In need of advice saving this chalice

[mak060]

Last week I purchased this chalice at somewhat of a discount. As you can see it is in need of some care.

At 5:00 there is a mushroom. I suppose this one is a no-brainer, but there are similar smaller lesions, partially algae covered, at 7:00, 11:00, and near the center. How should I handle each lesion? Remove algae (what's the best way), excise exposed skeleton (into or up to living tissue), leave well enough alone (except removing the mushroom I suppose). Any and all advice appreciated.

 

[FaviaFreak]

you could always try a dip in Revive to prevent any infections from starting on the lesions, but as long as they don't appear to be spreading or getting worse I would leave well enough alone, place it in moderate indirect flow and low light for now, it does appear from the picture that the lesion at 5:00 is an older necrotic spot and the growth edge is already healed but if some of the lesions appear to be not getting any better or spreading definitely give it a 3-4 min Revive dip, that stuff is a Godsend

 

[mak060]

Thanks FaviaFreak. I'll go out and get some Revive today. Easy on the light and flow. Would you or anyone do anything about the algae? I was thinking of pulling off what I could with fingers and/or tweezers. Would it be not so good to use a toothbrush and/or algaecide dip?

In the best case, does tissue typically grow over the wounded area (like SPS)? I was hoping to preserve the radiating green pattern.

 

[FaviaFreak]

Thanks FaviaFreak. I'll go out and get some Revive today. Easy on the light and flow. Would you or anyone do anything about the algae? I was thinking of pulling off what I could with fingers and/or tweezers. Would it be not so good to use a toothbrush and/or algaecide dip?

In the best case, does tissue typically grow over the wounded area (like SPS)? I was hoping to preserve the radiating green pattern.

it should eventually grow over the wounded area's in time, that should serve as a good indicator for growth and overall health...I also use tweezers to pull off any algae and a toothbrush on that algae, just be care not to hit any flesh

 

[mak060]

Gotcha. Thanks much. I'll keep you posted with pics as it goes.

 

[Hypertek99]

I would cut off the skeleton area or at least clean it up real good. They grow faster if there in no dead skeleton.

 

[JuniorMC8704]

^^^agree cut away the old skeleton. That particular species does seem to ever want to grow back over its skeleton for whatever reason.

 

[cherokee_dude]

Kind of restating... I had a similar issue with a rescue piece that was circular in structure. I definitely noticed that edges w/o dead skeletons grew faster that the area that had an issue. That said, I left it alone and it does grow over the skeleton eventually.

 

[eagleeyez5]

I picked up a Bright pink one last night with some of the same issues...the second I walked in the door, I cut it down to just the flesh that was alive. I even cut 1/16 of an inch of live flesh all the way around. Then did a 4 minute dip......basically I treated it like any other Chalice frag that I make. I wish you the best of luck, but cutting out the dead skeleton is 'in my opinion' the best way to stop the recession.

'Hey maybe the government should take that advice'.....

 

[mak060]

I wish you the best of luck, but cutting out the dead skeleton is 'in my opinion' the best way to stop the recession.

'Hey maybe the government should take that advice'.....

:hammer:

I've never felt the need to post that icon before.

But seriously, thanks for the advice everyone above. Since this forum is where the rubber hits the road, and for better or for worse I have more than one lesion, I'll cut back one, clean one, leave one, dip all, and follow-up in a week or so. I'll post progress. Thanks.

 

[msman825]

At 5:00 there is a mushroom. remove that sucker its stinging it. surprized no one else mentioned it