Dead coral

[Elmo1287]

IF a coral passes away should it be removed from the tank

 

[Beengirl]

IF a coral passes away should it be removed from the tank

If a coral is completely dead, it'll be an all white skeleton, and stores sell those for tanks for BB to grow on. So, no, you don't have to remove it.

 

[Elmo1287]

Well their is still meat on it do you think it can be revived I didn't have the right light for about a week for it to survive on but now I do and it's the only thing in the tank

 

[Beengirl]

I would leave it in, move it to a better spot and see if it recovers. If not, you'll just have a coral skeleton, which some people pay for.

 

[danbstrong]

I would leave it in, move it to a better spot and see if it recovers. If not, you'll just have a coral skeleton, which some people pay for.

Dont dying coral release phosphate??

 

[ccCapt]

What kind of coral? Soft corals don't have a hard skeleton so I would remove them before it disintegrated in the tank.

 

[Beengirl]

What kind of coral? Soft corals don't have a hard skeleton so I would remove them before it disintegrated in the tank.

Yeah, we'll there is that. Lol. I guess I was assuming that it was hard coral cuz he said "there's still some meat on it.". Sounded like there's a skeleton with meat left. But ya know what happens when you assume, right?

 

[Phranque]

Agreed... if it's a soft coral, and definitely on it's way out, get rid of it. If it's an LPS, or especially an SPS, leave it in. I can't count how many threads I've seen to the effect of "I thought this thing was dead 3 months ago, but now seeing new polyps.....". All it takes is a small organism or two hidden in there somewhere to survive, and it may work it's way back.