Flower pot coral back from the dead!

[reeftanker17]

I bought this flower pot frag from my lfs and did great the first few weeks.... I should say I had no idea and still don't at what I am doing ....

Then after a few weeks there was little polyp extension.... so I tried moving it around the tank..... for flow and light..... things kept getting worse.... till it had no polyp extension and have of it was just flaking off..... I left it in the tank for a month or two... without doing anything.... because I could see no extension but still so green spots in the skeleton..... well I dipped my umbrella leather one day and decided to dip my flowerpot as well... and after a week it looks like this!

Not sure what is was but it must of helped and it looks to be coming back so I am glad I didn't throw it out!

 

[tonto95]

What did you dip it in to get that result.

 

[reeftanker17]

Not sure if it had some worms or something on them....... but I could still see the green in a few holes after the dip I could see a difference in a few days and after about a week it looks like this

 

[reeftanker17]

What did you dip it in to get that result.

Sorry didn't quote you

 

[reeftanker17]

It has receded again... maybe I will try another dip

 

[mmw64]

I bought this flower pot frag from my lfs and did great the first few weeks.... I should say I had no idea and still don't at what I am doing ....

Then after a few weeks there was little polyp extension.... so I tried moving it around the tank..... for flow and light..... things kept getting worse.... till it had no polyp extension and have of it was just flaking off..... I left it in the tank for a month or two... without doing anything.... because I could see no extension but still so green spots in the skeleton..... well I dipped my umbrella leather one day and decided to dip my flowerpot as well... and after a week it looks like this!

Not sure what is was but it must of helped and it looks to be coming back so I am glad I didn't throw it out!

What did you use for the dip?

 

[firsttime]

This is interesting information. I have tried revive in the past and it has helped also with Z and P.

 

[cpach]

I bought this flower pot frag from my lfs and did great the first few weeks.... I should say I had no idea and still don't at what I am doing ....

Then after a few weeks there was little polyp extension.... so I tried moving it around the tank..... for flow and light..... things kept getting worse.... till it had no polyp extension and have of it was just flaking off..... I left it in the tank for a month or two... without doing anything.... because I could see no extension but still so green spots in the skeleton..... well I dipped my umbrella leather one day and decided to dip my flowerpot as well... and after a week it looks like this!

Not sure what is was but it must of helped and it looks to be coming back so I am glad I didn't throw it out!

hello I got gifted a similar piece and it was in water with high phosphate and it was doing ok but now it’s looking rough