Symphllia problem

[Wheelman76]

My Symphyllia has some algae growing on the skeleton on the outside of the coral and some on the skeleton in between the folds. It's a yellow ish green color algae that coats the skeleton , it's not hairy at all so I can't just pick it off. It also had a little bit of bubble algae which I have removed. It's only on the skeleton but I think it is iratating the flesh and causing it to not open fully in spots. Is there a safe way to remove this? Some sort of dip maybe?

Here are a couple pics , very hard to see as I just took the pics with only the blue lights on.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/5CDC899A-2844-44FD-9746-2BC03441CB88-1650-000001761F48362F.jpg

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/6BBD731E-4121-4813-8EF2-BC5D2A26F200-1650-000001761CABF3CD.jpg

Here's a better pic before I had this problem.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/197EC2F3-0C48-4235-A5BF-111D87073E53-1650-00000176215E5B32.jpg

[lpsreefer]

At night take a turkey baster and blast the algae off. Be care and have some thing to us k it out of the water. If the brain is still coming out your okay.

[Wheelman76]

With the consistency of this stuff , I would not be able to blow it off with a turkey baster. Its stuck on there pretty good.

[Wheelman76]

And out of curiousity , why at night?

[lpsreefer]

As with most brains they keep there tissue in at night. The tentacles come out. But they are out to catch any food that might pass.

[Wheelman76]

Anyone else? Will a dip in hydrogen peroxide kill the algae?

[lpsreefer]

More pics might help.

[Wheelman76]

I'll take some new pics in the morning

[Wheelman76]

In this pic you can see it at the top

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/B9737EA7-8AD3-40FE-BA04-A3F3A8685E09-3138-000002DA0D08DF7C.jpg

In this one you can see it on the left edge

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/16DF038B-89F3-47B6-AB84-D02548838606-3138-000002DA08381FA8.jpg

And this one where some is growing in the hole between the folds in the Center of the pic.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w381/wheelman76/AD1AD7EB-8AA8-4D35-9599-BE5B94A42EA0-3138-000002DA0214F7E9.jpg

[lpsreefer]

maybe this link might help you out.
http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=81

[Wheelman76]

Thanks Matt , I'll give it a read

[monocus]

try to shine a white light(try that led t5 i lent you)(don't shock yourself)on the coral and take a picture(everything seems too blue to really see what's happening)i still think it is cryptic sponge on the coral ,but i have to see it in a more white light.you can show me when you come by

[spit.fire]

Anyone else? Will a dip in hydrogen peroxide kill the algae?

I had the same problem with some green algae on my brain and it actually had a hole in the flesh where it was, hydrogen peroxide dip 4 parts water 1 part hp for 5 minutes took care of it

[Wheelman76]

I had the same problem with some green algae on my brain and it actually had a hole in the flesh where it was, hydrogen peroxide dip 4 parts water 1 part hp for 5 minutes took care of it

Thanks , I might have to try that.