bare spot on chalice. Help needed STAT!

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eric b 125

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my parameters are all steady and within normal limits. no stray electricity. i moved it to its current location 9 days ago; until then it was at a similar depth with similar flow. there are no corals within 5" of it and the one that is 5" away is a staghorn. i haven't fed any of the chalices, but the others are doing fine.
chalice with spot same spot

other chalice is doing fine, the light areas and spots are not tissue regression, but sand

i'm babysitting these guys until my man klaus gets his tank in order, so i'd really like to not kill them. thanks in advance for any help/ suggestions!
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Do you have an algae eating blenny?
Mine does this to a few of my chalices from time to time. They're usually able to recover.
 
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eric b 125

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i'll post pics of it, but it seems pointless b/c of the lack of help and interest. that's the problem with being a member on such a small forum. it's whatever, though, guess unless you are a new member that wants to put a black tip reef shark in a 30 gallon long tank it's hit or miss around here, holiday or not.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Sorry, this forum keeps deleting my subscriptions, I didn't know you ever answered my question.
If it hasn't gotten any larger, I wouldn't be overly concerned, although it is odd to just get a bare spot like that. How large is the spot? Is it collecting any algae in that spot?
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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That looks like the nocturnal munchings of a worm to me. Have you seen any other corals similarly affected?
I ask b/c I have some bristleworms (the common variety) that seem to have taken a liking to one of my acan colonies. I had to move it to avoid further tissue loss.
 
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eric b 125

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/389593/bare-spot-on-chalice-help-needed-stat#post_3445132
Sorry, this forum keeps deleting my subscriptions, I didn't know you ever answered my question.
If it hasn't gotten any larger, I wouldn't be overly concerned, although it is odd to just get a bare spot like that. How large is the spot? Is it collecting any algae in that spot?
its about the size of two pencil erasers and it is not collecting any algae.
i apologize that my post sounded like a whiny little girl (no offense to whiny little girls), it's just frustrating when so much attention is paid to certain threads answering the same question over and over b/c people wont do their own research, and other threads with more "advanced" problems are put to the wayside. not that this is an "advanced" problem, but hopefully you catch my drift.
 
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eric b 125

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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/389593/bare-spot-on-chalice-help-needed-stat#post_3445135
That looks like the nocturnal munchings of a worm to me. Have you seen any other corals similarly affected?
I ask b/c I have some bristleworms (the common variety) that seem to have taken a liking to one of my acan colonies. I had to move it to avoid further tissue loss.
no other corals are similarly affected. and honestly, though i'm sure they're there, after 3 years i've only seen a bristle worm maybe 5 times in my tank.
 
posiden

posiden

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How's it going man....
That's just a bad question. I know your frustrated.
My first guess is that you may have inadvertently touched the tissue of the coral in that spot? It sounds like the recession is about the size of a finger tip. Chalice coral as you know, have some wicked sharp skeletons under their tissue.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///t/389593/bare-spot-on-chalice-help-needed-stat#post_3445151
its about the size of two pencil erasers and it is not collecting any algae.
i apologize that my post sounded like a whiny little girl (no offense to whiny little girls), it's just frustrating when so much attention is paid to certain threads answering the same question over and over b/c people wont do their own research, and other threads with more "advanced" problems are put to the wayside. not that this is an "advanced" problem, but hopefully you catch my drift.
I'd be just as frustrated.
I'm getting really annoyed that my subscriptions aren't working. :-/
Posiden brings up a good point about maybe it was touched. It's good that it's not collecting any algae. I'd just keep an eye on it, since it doesn't seem to be getting any larger. My blenny has left similar marks on some of mine and they've been able to recover after a few weeks.
 
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eric b 125

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well, i dont think its gotten any worse at least. thanks for asking. i moved it higher in the tank, to an area where it will get less direct flow. it was on the sandbed about 10" from a side wall where i have a vortech mounted. i think it might have been getting too much of the undertow. i couldnt get a real focused pic, from out side of the tank:

so i used a camera box:

on a side note, my new phone takes pretty good pictures. when you guys get a chance, hop on over to "taking a new direction" in reef tanks and check out my new pics. i really need to get a real digital camera instead of using my phone, but until i finally take the plunge into a dslr, this will do.
 
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eric b 125

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Originally Posted by Posiden http:///t/389593/bare-spot-on-chalice-help-needed-stat#post_3445184
How's it going man....
That's just a bad question. I know your frustrated.
My first guess is that you may have inadvertently touched the tissue of the coral in that spot? It sounds like the recession is about the size of a finger tip. Chalice coral as you know, have some wicked sharp skeletons under their tissue.
I didn't realize you posted dude! Glad you stopped in. I may have touched it. I don't have interceptor. I take that it is a dip? I have ReVive that I just picked up in preparation for a frag swap next month.
 
posiden

posiden

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I didn't realize you posted dude!  Glad you stopped in.  I may have touched it.  I don't have interceptor.  I take that it is a dip?  I have ReVive that I just picked up in preparation for a frag swap next month.
That's right. Its a dip or it can treat an entire tank. Interceptor is a heart worm medicine for dogs and its used in reef tanks for "little red bugs" that sps coral are prone to. I have never used interceptor because I could never get a hold of it. You need a script for you dog to get it. However, I've read of folks using the interceptor as a dip for their chalice coral that started to recede. IIRC they all claimed to have seen little worms come out from under the tissue and die from the interceptor. Now, having said all that.....the tissue recession was at an intense rate. Something which in your case doesn't seem to be an issue. Its just something I was thinking about and wanted to let you and others know about. Im glade the coral seems to be doing just fine.
 
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