Trachyphyllia skeleton growing algae

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So my Trachy got stressed during a move and punctured it’s tissues with its skeleton and now algae has started to grow on it and it won’t fully inflate. Any tips?
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Gently pull the algae off which is actually bryopsis. Important is to remove entire root at bottom then it shouldn’t return
 

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You could try a peroxide dip too to kill the algae growing on the skeleton and then hopefully it will inflate and prevent it from growing back.
 

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