Galaxea dying overnight

Fieryfrog · Aug 27, 2015

My Galaxea was looking great last night. Then I woke up this morning and it was half gone. I have no clue why. I have had it in the same area for months. With nothing anywhere near it. I haven't made any changes in a very long time. The Gyre has been in the same spot on the same setting for a couple months.

My Parameters are:
Salinity 1.024
Temperature - 78
PH 8.4
Alkalinity 10 dkh
Nitrate - 0.25
Calcium 430
Magnesium 1280

big blue · Aug 27, 2015

That doesn't belong on the sand bed probably needs more light. That corol is extremely aggressive and needs alot of light

ReefMadScientist · Aug 27, 2015

I guess it depends. I have mine in the sand bed but in direct light. It likes it there.

OP, any change recently that you can recall? Regarding the tank.

big blue · Aug 27, 2015

ReefMadScientist said:
I guess it depends. I have mine in the sand bed but in direct light. It likes it there.

OP, any change recently that you can recall? Regarding the tank.

yes I probably put that to literally, if you have very strong light you could grow it any where. But I would think it needs more light also try feeding it about a half hour after the lights go out could help

twilliard · Aug 27, 2015

My frag is half way to the side of the tank.. and yes aggressive!!

ReefMadScientist · Aug 27, 2015

twilliard said:
My frag is half way to the side of the tank.. and yes aggressive!!

Yeah I made sure to put this thing alone somewhere. The sweepers are insane with my galaxea and their sting is nasty.

Reefing Madness · Aug 27, 2015

You didn't supply your Phosphate numbers, of which can kill them if to high.

Bbaz123456 · Aug 27, 2015

I would say, give it a dip. Galaxea is usually extremely hardy, regardless of lighting, or nutrients, in my experience. I have had it in nearly no light and phosphate over 2.5 ppm and have never seen it die.
Also try higher flow. I have some growing a few inches away from a WP60, so I would not worry about giving too much

Fieryfrog · Aug 27, 2015

He is in direct light. My Radion lights are pretty strong. And it gets a ton of flow. And remember, this happened over night. In one night, 3/4 of it Gone.

FL_Reefer · Aug 27, 2015

It almost looks like BJD when you zoom in on the pic.

FL_Reefer · Aug 28, 2015

After looking at it more Its definitely BJD. If you can frag it, do it if not it will be dead very soon. Keeping galaxea in the sand is fine. It's just one of those things that happens and definitely sucks.

rajkovich207 · Aug 28, 2015

What is bjd?

Tab28 · Aug 28, 2015

FL_Reefer said:
It almost looks like BJD when you zoom in on the pic.

I think you are correct. Brown jelly disease. Other than the remaining pieces in the dead coralites. The only portion of coral not affected is the side which looks like it is toward the water flow. Good water flow is BJD's enemy.

BJD is a very fast killer. The presence of it means dead coral below it. There are several dips that may help. But now are a guarantee work. Try to frag remaining piece may help. I also found moving it from that area after dip help.

Stress to the coral is generally the reason BJD finds the coral. It is to corals what ich is to fish.

Reefing Madness · Aug 28, 2015

Bbaz123456 said:
I would say, give it a dip. Galaxea is usually extremely hardy, regardless of lighting, or nutrients, in my experience. I have had it in nearly no light and phosphate over 2.5 ppm and have never seen it die.
Also try higher flow. I have some growing a few inches away from a WP60, so I would not worry about giving too much

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