Help with Green Slimer

[Connie]

I got a green slimer from MarkieMark (Thanks Mark!). It was doing great, but I think I put it too high in my tank to soon and my LEDs have made it start bleaching from the base. I have moved it down to the lower half of the tank, but I was wondering should I super glue it to separate the bleached base from the healthy tissue, cut it, dip it in iodine or just leave it alone? I love this piece and don't want to wait around and lose it. Everything else in the tank is doing great. Parameters - SG 1.25, Calcium 480, Phosphate .002, Nitrates 10, ALK 9, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Mag 1350, temp 78. Weekly dose of Lugol's yesterday, but it was bleaching before that.

 

[Aquaph8]

Has the base lost tissue or just lightened up? If its tissue loss, I would go ahead and frag it off but if its just bleached I would leave it be.

 

[Connie]

Its totally white (no visible tissue) with no PE at the base, there has been no tissue sloughing though. It's about a 5" stalk with the bottom 1" bleached.

 

[Aquaph8]

Keep an eye on it, if it starts to spread frag it.

 

[sanchoy]

Bleaching before the base? And before that?

Sounds like parameter issues. Slimers are sensitive to alk swings. Mine used to rtn from the Base on and off when I switched salt.


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