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Posted by Ann R on June 7, 2005, 7:46 pm
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The leather opened up a little today and we can see some necrotic areas. I
think there may be some chemical warfare going on because of the timing of
the problem. We removed the leather to a hospital tank and will see how it
behaves in the next couple of days. I guess the next step would be to cut
off the damaged areas and keep is separated.
If anyone ever told me a year ago I'd be setting up a hospital tank and
contemplating surgery on a coral I would have thought they were crazy. Now
I can't bear to think this beautiful animal may perish.
--
Ann R
> Phil Payes wrote:
>> parameters look decent.....IMO....don't feed the coral for quite a
>> while.....you may be giving it "too much care"......
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>>>29 G tank
>>>Ammonia - 0
>>>Nitrites - 0
>>>Nitrate - 2.5
>>>Temp - 78
>>>PH - 8.2
>>>Salinity - 1.023
>>>130 watt 50/50 compact PC lighting
>>>HOB CPR refugium with skimmer, sand and live rock
>>>40 pounds live rock and DSB
>>>10% water change twice a week
>>>2 clownfish
>>>1 strawberry dottyback
>>>1 cleaner shrimp
>>>orange sun coral (new polyps budding)
>>>Christmas worm rock
>>>2 pulsing zenias (spreading over rock)
>>>2 large feather dusters
>>>open red brain coral (new addition)
>>>Green button polyps (new addition)
>>>Yellow Leather
>>>assorted snails (that are reproducing)
>>>7 blue leg hermit crabs
>>>
>>>Feed tank DT's phytoplankton every other day, take sun coral out of tank
>>>and feed it every other day (so I don't pollute the tank). I've had the
>>>Leather for about 1 month and it has always been bright yellow and open
>>>all day. Added green button polyps and open red brain coral to tank on
>>>Monday. Both are eating small pieces of shrimp. The yellow leather has
>>>stayed shriveled since polyps and brain coral were added and is a dull
>>>yellow, not the bright color it was. Is there something about the button
>>>polyps or brain coral that the leathers don't like? Do leather corals
>>>just "sulk" occasionally? No critter is touching anyone else - they are
>>>at least 4 inches away from each other. Everything in the tank looks
>>>good except my poor leather. Any ideas?
>>>--
>>>Ann R
>>>
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> My Sinularia will occasionally stay shriveled up, with no polyp expansion.
> The first time this happened, I was worried, but read somewhere that this
> is normal, and when it opens up again it will be bigger than before.
> Don't worry unless it goes for more than a couple (4) days.
> Kevin
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> Ammonia - 0
> Nitrites - 0
> Nitrate - 2.5
> Temp - 78
> PH - 8.2
> Salinity - 1.023
> 130 watt 50/50 compact PC lighting
> HOB CPR refugium with skimmer, sand and live rock
> 40 pounds live rock and DSB
> 10% water change twice a week
> 2 clownfish
> 1 strawberry dottyback
> 1 cleaner shrimp
> orange sun coral (new polyps budding)
> Christmas worm rock
> 2 pulsing zenias (spreading over rock)
> 2 large feather dusters
> open red brain coral (new addition)
> Green button polyps (new addition)
> Yellow Leather
> assorted snails (that are reproducing)
> 7 blue leg hermit crabs
>
> Feed tank DT's phytoplankton every other day, take sun coral out of tank
> and feed it every other day (so I don't pollute the tank). I've had the
> Leather for about 1 month and it has always been bright yellow and open
> all day. Added green button polyps and open red brain coral to tank on
> Monday. Both are eating small pieces of shrimp. The yellow leather has
> stayed shriveled since polyps and brain coral were added and is a dull
> yellow, not the bright color it was. Is there something about the button
> polyps or brain coral that the leathers don't like? Do leather corals
> just "sulk" occasionally? No critter is touching anyone else - they are at
> least 4 inches away from each other. Everything in the tank looks good
> except my poor leather. Any ideas?
> --
> Ann R
>