Aussie Elegance Coral... melting?

[Alchameth]

I got this yesterday morning, did a float and 60 min drip acclimation due to the SG difference between my system and what the coral came in. I read elegance can have issues with dips so I skipped on that. Now this thing is in my 90G that has my CUC, a cleaner shrimp, and 35ish misc corals and frags awaiting my new tank setup. I just did a 15G water change this past weekend and all my other corals are as happy as a clam. Yet today, it looks like the flesh is stringing off of the coral. It hasn't opened since I got it, and it is alone in the back corner where flow and light is lower.

SG 1.025
ALK 9.1
CAL 425
MAG 1230
Nitrates and Phos barely register

I feed the tank with some reefroids and/or sprin/mysis once a week or so to feed, my lights are low on acclimation mode right now less than 2 weeks into a 60 day acclimate that started at 35%

 

[Pistondog]

I got this yesterday morning, did a float and 60 min drip acclimation due to the SG difference between my system and what the coral came in. I read elegance can have issues with dips so I skipped on that. Now this thing is in my 90G that has my CUC, a cleaner shrimp, and 35ish misc corals and frags awaiting my new tank setup. I just did a 15G water change this past weekend and all my other corals are as happy as a clam. Yet today, it looks like the flesh is stringing off of the coral. It hasn't opened since I got it, and it is alone in the back corner where flow and light is lower.

SG 1.025
ALK 9.1
CAL 425
MAG 1230
Nitrates and Phos barely register

I feed the tank with some reefroids and/or sprin/mysis once a week or so to feed, my lights are low on acclimation mode right now less than 2 weeks into a 60 day acclimate that started at 35%

How much was the salinity difference.
Whats the tank temp

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is not good. Maintain the low light. . . moderate water flow and water temp 77-79

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

Whoa.

 

[Alchameth]

dangit, that's the one I forgot, ya tank stays 78-78.5 this time of year. Here is a better to see pic, looks like pulling cotton or polyester batting apart. I thought it was mucus this afternoon so gave it a gentle puff from my feeder baster and the stuff just comes off.

 

[uhgster1]

What did it look like when you got it?

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

Did something eat it?

 

[Alchameth]

Fine, closed up. Kicked off a bit of mucus when it first went into the tank but nothing alarming. The package it arrived in, was early and cool. Think the inside was about 76deg.

 

[Alchameth]

Did something eat it?

Nothing in there that could eat it. few small snails and crabs and a cleaner shrimp. Didn't see anything around it, which is another reason I dropped it where I did.

 

[Tiki Reef Joshua]

could something have gone wrong during acclimation? I don’t drip anything, float and drop (dip sometimes). That said I have dipped an elegy with 0 issues. I never drip. Not saying that is an issue, but just throwing it out that something could have gone wrong. Too much temp flux?

 

[uhgster1]

When you put it in the aquarium, was it fluorescing? I’ve had a few elegances and they were all mostly open when they arrived and all were fluorescent immediately in the tank.

 

[Alchameth]

Less than 2 deg difference from arrival and tank temp. I only dripped cause SG was .003 difference otherwise I wouldn't have.

 

[Alchameth]

When you put it in the aquarium, was it fluorescing? I’ve had a few elegances and they were all mostly open when they arrived and all were fluorescent immediately in the tank.

Not so much, but was in a dimmer area and this ones color wasn't the typical green and purple. I had one before, bought at LFS though... but it opened up within 2-3 hours of being in the tank. I'd see others say elegance could take a few days so wasn't worried until I saw it this afternoon appearing to loose flesh.

 

[Pistondog]

Less than 2 deg difference from arrival and tank temp. I only dripped cause SG was .003 difference otherwise I wouldn't have.

0.003 is a lot in 60 mins, shoot for 0.001 per hour unless fish, whish are more tolerant. That would kill an urchin, done it.

 

[uhgster1]

If you start seeing skeleton blades the gig’s up. Unfortunately I think it was already in trouble when you got it. I don’t think they’re as resilient as bubble coral but then again, who knows? Good luck friend.