Should I dip my elegance coral with Lugol's solution?

[lulu1228]

I'm having tissue recession on my elegance corals and I have Lugol's solution. Would that work?

 

[MACHO]

I'm having tissue recession on my elegance corals and I have Lugol's solution. Would that work?

what does the coral look like? flow par? how long have you had him in the tank. need more info what are your parameters?

 

[lulu1228]

what does the coral look like? flow par? how long have you had him in the tank. need more info what are your parameters?

I've had them for about 6 months. They've never looked great, just wanted to see if I could make them better. They're in moderate flow. Nitrate at around 20 (high i know) and phosphate at nearly 0

 

[vetteguy53081]

I've had them for about 6 months. They've never looked great, just wanted to see if I could make them better. They're in moderate flow. Nitrate at around 20 (high i know) and phosphate at nearly 0

This is not good. Zero phos a no-no and inadequate light from pics. Also High magnesium will upset them. Mine does NOT like high mag- 1330 is where mine is at.
Elegance corals require a moderate amount of light to support photosynthesis which they require which does not translate to strong light. LEDs, fluorescent, or other reef-caliber lights are sufficient but you want to aim for a PAR of about 80-120. Also important is water flow which should be moderate.
You don’t want the flow to be too hard or too soft but keeping the tentacles flowing gently, like leaves in a light wind. Too little and elegance corals will not thrive. Too much flow and you risk tearing the delicate polyps.
The proper flow brings nutrients to the polyps, ensuring they remain nourished. And you’ll see the typical sweeping movement as they drift in the current.
The elegance coral is photosynthetic, which contain photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside its body tissue and provide nutrition by harvesting the energy in light – much like a house plant. They also benefit from regular feedings. with foods such as krill, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, or small pieces of fish, and shrimp.
Elegance corals ARE prone to elegance coral syndrome (ECS). If your coral has this disease, you’ll see swelling around the oral disc and unopened polyps or a white mucus coating.

Here is mine:

 

[MACHO]

I've had them for about 6 months. They've never looked great, just wanted to see if I could make them better. They're in moderate flow. Nitrate at around 20 (high i know) and phosphate at nearly 0

i would work on balancing the nitrate and phosphate out.

 

[lulu1228]

i would work on balancing the nitrate and phosphate out.

My phosphates were crazy high and they've plummeted way too quick. The nitrates have stayed the same though. I got one of those reef mats from red sea and it definitely did the trick on the phosphates (maybe went to far lol)

 

[lulu1228]

This is not good. Zero phos a no-no and inadequate light from pics. Also High magnesium will upset them. Mine does NOT like high mag- 1330 is where mine is at.
Elegance corals require a moderate amount of light to support photosynthesis which they require which does not translate to strong light. LEDs, fluorescent, or other reef-caliber lights are sufficient but you want to aim for a PAR of about 80-120. Also important is water flow which should be moderate.
You don’t want the flow to be too hard or too soft but keeping the tentacles flowing gently, like leaves in a light wind. Too little and elegance corals will not thrive. Too much flow and you risk tearing the delicate polyps.
The proper flow brings nutrients to the polyps, ensuring they remain nourished. And you’ll see the typical sweeping movement as they drift in the current.
The elegance coral is photosynthetic, which contain photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside its body tissue and provide nutrition by harvesting the energy in light – much like a house plant. They also benefit from regular feedings. with foods such as krill, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, or small pieces of fish, and shrimp.
Elegance corals ARE prone to elegance coral syndrome (ECS). If your coral has this disease, you’ll see swelling around the oral disc and unopened polyps or a white mucus coating.

Here is mine:

Yeah the phosphates are something I'm working on. The lights right now are on moonlight. I've done feedings for them too and they don't really have white mucus from what i can see. Should I not dip them?
Also yours is super pretty!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yeah the phosphates are something I'm working on. The lights right now are on moonlight. I've done feedings for them too and they don't really have white mucus from what i can see. Should I not dip them?
Also yours is super pretty!

You can try FW dip which is less risky but appears to be a Phos and starvation issue- Small pieces of krill works well as will mysisi shrimp

 

[lulu1228]

You can try FW dip which is less risky but appears to be a Phos and starvation issue- Small pieces of krill works well as will mysisi shrimp

I've done mysis. That's ok right? And idk, the phosphates have only been this low for like a week or 2. It looked like this before

 

[lulu1228]

You can try FW dip which is less risky but appears to be a Phos and starvation issue- Small pieces of krill works well as will mysisi shrimp

How would I do a fw dip?

 

[vetteguy53081]

How would I do a fw dip?

understand while it works, can also be a risk to elegance based on how weak it has become and the flesh is very thin and fragile. Typical is to use freshwater and dip for 10-15 minutes in which I prefer the 10 minutes and with temperature the same as the tank it came from as this method addresses surface infection mainly.

 

[lulu1228]

understand while it works, can also be a risk to elegance based on how weak it has become and the flesh is very thin and fragile. Typical is to use freshwater and dip for 10-15 minutes in which I prefer the 10 minutes and with temperature the same as the tank it came from as this method addresses surface infection mainly.

Would there be a safer option? Or a way to make a freshwater dip safer?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would there be a safer option? Or a way to make a freshwater dip safer?

A freshwater dip is cut and dry. Adding the elegance to clean bucket of water which will release any bacteria and toxins.