Is my acro ok?

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Overall, that coral looks like it's in pretty rough shape. Got a pic of it in the water? Maybe it will look better, but the tips of most of the corallites look bad..

Here's a pic of it in water. Looks like its doing nice and growing well.



What should I do about the receeding?

[jason604]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

I should add, have you ever checked for acropora eating flatworms? The one coral in my tank that was affected by them did exactly that at the base before I figured out what was going on.

How do I check for the flatworm? Should I just put the whole colony in Revive coral dip?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by jason604

Here's a pic of it in water. Looks like its doing nice and growing well.

Ok, that looks better

If it were me, I'd cut the bottom dead area off, re-mount it with some epoxy and hope it encrusts again.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ok, that looks better

If it were me, I'd cut the bottom dead area off, re-mount it with some epoxy and hope it encrusts again.

Would I have to cut past the dead part into living tissue?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by jason604

Would I have to cut past the dead part into living tissue?

Yes, just above the dead area.

[jason604]

There is no aiptasa or algae around my acro so what else that I can do to see what the problem is before I start cutting off my colony's base?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by jason604

There is no aiptasa or algae around my acro so what else that I can do to see what the problem is before I start cutting off my colony's base?

At this point it doesn't matter. It won't grow back. Cut the dead off, re-utty it into place and let it encrust the putty. It's not a lot, and it's dead skeleton.