Bleached Coral

[blabadie]

hey everyone,

of all of the pics that I've seen I really haven't seen any bleached coral...is it taboo? i love it!

- b/lab -

 

[SkiFletch]

Not taboo, but if you have a nutrient problem, bleached coral will be the first thing in your tank to contract that nuisance algae and quickly be green/brown/red or whatever color the algae is. Having it in your tank is no problem, but it can quickly become unsightly if problems arise

 

[blabadie]

Will any clean up crews eat the algae?

- b/lab -

 

[SkiFletch]

Usually not the really nasty types . Its tough to find cleanup crew members that enjoy cyanobacteria and/or hair algae. Your best bet against nuisance algae is prevention. Run some Ferric Oxide based phosphate remover like Rowaphos from day one to keep phosphates and silicates to a minimum and remove the fuel from algae before it gets out of hand

 

[helterskelter]

If you do want to clean it boil enough water to cover the coral in a bucket, add some thin bleach, with in 5 mins it will be pure white again.

Next is to wash it under clean water to remove most the bleach, but it binds to the coral well so then dipping in water with a lot of de-chlorinater will remove it all, wash again and then smell the coral if u smell bleach dip again.

Their is a chemical that get's rid of bleach called Sodium something but i cant think what it's called.

 

[chrissaysyes]

Talked to my lfs lady today about bleached coral today...she had lots of it in one of her tanks where she stores some of her LR, the cleanup in there is left up to a single hermit crab but the coral looks great, very bright and very clean and most of it has been in there for over a year. Then in another tank she had some of the same coral and you could barely even tell because it was so layered with algae...that tank had a whole team of cleaner critters in it...I think it's like wearing a white shirt to play in...you may not mess it up but if it does happen to get dirty then everyone will know and it will just look gross.

 

[SkiFletch]

I think it's like wearing a white shirt to play in...you may not mess it up but if it does happen to get dirty then everyone will know and it will just look gross.

EXACTLY

 

[sukie]

I have some dead corals .. . . but I make sure to take them out of the tank - dry them out then put some zoos or whatever on them - to make them pretty again. . . .

 

[Mr Miagi]

Back many years ago, I bought dead coral skeletons for decoration. Recently Ive made use of them by breaking them up and using them for LR rubble for frags etc. I also received a large Euphyllia skeleton (no remaining live tissue), so ive also broken that up. A remaining piece of SPS coral I had was broken up into rubble and now catches ALOT of detritus in one of my cannisters. You can use them, but as stated, tough, undesirable algae eventually settles on them, but if you dont mind that, go for it.

 

[blabadie]

I was looking up Rawophos and I don't undestand how it works? Do you just put some in the HOB filter or what?

 

[SkiFletch]

I was looking up Rawophos and I don't undestand how it works? Do you just put some in the HOB filter or what?

Put it in an HOB compartment, or wrap some up in a women's nylon and put it wherever water flows in your tank and/or filters