Yourmedic Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I am a first time coral papa!! Big thanks to the raffle at the April meeting and those who donated!! I have been so busy with work, checking my levels in the tank, setting up a feeding schedule, researching LEDs, their strength, and putting them on a light cycle that I really haven't just sat down and watched the corals; until today! Just after feeling them, I sit down in my chair and I see this purple blob on one of the polyps. I move closer to the tank wondering if it's just the light, or am I really seeing this thing. I pull out my camera to get a picture of it. I was completely disappointed in my camera when I tried to zoom in and focus. I tried using my phone, with better luck on the zooming in part, it became slightly blurry and bright. So, hopefully, between the 3 pictures, someone out there can tell me what this is and should I be worried? And what to do with it. Here are my water parameters: Temp: 82.1 PH: 8.4 CA: 400 KH: 10.9 MG: 1200 Nitrite: 0 Ammonia: 0 Nitrate: 0 Specific Gravity: 1.022 I'm feeding the polyps every other day; 1/2 teaspoon of "ZoPlan Zooplankton Diet. Julian Sprung's formula" I have a 40B with a 20 gallon sump. The blob in question is on the polyp on the top right. Thanks for any help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hmmm I cannot tell, but am thinking about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yourmedic Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 I looks like something is on the outside of it, not inside the tube itself which is why I am concerned; but it's the only one I see. So, I have no clue. Would I hurt the polyp if I tried to remove the blob with tweezers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Corals are known to regenerate, but it's really hard to say what would happen. In the meantime, keep researching forums, wetwebmedia.com, and coral books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 try and pull it off.. if possible remove whatever is sucking on your polyps.. but if its on the polyp itself, just let it run its coarse.. maybe a bad polyp that will melt on its own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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