Best to take out dead SPS or Leave it in the tank (post cutting it off - no chance it will come back)

[Reeferbadness]

I had some SPS die off (it happens) and am in the process of cutting them back. Is it ok to leave some in the tank - and if so, does this effect
calcium levels (leaching back into the tank)? In the real world, you see lots of dead sps on the sand bed so i just figured it would be more realistic
to have some + get the calcium back into the water. Would love to hear your thoughts.

 

[Spare time]

It just becomes live rock.

 

[ZoWhat]

Best to never buy Acros in the first place

 

[Fish Styx]

Dissolve it in your CaRx and recycle it to feed the living.

 

[zheka757]

i leave mine in, in hopes for a miracle! pull them out when its covers in algae.

 

[Fish Styx]

Best to never buy Acros in the first place

Yes, leave them for the rest of us to horde!

 

[bushdoc]

I wanted to live my coral skeletons in my DT, but when uncle Fester visited, he took all of them out.

 

[Wasabiroot]

It shouldn't contribute calcium in any significant amount. The calcium has been converted to a non-dissolved form...as stated above, it's basically live rock. It would require low pH to dissolve again - hence why CO2 is run in calcium reactors.
I would be more concerned about sequestered phosphates myself. Certainly wouldn't look bad, though. Natural coral rubble.