Sps question

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  1. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    So I got some frags from a guy and he ended up just throwing this in for free since his tank was coming down. Not sure if I can save it or not.
    Should I just let it go or cut the white parts off?[​IMG]
    I don't even know what it is. It's browned out but has a slight tint of green still in it.
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    If it were my piece, I would give it some more time to acclimate, around 2 weeks as long as the tissue loss does not continue.

    If the after two weeks, I would remove the dead tips below the level of the tissue loss.

    Should it continue to have tissue loss, consider fragging the larger branches and base and applying superglue gel to just below the tissue loss level.

    And I am only guessing, but it may be a Slimmer.

    Good luck.
     
  4. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    Precisely. I have also gotten my hands on some frags that were in a similar condition to this and done the same procedure that Corailline recommended and the corals ended up pulling through.
     
  5. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Cool frag, I have no idea how to save it though.
     
  6. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    I would do exactly as was said give it a little bit before you start fragging unless you notice rapid tissue loss. If there is rapid loss cut off the good branches with no damage as those will have nest chance of survival. You can then cut the bad part off the rest and try and save what's left of the base too.

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  7. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    As Coralline said, but put it low and move it up slow. There is so much zoox in that coral, any significant light will likely kill it quick. Must have come from a tank with a heck of a lot of nitrates or was in low light.