Is there a chance?

[Jake_the_reefer]

I just picked up a birdsnest coral like 3 days ago and in fear of dino (because the plug it was on had dino) I put it through some hardcore dipping. I dipped it in my normal reef pest dip then did a 50/50 solution of tank water and peroxide to kill the dino. The frag is in a medium light area and yesterday lost almost all color. It is very white not looking too good and I thought it was dead.

I was planning on throwing it out tomorrow but during my lights out inspection i see it has full polyp extension all over the frag. My question now is, can this frag be saved? If so what steps should I take to ensure it can recover?

Its bleached very very bad (I thought this was rtn) but I dont think it can be related to my lights because it is under dimmer lights than at the store and in a medium light area.

Sorry for bad photos the glass is dirty at this spot and the lights are out for the night.

 

[Fishfinder]

Next time just cut the plug off and throw it away. I’m sure dipping it in peroxide was very stressful. I can’t imagine that’s good for coral

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Next time just cut the plug off and throw it away. I’m sure dipping it in peroxide was very stressful. I can’t imagine that’s good for coral

I ditched the plug. There was dino growth on parts of the frag. This was unknown until I got it home and looked at it. It was one of those panic moments where I read a couple threads that recommended it and I went with it.
The blasto, zoas, and mushroom handled peroxide like a champ but sps being way more fragile obviously didnt appriciate it. The dip was for 15 seconds I forgot to mension.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

It should recover if treated right from now on. I always thought your tank has to be a certain way for dinos to grow out of control so I never worry about it on corals. If your tanks doing well and thriving a little Dino on a frag is not going to become a problem.