Help Save The Stony

[Will C1]

here's a pic of a coral i rescued from my lfs. they had him in low current and under low lighting. from most of my research i would say he's a leptoseris cuculata from the bahamas. i placed him under my 400 mh hoping to save him. my calcuim is 420 my water is now good and he is fully colored where he is still intact. he's 6" across and a spectacular green color (hard to see in pic. i was just wondering if anybody has any tips i could use. i do want to save him im just not sure how to go about it or if i have to let nature take its course. thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe you can break off a frag of it where it is most healthy and farthest away from any dead parts. Set that frag away from the main piece. Should wait for others opinions first though.

 

[LauraH]

Will,

I would place it in area with moderate to strong current and low in the tank, especially since it probably hasn't seen strong lighting in awhile.

 

[Will C1]

they had it for a month under a single 175 mh. and it did that to it. i guess a lot can be said for good lighting in this instance. its mid level right now and responding well. it allready is way greener than it was in their tank. and i placed it right in front of my hagen 900 (its 10 years old covered in coraline and feather dusters but it works great lol). i think i am doing everthng right as it looks well. i just wasent sure if i should frag it and dump the bleached out parts or try to keep it whole and hope it re-grows. i dont really want to frag it as its huge and i really like the size of it. it makes such a statement. and i need larger pieces to draw attention away from my huge green toadstool and my 14" blue carpet, but if i have to break it up for its benifit i will as i dont want it to die. i got it for free as it was dieing there so i dont have money tied up just a challenge.

 

[LauraH]

Will,

If is seems to be responding well to where you've placed it, I would leave it alone and see what happens.

I wouldn't necessarily frag it, but I would probably break off the parts of skeleton that look as if the living tissue is completely gone before other organisms start to encrust it.

Leave the healthy tissue be. I wouldn't stress it out anymore than is has been.

 

[Anonymous]

Research what you are buying before you buy it!

I know you've heard this before, but it's especially pertinent now in the age of Nemo...

 

[Will C1]

well i dident buy it! it was given to me by my friends at my lfs because it was dieing on them. and i have a wonderfull tank so im trying to save it.