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Posted: February 07 2011 at 9:55pm |
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one of my fungia's is receding exposing skeleton.... should i pull it out
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Posted: February 07 2011 at 9:58pm |
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Id either pull it out and dip it or just leave it in there they sometimes grow back
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Posted: February 07 2011 at 10:21pm |
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thanx nick sorry we didn't hook up this weekend... buy the time you got back to me i was busy.... we can get together soon >>>>>
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Posted: February 07 2011 at 10:36pm |
Fungia's are know to die and then spit out tons of babies sometimes months down the road. 
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Posted: February 08 2011 at 8:33am |
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My first thought when I saw this was, "Isn't that Dave, who PM'd me just recently with an algae and/or tank problem?
Well, I'm still available to help, but you need to call to arrange the visit. The phone number to call is below.
It's best to leave it in the tank and to improve the conditions so it can live. There is so little flesh on a Fungia that it should not cause a problem if the tank's biofiltration is good.
How long has the Fungia been in the tank and what is the condition of the tank?
Alk and Ca?
Hair Algae?
A pic would really help a lot.
Edited by Mark Peterson - February 08 2011 at 8:37am
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Posted: February 08 2011 at 1:50pm |
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i had an awesome orange fungia recently that just died. I thought it was my tank, but then I saw my damsel eating it!! argh. Could a fish be picking at it?
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Posted: February 08 2011 at 9:56pm |
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water parameters are and have been great in a several year established tank
sal 1.024-25
alk 10
cal 450 +
temp 76-77
mag 1200-1300
hair algae problem came to be a lighting issue... 6 bulb t-5 HO
OLD !!!!!! replaced the 2 out side actinic w/ new 420 &460 unpluged whites for 10 days ran new blues only..... wooped ass on algae.... now slowly bringing days back one new bulb every other week for only 4 hrs then increasing....i'll put up picks via photo bucket or whatever.... did a dip tonight on the fungia and took it out of the higher flow ...as it was pushing the flesh up...mark you were standing next to me at f-4 -u last weekend....thanx everyone for the reply's
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Posted: February 09 2011 at 10:51am |
And you didn't introduce yourself? 
I'm pleased though that the lights out technique is working to reduce the Hair Algae problem. 
Yes, please post pics. We all love pics.  
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