Is this salvagable?

[therealraf02]

Found someone who was breaking down their tank and gave me a couple corals still left in the tub. Obviously not in great shape anymore, but i’m wonderng if they’re salvageable.

the one on the right is a green slimer according to him. The left one, a green stylo?

I know i know, probably not the smartest acquisition…

 

[therealraf02]

 

[BryanM]

People have crazy success stories bringing things back.

That said, hard to tell with those videos which way I would lean.

 

[therealraf02]

People have crazy success stories bringing things back.

That said, hard to tell with those videos which way I would lean.

How should i tell if it is dead or just bleached? Both corals have sections that are white

 

[BryanM]

How should i tell if it is dead or just bleached? Both corals have sections that are white

Hopefully someone else can chime in here.

But you need better pics for people to try and help, preferably under white lights and also under blue lights.

 

[jabberwock]

How much? If it is Free.99, I am in!

 

[therealraf02]

More pics:
Hard to take good blue pics lol

 

[therealraf02]

The globs of glue are just on vermetid snails*

 

[DCR]

If your tank is a healthy environment for them, they can certainly recover from that condition. I have seen recovery from far worse. Those are not overly sensitive corals if they are what you say so I would think there is a good chance they could recover.

 

[therealraf02]

Update: i see very slight progression in extension of polyps on the mystery (stylophora? Poci? Birdsnest?) on the left. The skeleton that was brown/darkened seems to have a little more green coloration, and i see tiny wiggling polyps in a certain section.

 

[Dburr1014]

Found someone who was breaking down their tank and gave me a couple corals still left in the tub. Obviously not in great shape anymore, but i’m wonderng if they’re salvageable.

the one on the right is a green slimer according to him. The left one, a green stylo?

I know i know, probably not the smartest acquisition…

Update: i see very slight progression in extension of polyps on the mystery (stylophora? Poci? Birdsnest?) on the left. The skeleton that was brown/darkened seems to have a little more green coloration, and i see tiny wiggling polyps in a certain section.

Green poccilapora. Probably don't want that in your tank. Definetly not a green slimer. The green variety poci drop babies and you end up with them all over your tank. ALL over your tank.

The other looks too be a purple stylophora.
The first video looks better than the photos. But, if you see polyps, I've healed worse.

To save;
Stable parameters. I like alk @ 8ish dkh but I don't know where your tank rests at. I will say lower numbers is better for healing, IME.
200ish par to start. Raise has its healing.
Flow, lots of flow. Not direct, random, chaotic, indirect flow.
Phosphate and ammonium. I say ammonium because the new science is that. If you register some nitrates or have a good amount of fish, you are fine.
Good luck, keep us posted.

 

[therealraf02]

Green poccilapora. Probably don't want that in your tank. Definetly not a green slimer. The green variety poci drop babies and you end up with them all over your tank. ALL over your tank.

The other looks too be a purple stylophora.
The first video looks better than the photos. But, if you see polyps, I've healed worse.

To save;
Stable parameters. I like alk @ 8ish dkh but I don't know where your tank rests at. I will say lower numbers is better for healing, IME.
200ish par to start. Raise has its healing.
Flow, lots of flow. Not direct, random, chaotic, indirect flow.
Phosphate and ammonium. I say ammonium because the new science is that. If you register some nitrates or have a good amount of fish, you are fine.
Good luck, keep us posted.

Thanks a lot! The one on the right; I don’t know if I’m tripping but I see a few knobs of slight purple, polyps? Definitely expected it to be a goner tbh, but this definitely gives me hope if that is life indeed.

 

[therealraf02]

Update:
The green poci / stylo (can someone confirm?) has made great progress!
Unfortunately can’t say the same for the purple stylo.
Anyone have advice on how to remove the hair type looking algae that’s on the tips?

 

[Dburr1014]

Update:
The green poci / stylo (can someone confirm?) has made great progress!
Unfortunately can’t say the same for the purple stylo.
Anyone have advice on how to remove the hair type looking algae that’s on the tips?

I'm not seeing algae.
If it does in fact have algae, you can do one of two things;
1) Nothing, it may heal, I've have had stylo so that.
2) snip the ends off, keep them clean until it regrows flesh. Generally speaking, I've never seen the algae regrowing but my system is very stable.