What to do about half dead acropora

[Billymetz135]

Hey so i just bought a acro that was in bad health but i got a great deal on it. half of it is dead and has algae growing on it. so my question is, is it best to let it grow around the dead parts or should i cut them it off? heres a picture of it taken with my iPhone. any input would be helpful.
Thanks bill.

 

[NeverlosT]

Ive done both, in this case it looks like the tissue recession has ended, so I would just leave it and not stress it further.

 

[Billymetz135]

Thanks for your input ill try that and see what happens.

 

[pirate2876]

If it starts to melt off, trim the frag above the recession line.

 

[Billymetz135]

It stopped decaying, its all healed up now its just has the ugly brown algea growing on the dead part.

 

[MrDJeep123]

It stopped decaying, its all healed up now its just has the ugly brown algea growing on the dead part.

My monti did something similar. I just let it be. I lost 3/4th of it. The skeleton has been an algae magnet. Every so often I'll blow off what I can and leave it be. I noticed yesterday that there are growth lines and I'm excited about that.