Let's do some coral rescue, shall we?!

[Macdaddynick1]

Shout out to Aquarium City for this freebie... If I am successful in recovering this thing, I will periodically upload pictures of my progress. Let's see what we can do with it.... Wish me luck.

 

[Diesel]

Good luck!

 

[ejd420]

following

 

[fort wenty]

Any idea what coral this is? Good luck!

 

[Mlorman]

Fat heaf

 

[Mlorman]

Head

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Yup, it's a dead fat head dendro. Well, hopefully it stopped dying and will start popping the babies soon.

 

[fort wenty]

Following along..

Wishing you the best!

 

[Vincent100]

Good luck , i'v just picked up a load of dieing corals so I'm doing exactly the same thing ;Wideyed

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Day 2 the tissue is actually expanded, which is a good sign.

 

[Braves Fan]

Are you doing anything special for the coral to help in its recovery ,, food,, lighting or something else that I am not thinking about

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Are you doing anything special for the coral to help in its recovery ,, food,, lighting or something else that I am not thinking about

Not really, this is a wait and see game at this point. When dendros die they leave a tiny bit of flesh behind that sometimes turns into micro polyps. I just have to wait until that happens, so I can start feeding it. For now I left it in my sump so it gets a lot of flow but that is about it. I might throw it into a small cup and add some oyster feast in a few days. I'll try to take pictures as often as I can to track the progress.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Day 4 update. No recession, seem to be holding on, slightly more expanded.

 

[Stevelikesfish]

following

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Rescue #2 shout out to vivid aquariums for this freebie. I am not as confident in my skills to bring this one back, but since my tank is a bit high on phosphates currently, there might be a sliver of hope for this one.

 

[Reef Nutrition]

Not really, this is a wait and see game at this point. When dendros die they leave a tiny bit of flesh behind that sometimes turns into micro polyps. I just have to wait until that happens, so I can start feeding it. For now I left it in my sump so it gets a lot of flow but that is about it. I might throw it into a small cup and add some oyster feast in a few days. I'll try to take pictures as often as I can to track the progress.

Let me know if you start target feeding Oyster-Feast! Following.

Chad

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

Following. I am trying to nurse my three hydnophoras back from what seemed like certain death. I am currently trying a reduced light intensity compared to what they had before they got messed up. I also dose aminos at night with the return pump off. This and the iodine dip seems to be making a difference but they are still in really bad shape for the most part. And of course water changes. Maybe these would work for you corals?

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Day 15,


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[JaimeAdams]

huh, I was totally going to be like dude, it's dead. But there they are little babies.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

huh, I was totally going to be like dude, it's dead. But there they are little babies.

I don't blame you this thing looked rough when I got it.

Here's a closeup