Frammer coral help. Algae on skeletal base

[Jedimstr34]

So I picked up this frammer at the coral show here in Vegas 2 weeks ago and it is doing great and growing fast. However, there is a lot of algae growing on the skeletal base. I plan on dipping in revive again before putting on main display tank (today or tomorrow). My question is, is it safe to brush this algae off with a toothbrush and not hurt the coral? Any advice is much appreciated.

 

[Little c big D]

I recently scraped my hammer. Just be careful of the flesh.

 

[attiland]

Should be ok. Make sure don’t brush flash

 

[attiland]

I recently scraped my hammer. Just be careful of the flesh.

Same answer seconds earlier :D

 

[Little c big D]

Same answer seconds earlier :D

Apparently I owe you a coke

 

[Jedimstr34]

Thanks for the quick answers. What I figured. Just wanted to be sure. Should I dip again before adding to main display? (Revive coral cleaner)

 

[Jedimstr34]

Apparently I owe you a coke

Haha he “jinxed” you

 

[attiland]

Apparently I owe you a coke

I send you an address ;)

 

[Cell]

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont believe Revive does much for algae.

Personally, I'd dip the stem in H202, taking care to keep the polyps untouched. Or I would make an H202 dilution and just dip the whole frag. If that makes you nervous, you could just manually remove as much as possible, then baste it a bit too.

 

[afrokobe]

My frammer had some algae like that as well. I did a hydrogen peroxide dip and then manually scrubbed off the algae. Also did it with some other frags I got from the same place, since they were covered in GHA.... Seems to have worked for me.