Sick leather and zoanthid corals

[AlexTheGreat]

So it has been over a week now and I have been trying to bring my leather coral back to good health since the polyps havent been popping up lately but nothing has changed and now my zoanthid corals are looking pretty unhealthy when i came back home

I took a picture of my test results from a red sea foundation and phosphate test kits.
The leather coral looks discolored while the zoa looks shrivled up. Im not sure whats cuasing it please help.

 

[Sniperhank]

I would do large water changes with ro/di water and see if that gets things squared away.

 

[melosu58]

I agree with Hank. PWC's are the first order of business. Your leather coral might just be sloughing.

 

[AlexTheGreat]

I agree with Hank. PWC's are the first order of business. Your leather coral might just be sloughing.

Whats sloughing?

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Whats sloughing?

They shed what is basically their skin every now and then. They get a shiny look to them and they completely draw in their polyps. Usually doesn't last for longer than a few weeks.

 

[AlexTheGreat]

So i have been doing PWC but I dont know if its gotten any better

 

[Sniperhank]

Well, you can see the zoas are opened up and that the leather is shedding the layer of skin. They do this from time to time, especially after transferring to a new system.
If it doesn’t change in the next couple days I’d be more concerned.

 

[AlexTheGreat]

So i gave it a couple of days and the zoanthids have opened up but the leather coral dosent seem to be getting any better

 

[Sniperhank]

Still looks like its trying to shed that outer layer. Use your hand to wave some water at it and see what kicks up.

 

[AlexTheGreat]

Still looks like its trying to shed that outer layer. Use your hand to wave some water at it and see what kicks up.

So ive been waving more water over it for some time and have even used my finger to brush off some of the algea but non of the polyps seem to come out ever

 

[Sniperhank]

Move it to a higher flow area. It still doesn't look like algae to me, I still see it struggling to shed.

 

[melosu58]

I agree with higher flow area.

 

[AlexTheGreat]

So i gave it time and have literally put the flow maker pointed directly at the coral so Im just lost at what else to do

 

[Sniperhank]

Try to brush it off with your finger or a toothbrush. Blow it off with a turkey baster. It is still most likely a flow related issue, but pointing a powerhead directly at any coral will be harmful.