Weeping willow rotting??

[beardedman11]

Just notice my weeping willow seems to be rotting or something in one of the folds. Powerhead got turned off for a week before I realized so didn’t have a ton of flow but turned it back on and saw this. Should I take it out and dip with some iodine or something to help it? What’s best? Or frag it out into a bunch of pieces and Toss out that bad part/area.

 

[beardedman11]

Another photo.

 

[Ocellaris123]

Doesnt look like rotting yet. Anyone eating it, i would dip to see if anything comes out and than do a lugols dip. If it continues to deteriorate i would frag, these things are super hardy

 

[beardedman11]

Doesnt look like rotting yet. Anyone eating it, i would dip to see if anything comes out and than do a lugols dip. If it continues to deteriorate i would frag, these things are super hardy

I don't see anything eating it. but its on a frag rack semi top of the tank. I'll do that tonight. take everything off the rack and dip it all. thanks for the reply.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

#reefsquad

 

[Shinji Ayanami]

i feel like this might be a flow thing. food, detrius gets in that crease and has sat for sometime. as much as they hate it i give my coral a wax and blow once a month.

 

[Rocks reef]

Totally agree with @Shinji Ayanami
It probably had build up. Keep it in higher flow, toadstools/leathers need moderate to high flow.
It will heal on its own.

 

[beardedman11]

i feel like this might be a flow thing. food, detrius gets in that crease and has sat for sometime. as much as they hate it i give my coral a wax and blow once a month.

Totally agree with @Shinji Ayanami
It probably had build up. Keep it in higher flow, toadstools/leathers need moderate to high flow.
It will heal on its own.

Thanks. My didn't realize the powerhead that's usually blasting it off for a week or so and kinda of figured that food got in there and never went anywhere. I'll take a few pieces off the other side as a just in case and dip it in some iodine this weekend.

 

[Rocks reef]

I wouldn’t cut it. It is already stressed. It will heal on its own.

 

[djf91]

I agree with the high flow. My large leathers like high flow, high light. I also noticed that increased trace element dosing helped a few large colonies grow back their base where they had been receding (not sure what specific element it was though).

 

[Shinji Ayanami]

Thanks. My didn't realize the powerhead that's usually blasting it off for a week or so and kinda of figured that food got in there and never went anywhere. I'll take a few pieces off the other side as a just in case and dip it in some iodine this weekend.

yea just leave it alone they are reptiles. a few sheds and itll be back to normal. they are very resilience.