Kenya Tree Coral is good or bad?

[norfolkgarden]

The individual branches are beginning to extend like they should. But I would think it would be fully opened by now.
It has been several days.
I really wonder if the high flow it is receiving is beating it up.

Can you do another short video?

 

[Hamza Hamid]

They grow back quickly. I would frag it out of the tank in a separate bucket of tank water and toss anything that doesn't look perfect.

Did the dip say to leave it in there for 30 minutes? I am more familiar with 5 minutes for most of my dips.

The flow seemed kind of high where you had before.

How are the rest of your corals looking?

You had some very pretty pieces in that tank.
Are they all still ok?

If they all look sad I would check your parameters.
If the other corals look fine I would definitely think it was the Kenya tree.

My parameters all looks good and my rest of the corals are doing great.
Only issue with kenya. I kept it in higher flow before now in low flow for it to rest after dip.
My seachem dip says 15 to 30 mins of dip.

The only thing i have changed recently is lighting. Was using kessil A160WE tuna blue without controller now using AI prime hd on acclimation mode.
pics attached

 

[Hamza Hamid]

It may just need less flow and may end up being fine. [emoji846]

it was doing good in high flow.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Any updates?

 

[Hamza Hamid]

Sorry to say guys my Kenya tree melted and died. Very upset.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Sorry to hear that. Everything else in the tank doing ok?

 

[Hamza Hamid]

Sorry to hear that. Everything else in the tank doing ok?

Everything was doing good till kenya died and after few days my ATO broke i realized it later so I have some salinity issue current corals are good but not in a happy mood due to swings. But all alive. Duncans are closed from 2 days.

 

[Gene Ashton]

How do you get rid of or reduce Kenya when it starts to take over?

 

[User1]

How do you get rid of or reduce Kenya when it starts to take over?

Manual removal.

1. Catch and remove the branches that it can, or will, drop. Give or toss away
2. If missed and see one growing where you don't want it grab a pair of curved forcep clamps, gently rub your hand over the kenya tree coral so it closes up a bit, then clamp the forcep as close to the base of the coral and rock. Gently pull off the rock. Once removed use epoxy putty, reef safe, and cover / patch. This also works for Xenia.

Basically keeping Kenya trees in check is a matter of staying on top of the branches that it lets go. If you do that most of the battle is won. Anything else you can use the clamps to gently remove.

 

[Gene Ashton]

Manual removal.

1. Catch and remove the branches that it can, or will, drop. Give or toss away
2. If missed and see one growing where you don't want it grab a pair of curved forcep clamps, gently rub your hand over the kenya tree coral so it closes up a bit, then clamp the forcep as close to the base of the coral and rock. Gently pull off the rock. Once removed use epoxy putty, reef safe, and cover / patch. This also works for Xenia.

Basically keeping Kenya trees in check is a matter of staying on top of the branches that it lets go. If you do that most of the battle is won. Anything else you can use the clamps to gently remove.

Thank you, time to harvest!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cut the kenyi at the very bottom base and place on frag plug or leave as is for gifting, replanting, etc

 

[Breefer94]

unless you want a Kenya tree tank don’t get a Kenya tree. I absolutely love mine but I also wouldn’t dare put them with any kind of stony coral or in a tank I am not okay with them completely taking over.

 

[Orion1885]

Here is my green one, i also have a blue one with green polyps

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

I have a green one that I have attached to a big dome rock and any time it drops babies I glue them to a small rock and then glue small rock to the big rock. This way if anyone ever wants some I just break the small rock off the big rock with some pressure.

I love mine, but I do keep it away from other corals secluded on this rock. On the same side of the tank I keep my big wandering anemone. Most coral go up high or on other side of tank lol.

Please excuse the diatom battle I’m having… 15 months in lol.

Also should I be worried about Kenya Tree releasing any toxins in water that would inhibit any of my other coral growth?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a green one that I have attached to a big dome rock and any time it drops babies I glue them to a small rock and then glue small rock to the big rock. This way if anyone ever wants some I just break the small rock off the big rock with some pressure.

I love mine, but I do keep it away from other corals secluded on this rock. On the same side of the tank I keep my big wandering anemone. Most coral go up high or on other side of tank lol.

Please excuse the diatom battle I’m having… 15 months in lol.

Also should I be worried about Kenya Tree releasing any toxins in water that would inhibit any of my other coral growth?

This looks more like green Nepthia which is actually better. Kenyii will overtake the tank in due time

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

This looks more like green Nepthia which is actually better. Kenyii will overtake the tank in due time

Here’s a better pic. I have no idea, but from pics online it seems closer to Kenya Tree to me. what do you think

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

It definitely does drop babies. Not too often though for how large it is. Maybe one baby per 4 weeks. It actually used to drop more. Not sure why it slowed down but I’m not complaining lol.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here’s a better pic. I have no idea, but from pics online it seems closer to Kenya Tree to me. what do you think

One nice thing I like about Good pics- Its like being there. I am now at computer screen and it may very well be sinularia coral.

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

One nice thing I like about Good pics- Its like being there. I am now at computer screen and it may very well be sinularia coral.

Ya it’s too bad that we have 2 issues with posting photos here.
1. Blue light makes weird photos. Anyone know solution?
2. R2R compresses photos I post from mobile. Any solution?

 

[Orion1885]

Here’s a better pic. I have no idea, but from pics online it seems closer to Kenya Tree to me. what do you think

Its a green kenya tree / green capnella