Hammerhead Coral Melting!

Hey everyone, i just bought a hammerhead coral and b 4 putting it in my main tank i submerge it in tap water to kill any potential deadly microorganism ( i left it in there for approx 3 min). But when i put it in my main tank it started to melt ASAP! i didn't know what to do so i just left him in there and got on my computer. Please help me if you know what's going on with it , thank you very mcuh!

 

Hi, Maybe I'm wrong, but tap water is'nt the best way to dip a coral.( temp and ph must be apropiate ) Is better if you use water from your tank and make a iodine solution(Lugol's from Kent). Good luck

 

I do not freshwater dip my corals. They are very sensitive. Fish are heartier. I would pull the coral out and put it in a qt tank. If it is dying from somesort of disease you do not want it spreading to the rest of your tank.

 

FW dips are common but not just tap, needs to be RO/DI water at the right PH and temp, for about 2-3 mins then straight into a drip acclimation for the tank to get it back up to the right salinity, hopefully it pulls through, good luck

 

don't dip in tap water for the same reasons we don't put it in are tank. i don't know what to tell you except wat melvin already said put it in your qt tank. sorry

 

omg...what have i done.... thanks for telling me guys...

 

Hope all works out......

 

why not post pics of the coral. are all of the heads melting??? if not I would cut the bad ones off. I don't fw dip any stonie corals. Softies seem to be able to handle it well

 

I hope you succeed with what you've done! if you just used tap water w/o any dechlorination you might be in for a treat, like the reefer fellows said ro/di water or adjusting the ph and temp. is a must...give it some time it might just surprise you

 

ok thanks guys! appreciate the wisdom.