HELP!

[San Diego Reef Fan]

…and thank you. Purchased from local Reef store specializing in Corals two weeks ago…was dipped day before I purchased. Not sure what’s happening here. Looks as though skeleton is beginning to protrude. Have had in light / moderate flow, feed reef roids (mixed with Reef Energy plus) twice this week. Par is max 90-100 for six hours. Thank you for any suggestions…possibly a dip?

 

[Kasrift]

…and thank you. Purchased from local Reef store specializing in Corals two weeks ago…was dipped day before I purchased. Not sure what’s happening here. Looks as though skeleton is beginning to protrude. Have had in light / moderate flow, feed reef roids (mixed with Reef Energy plus) twice this week. Par is max 90-100 for six hours. Thank you for any suggestions…possibly a dip?

For starters, is that a heliofungia?

Secondly, what are your parameters and age of the tank.

If the answer to the first one is yes, those are difficult to keep alive generally speaking.

 

[San Diego Reef Fan]

*I believe so…
*Three plus years
*will test parameters today
*and additional photos of others doing well (below)
Thank you!!

 

[Kasrift]

*I believe so…
*Three plus years
*will test parameters today
*and additional photos of others doing well (below)
Thank you!!

Diaseris and other plate corals are easier. Honestly haven't tried a heliofungia, but there are lots of articles stating they don't survive in reef aquaria.

 

[San Diego Reef Fan]

Got it…any suggestions at all? And greatly appreciate your time and advice.

 

[Kasrift]

Got it…any suggestions at all? And greatly appreciate your time and advice.

I'm assuming you got it from aquaSD, I'm local to San Diego as well. I don't have much tips having never tried one of those corals. You can search R2R and see there are multiple threads of people asking how to care about them. General consensus is low flow and low light.

Seeing as the skeleton is showing, I'd move it to lower light. In R2R people also mentioned fine sand can irritate them, so if you can place on a low rock or something flat, that might help. I've seen them in the shop before on eggcrate and they always looked happy.

I'd also do an iodine dip or if you have it, a dip similar to KFC dip from Fung Fu Corals down here in SD as well. Specifically, the antibiotics might help. The store is in Chula Vista and they might sell KFC kits with all the items. The way it looks now is like a receding torch and there are tons of stories where KFC dip saved a receding euphyllia.

 

[San Diego Reef Fan]

Thanks very much

 

[BryanM]

The coral that I had that had skeleton showing, I moved to lower light, and lower flow... It came back well.

 

[San Diego Reef Fan]

Thank you!