If a coral dies do if have to take it out of the tank

[paul barker]

Did a 3day back out to fix a algae problem It work but I lost a coral not happy

 

[Jeepguy242]

you dont have to take it out, buy if it is still decaying it will raise your nitrate levels

 

[paul barker]

you dont have to take it out, buy if it is still decaying it will raise your nitrate levels

Thank that why my nitrates are a little high

 

[Sashaka]

I pull most of mine, too. There is at least one coral I leave in the tank. I do not remove Dendrophyllia if a frag dies. Given time, it sometimes regenerates after 4 to 6 months of seemingly dead coral head. I read about this happening with this type of coral, so when one of my Dendrophyllia frags purchased died, I left it in the tank. I did have two other Dendrophyllia in the tank at the time, too. I don't know if some Dendrophyllia migrated to the dead coral or if eggs or some other reproductive event happened within the dead coral, but the dead head did come back after about 4 or 5 months in my tank.

 

[Tahoe61]

If it's that little piece of sps I would not give it a second thought.