Corals fell in my laplap

[boston02122]

Hey everyone. I have had my setup for almost 3 years now. Slowly got all my equip. And recently purchased a pair of hydra 26 HD. Planning on getting coral slowly until my buddy called. He was breaking his tank down and gave me all his coral. I need some assistance as I have little knowledge when it comes to them. I am a researcher just didn't have time and didn't want to pass this up. Any help identify or tips on care is greatly appreciated. As I think some need more attention.

 

[redfishbluefish]

First off, welcome to R2R.

To address your OP, proper lighting; proper flow; proper water chemistry.

As far as water chemistry, if you are not doing something to maintain alk, calc and mag, you need to learn real fast. I also see a clam that looks a bit stressed, and they need the alk and calc as well. In addition, low nitrate and phosphate numbers help in certain coral's growth and happiness.

And finally, I'm going to be Mr. Nasty, think about re-homing that tang....the tank appears to be too small.

 

[boston02122]

Welcome any advice. Constructive criticism is a learning tool. I dose 2 part currently. And levels are 430 8.4 and 1400. Only dosing I needed to do was the calcium. As it was at 350.

 

[boston02122]

OP I assume is orange polyp?

 

[cmcoker]

OP is original post

 

[boston02122]

Haha ok thanks

 

[melypr1985]

Welcome to R2R! Some of those corals look very stressed. The SPS look bleached in these pictures.
In order of the pictures
1&2- acans with something else polyps of some kind and an encrusting type
3- toadstool
4- zoas
5- ricordea
6- mushrooms and finger leathers
7- clam
8- xenia and poclipora - Maybe
9- a very bleached out acro

 

[Tahoe61]

I believe #8 is a Stylophora, a bleached one at that.
The clams looks like a large Crocea.

I would acclimate the new corals to your new lighting by using the acclimation option of that particular fixture. I am assuming that the sps came to you bleached, basically they have lost their zooxanthellae, the symbiotic algae that provides nutrition via photosynthesis. Those bleached corals may color back up but it will be a slow process.

Nice tank BTW, it has a ton of potential.

 

[melypr1985]

I believe #8 is a Stylophora, a bleached one at that.

Good catch! I wasn't totally sure.

 

[Tahoe61]

Good catch! I wasn't totally sure.

You could very well be correct. Stylo tend to have a rounded tip. It's a tough call based on condition of the coral.

 

[boston02122]

This is all very helpful, i can do my research better because of this. I really appreciate it. Yes the condition these are in are exactly how i got them. The reason the breakdown of the tank is why they are so stressed, i just want to save everything i can and do things right. any and all info on how i can bring these back will be much appreciated.

 

[boston02122]

I just realized i had one more that i didnt include, i will attach this if i took a picture. I do also have an anemone but it went into hiding with 30 minutes of being in the tank.

 

[boston02122]

These 2 I also ha e and am not sure what they are or what kind of shape these are to be.

 

[Tahoe61]

A Duncan, a great hardy LPS. Feed it meaty sea foods and it will grow like a weed. The soft coral looks like a Kenya Tree but until it's fully expanded that is just a guess.

 

[boston02122]

Oh thats a duncan? so the brown pieces that look dead, im assuming this is not coming back. should i snap these off? im just not sure what can be done to pretty that up. Is it possible to take the good piecess off the dead and just relocate all the good? Yea and that other one looks like brocolli. has a stem like brocolli and everything.

 

[melypr1985]

Oh thats a duncan? so the brown pieces that look dead, im assuming this is not coming back. should i snap these off? im just not sure what can be done to pretty that up. Is it possible to take the good piecess off the dead and just relocate all the good? Yea and that other one looks like brocolli. has a stem like brocolli and everything.

It's just not happy. It will expand when it's happy and look less like broccoli.

 

[boston02122]

No it doesnt look happy does it. so we are going with kenya tree for the brocolli look alike? i have this prob 1 3rd from the bottom. and not attached to anything, just in a hole for now. With this said, the bottom of the stem is hard like a piece of stale crust. is it possible to cut this off as it appears dead at the bottom, and remount it to a plug or just to a rock somewhere?

 

[boston02122]

oh and is it possible its a type of leather? i believe i was told by the prev owner it was a leather?

 

[melypr1985]

oh and is it possible its a type of leather? i believe i was told by the prev owner it was a leather?

a kenya tree is a type of leather. They are usually tanish or purple in color. I would just call it a "finger leather" especially if it's green or neon. I have one. Dont worry about the bottom portion. Leave it be and it will open up for you.

 

[melypr1985]

Neon geeen finger leather. Excuse the blues, my lights just turned on so everything is blue right now.