be or try to clip off the parts with algae (hesitant to do this)?

A type of Monti? LFS told me Elkhorn. I had no idea. Perhaps an Elkhorn Monti?

Interesting. Didn’t know it is going by that common name. You can clip or not, I’d leave it alone