Whats going on with my coral

[Elitehunter1]

My coral seems to be "bubbling" at the base of it. Any ideas?

 

[Ricksreef]

My coral seems to be "bubbling" at the base of it. Any ideas?

Looks like algae going through nitrifying cycle.Do you have bubbles being released?

 

[Elitehunter1]

Not that I noticed, but I only watched it for a few minutes this morning. Should I be concerned ?

 

[Ricksreef]

Not that I noticed, but I only watched it for a few minutes this morning. Should I be concerned ?

Has your tank cycled,looks to be cyno .

 

[Elitehunter1]

What is cyno? ???

 

[Ricksreef]

What is cyno? ???

Cyanobacteria,it is something that cycling tanks usually get for awhile.

 

[Elitehunter1]

So it won't kill my coral?

 

[Elitehunter1]

Ok I cleaned it off and it came back. Will it kill the coral?

 

[Ricksreef]

Ok I cleaned it off and it came back. Will it kill the coral?

I'm afraid that is Brown Jelly Disease,not good.I would remove it from your display tank and put it in a quarantine tank or bucket.Research on the Internet for the best possible treatment for it.Honestly it doesn't look good.
My advice for the future is to dip your new corals before putting in DT.
I use Seachem Reef Dip coral disinfectant myself.Only costs about 8 bucks a bottle.

 

[Ricksreef]

I'm afraid that is Brown Jelly Disease,not good.I would remove it from your display tank and put it in a quarantine tank or bucket.Research on the Internet for the best possible treatment for it.Honestly it doesn't look good.
My advice for the future is to dip your new corals before putting in DT.
I use Seachem Reef Dip coral disinfectant myself.Only costs about 8 bucks a bottle.

Also the Flowerpot Gonipora corals almost never survive long in our aquariums.I know it is hard to resist when you are in the LFS,but always write down the name of the coral then go home and research it on Liveaquaria or other sites before buying.I learned that lesson when I first started,it will save you a lot of grief and money.

 

[Elitehunter1]

Just for info, the coral ended up dying

 

[Ricksreef]

Just for info, the coral ended up dying

Bummer,It probably had the disease when you got it from the LFS.It is a very difficult coral,I had one and it died to.Try a frogspawn or hammer.Always do a dip before you put any coral in your DT.Also try a bubble coral.

 

[Elitehunter1]

Well it was thriving for a while. I ended up reading about it and it seems like it may have been one of my clean up crew members or whatever that damaged it. Apparently one little scratch and it becomes extremely difficult to save