Hi guys,
Protozoan infection -- yes there is some sort of goo but not directly on the coral it is sort of cottony looking and it is on the skeleton part just under where the coral's tissue is. I thought it was a dead sponge. What do I do with it? I did check my water parameters but that was a couple of days ago I'll have to do it again.
What the coral looked like when I bought it -- I got it from seacare sight unseen, it arrived in 22 degree water I acclimated it to my temp (26C) and put it in the tank. It sort of extended itself but never fully and never the whole coral. My coral to my eyes never looked like the picture you posted Emily. I can only hope one day it will but who knows.
So now I've attempted to hide it under an overhang and where my tank brace is. I don't really have alot of hope for that section of the coral but one part of it is really trying to make a go of it. Once the death starts is there any possibility of saving part of the coral or does the whole thing just croak?
On a side note I also bought a orange nepthea (not dendronepthea or scleronepthea) its a tree coral (completely soft and, I was told, photosynthetic) and I don't see any sclerites or whatever those spiny things are called. When it arrived it was in hardly any water (bag leaked) and cold as well (I don't think I'll ever do the online livestock purchase thing again). It seemed moderately happy in my tank but has gone downhill. I think it has kicked the bucket as well as it looks like it had a battle with a bottle of wild turkey and lost. Its completely slumped over and just hanging there. Should I take it out and put it in the sump or something? I'm thinking maybe these corals are having some sort of light overload shock but I'm shading them as much as I can. Should I reduce my lighting and then try to ramp it back up??
Any suggestions helpful.
Thanks
Christy
