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Galaxy Coral, beh. 04/02/09
Hi,
I purchased a nice size Galaxy Coral about a month ago and still have
not seen the sweeper tentacles. Also, at night sometimes, the pink
flesh seems to protrude or puff up a bit, is this normal?
<It can be normal for a coral to "change shape" at
night... but I'm not really sure what you're describing. Pink
flesh? Galaxea are not usually what I would describe as
"pink." Is this coral bleached?>
What about the sweeper tentacles?
<Sometimes it takes them up to a few months to be seen.>
Thanks
<Cheers,
Sara M.>
Weird substance on Galaxea Coral
11/14/08 Hello crew, Once again thanks for the very help
and wonderful website. It has been a while since my last question
and for the last year this meant that everything was fine in my
75 gallon tank (no news-good news!). However I recently started
seeing some weird "stuff" around my Galaxia and
can't seem to be able to identify what it is (I've
attached a pic attempt to help identify). It seems to be a sort
of white mucus/jelly substance that wraps around the edges of the
coral. It doesn't extend above any polyp but starts right at
the edge. I've had some polyps dying at the base of the coral
and this substance has been wrapping around the dead skeleton.
<Mmm, yes> I initially wasn't concerned with the polyps
dying as it was a very slow process (1-2 polyps a month) and only
affected the polyps at the base of the coral in non-directly lit
areas. I assumed this was the coral getting used to the lighting
as the well lit areas started to expand and multiply to a
neighboring rock. <Is in a sense> I started to get worried
when I saw this substance. As additional info I noticed that on
the backside of the rock/coral this substance attached to glass
and started crawling over the glass filaments. There's a
continuous string from rock to the glass. I've been told by
my LFS that it may be the coral regenerating and expanding but
I'm not really convinced by this. <Their explanation is
accurate. Very common for Oculinids, most all Scleractinians to
"reach" in such a fashion, over previous skeletal
material> I hope this information is sufficient for an
identification. I also have side question on my PH swings.
I've noticed that my PH swings from 8.4 at peak (lights turn
off) to 8.1 (lights turn-on). Is this too stressful for the tank?
<Mmmm, not likely a problem... is a big swing, but w/in range
of optima> Thanks a lot for the help. Diego
<Welcome. Bob Fenner>
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