It's a sad day

[lockrookie]

Looks like I have to frag my hyndowhachamacallit. lol I can never remember its spelling. It's been turning white on the base and now this is growing. So hopefully I can save a few pieces and start over ......sigh

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/0E83B589-EDA6-46A4-85B0-88CB723B2621-3254-000004D3B0F11DC8.jpg

[Pan]

Looks like I have to frag my hyndowhachamacallit. lol I can never remember its spelling. It's been turning white on the base and now this is growing. So hopefully I can save a few pieces and start over ......sigh

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/0E83B589-EDA6-46A4-85B0-88CB723B2621-3254-000004D3B0F11DC8.jpg

Cut All the dead off....take the longest cut side and zip tie to a piece of rock.....a little zip tie or even thin thin fishing line or thread...no glue... Don't put putty on it or glue or put it on a "frag" disc.

Put it where it gets strong current...but not like a direct storm. but enough to keep crap from settling on anything.

oh and...hydnophora....

[lockrookie]

Ill take another pic of he damage the whole base is deteriorating as well. This is a huge colony

[lockrookie]

This is the size of the colony in its glory

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/180g%20tank/B87496D7-A706-4F81-B392-F6291DDD3000-2137-0000022737D9CEAB.jpg

And now the base is going going gone I've tried to remove effected areas but it keeps sliming over

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/7673FE61-2D73-440F-AAB9-83EE308F662C-3254-000004E88D7CDE92.jpg

Who knows if the frags survive it may grow bigger and better next time

[carriej]

What the heck is that?

[lockrookie]

What is what?

[carriej]

The blue slime! Or is that just from the lighting?

[dreef]

Just frag off some healthy pieces Jeff,and chuck the rest.You should see what i throw away after fragging up bigger stuff.Nobody passes thru here and then most are afraid of sps...so i just close my eyes and trash lots.

[Coralgurl]

That sucks Jeff, it's a gorgeous center piece!!

[lockrookie]

The blue slime! Or is that just from the lighting?

Not sure what the slime is exactly other than the coral dieing

[lockrookie]

Just frag off some healthy pieces Jeff,and chuck the rest.You should see what i throw away after fragging up bigger stuff.Nobody passes thru here and then most are afraid of sps...so i just close my eyes and trash lots.

Yeah I plan to I have a couple rocks and frag stones to glue frags to may wait until tomorrow and pick up some frag stones from pats and frag a lot of it keep the best pieces wait it out.

[lockrookie]

That sucks Jeff, it's a gorgeous center piece!!

Yeah it does but I almost killed it once 4 years ago and this is the result. If I can save one chunk it may be amazing again one day here's for hopeing

[daniella3d]

YOu should frag healthy pieces as soon as possible as it will all go if you don't.

They grow very fast though, and are resistant. Mine does not have such packed tight structure as yours. Maybe the base did not get enough ligth and current.

[lockrookie]

I think the issue is I'm treating for algea and it irritated it. Yes it does grow and I plan to frag it just had no rubble to attach the frags to. I just hope I can get a good size piece to keep for myself to start over with. But now that I have some rubble thanks to our lfs I'm good to go for operation regrow