Help With Bubble Coral

[markak]

My green bubble is reseeding on one side. How do I stop it? And what could be the cause. It has been doing good up until now. All water tests are good.

 

[underwaterdan]

Sometimes something as simple as a crab coming to close or crawling on it will do that. Any chance that happened? How long has it been deflated.

 

[markak]

Its not just deflating, flesh is coming off, and the skeleton is showing. Its been doing this for about a week. Nothing has fallen on it or touched it, or damaged it.

 

[LetItReef]

Check Flow and check again Phosphates.

 

[markak]

Its been in the same spot for months. Flow is med, it moves slowly back and forth. phosphates are 0.17. Here is a pic. Right side is reseeding.

 

[Tab28]

I would dip it to help i any infection. Plerogyra is much like euphyllia very sensitive to flesh ripping. Yours looks like a wall type and branching type. Hopefully you can get the regression to stop.

Generally plerogyra to more hardy than euphyllia types. It does not look like too much flow. Mine had much more flow and had it for about 10 years.

Was it in good shade on that end when you got it? What are your other water perimeters?

 

[markak]

shade? you mean shape? Yes it was in good shape, it use to balloon up bigger than now. Other perimeters are Ph 8.4, Salt 1.026, Nitrates 0, Alk 9,temp 78.8. Everything has been stable. I did a 10% water change on the 30th of Nov.

 

[joshkirkland83]

shade? you mean shape? Yes it was in good shape, it use to balloon up bigger than now. Other perimeters are Ph 8.4, Salt 1.026, Nitrates 0, Alk 9,temp 78.8. Everything has been stable. I did a 10% water change on the 30th of Nov.

How long have you had it?

 

[markak]

6 to 8 months