Help with dying button scoly!

[thatindonesianreefer]

I’ve had this piece for a couple months now and around a month ago it started to reced and show its skeleton. Tried dipping in twolittlefishies revive but didn’t really workout.
Parameters
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1440
Alkalinty 10.4
Phosphate 0.54 (still trying to lower)
Nitrate 10
Test kit
Hanna phosphat low range
Red sea foundation pro
Salifert nitrate

 

[NonstopSoda]

What lights and flow, can you send a picture in white lights?

 

[gbroadbridge]

I’ve had this piece for a couple months now and around a month ago it started to reced and show its skeleton. Tried dipping in twolittlefishies revive but didn’t really workout.
Parameters
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1440
Alkalinty 10.4
Phosphate 0.54 (still trying to lower)
Nitrate 10
Test kit
Hanna phosphat low range
Red sea foundation pro
Salifert nitrate

Can't see a thing with blue lighting.

Take a photo under plain white lights.

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

What lights and flow, can you send a picture in white lights?

Ai prime 16 hd

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

For lighting ill post later since im not at home now

 

[VintageReefer]

From size im not even sure it’s a Button scoly but it’s hard to tell

Can start with the basics
Do you know par and flow in this area?

Has alk and calcium been stable

Do you have anything that can be picking on it or nipping?

Do you feed it?

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

From size im not even sure it’s a Button scoly but it’s hard to tell

Can start with the basics
Do you know par and flow in this area?

Has alk and calcium been stable

Do you have anything that can be picking on it or nipping?

Do you feed it?

Flow is low in that area but for par unfortunatly i don’t have a par meter but it should be pretty low

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

From size im not even sure it’s a Button scoly but it’s hard to tell

Can start with the basics
Do you know par and flow in this area?

Has alk and calcium been stable

Do you have anything that can be picking on it or nipping?

Do you feed it?

Alk and calcium has been pretty stable with a range of 400-460 in a month

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

I used to feed it but now it wont accept food

 

[VintageReefer]

I used to feed it but now it wont accept food

Have you tried reverse schedule feeding ? If you used to feed in daytime, try after lights out. Or if you fed a night, try in the daytime

You can try soaking the food in Restor or even dipping the coral in sw with Restor

It’s a amino / nutrient blend designed for lps repair

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

Ok

Have you tried reverse schedule feeding ? If you used to feed in daytime, try after lights out. Or if you fed a night, try in the daytime

You can try soaking the food in Restor or even dipping the coral in sw with Restor

It’s a amino / nutrient blend designed for lps repair

Ok ill try that

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

under white light:

 

[VintageReefer]

The skeletal ridges are growing algae. The flesh wont heal or extend over that. I would reccomend putting the coral in a bowl of saltwater and adding 3% hydrogen peroxide. A squirt every 30-60 seconds then stir and wait 1 min. Repeat process until you start seeing micro bubbles form on the algae exposed areas.

Keep track of how many squirts you added until you saw bubbles form so you have a rough idea.

Allow 5 min for bubbles to continue to develop

Return to tank

Allow 24-48 hours. Algae should be eliminated, or look weakened. If algae persists repeat process but put in the total amount of hydrogen peroxide from last time, that was determined to be needed. Wait 5 min after bubbles begin.

Return to tank.

After 24-48 hours algae should be gone or weakened

Repeat as needed and if no improvement after 2 treatments the. Next round add a bit more hydrogen peroxide and wait 6 min.

Need that skeleton cleaned off for the coral to regrow over it

Keep in low light also

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

Have you tried reverse schedule feeding ? If you used to feed in daytime, try after lights out. Or if you fed a night, try in the daytime

You can try soaking the food in Restor or even dipping the coral in sw with Restor

It’s a amino / nutrient blend designed for lps repair

For dosing restor how long do i need to turn the skimmer off for?

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

Also will restor increse my nitrates and phosphates?

 

[VintageReefer]

For dosing restor how long do i need to turn the skimmer off for?

Skimmer not affected
It’s like adding reef energy, or aminos.

5 ml (1cap) per 50 gallons of tank water, every day

You and also take dry food and soak in restore before attempting to feed the food. It will entice feeding response and make the food more nutritious

You can also remove coral, place in a bowl, and add capful to directly “target soak”

 

[VintageReefer]

Also will restor increse my nitrates and phosphates?

No, aminos do not tend to affect Nitrates or Phosphates

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

Skimmer not affected
It’s like adding reef energy, or aminos.

5 ml (1cap) per 50 gallons of tank water, every day

You and also take dry food and soak in restore before attempting to feed the food. It will entice feeding response and make the food more nutritious

You can also remove coral, place in a bowl, and add capful to directly “target soak”

Dont you dose it every 2-3 days instead of daily?

 

[VintageReefer]

Instructions say both.

Broadcast dispersal instructions say 5ml per 50g every 2-3 days for first month. And right after that is notes section and it says add no more than 5ml per 50g daily for first month

Also worth mentioning is broadcast dosing is least effective method. Target feeding / target application is most effective / efficient way to get concentrated product INTO the coral

 

[thatindonesianreefer]

Ok thanks a lot!