Help me save this red digi?

BrettDS · 10/21/2016, 01:43 PM

So I got this red digi frag several months ago. Shortly after I glued it to the rock it disappeared. I figured one of my urchins must have pushed it out of the glue and it fell between the rocks. I spent some time searching for it with no luck and eventually I forgot about it.

Much to my surprise, the other day I noticed something on the sand in the front of the tank and it was my missing red digi... definitely a bit worse for the wear. But also definitely still alive. I don't know where it was for the past couple of months or how it managed to stay alive, but it did.

I glued it back to the rock, but as I'm looking at it I'm wondering if I should do more. The base is definitely still alive with flesh, color and polyps, but the tops of the branches are dead and have a bit of algae starting to grow on them.

Should I cut off the dead ends of the branches or just leave it is it is and hope it fully recovers?

codydemmel4 · 10/21/2016, 01:58 PM

I would cut off the dead parts and let the live parts going to grow and try to get their PE and color back. I have had a mille that fell off the rock and was lost for over a month, had to frag a decent portion of it that was dead but the other portion is doing great.

BrettDS · 05/25/2017, 11:19 AM

Well, I posted this months ago, but I was just thinking about it and I wanted to follow up. I took cody's advice and cut off the dead parts and I'm happy to say that it fully recovered and is doing great now

Here's a picture of the same coral from today.

mcgyvr · 05/25/2017, 12:20 PM

Nice job Brett...
Thats how its done..

FullBoreReefer · 05/25/2017, 12:40 PM

Nice save! Looks great!

Pond Boy · 05/25/2017, 05:05 PM

Hell yeah way to go!

10/21/2016, 01:43 PM	#1
BrettDS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,109	Help me save this red digi? So I got this red digi frag several months ago. Shortly after I glued it to the rock it disappeared. I figured one of my urchins must have pushed it out of the glue and it fell between the rocks. I spent some time searching for it with no luck and eventually I forgot about it. Much to my surprise, the other day I noticed something on the sand in the front of the tank and it was my missing red digi... definitely a bit worse for the wear. But also definitely still alive. I don't know where it was for the past couple of months or how it managed to stay alive, but it did. I glued it back to the rock, but as I'm looking at it I'm wondering if I should do more. The base is definitely still alive with flesh, color and polyps, but the tops of the branches are dead and have a bit of algae starting to grow on them. Should I cut off the dead ends of the branches or just leave it is it is and hope it fully recovers?

10/21/2016, 01:58 PM	#2
codydemmel4 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Center Valley PA Posts: 1,479	I would cut off the dead parts and let the live parts going to grow and try to get their PE and color back. I have had a mille that fell off the rock and was lost for over a month, had to frag a decent portion of it that was dead but the other portion is doing great. __________________ -Cody SPS Dominant 180 gallon. Link to my tank: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2618245

05/25/2017, 12:20 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Nice job Brett... Thats how its done.. __________________ Who me?

05/25/2017, 12:40 PM	#5
FullBoreReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 1,862	Nice save! Looks great! __________________ 60x36x24 mixed reef. 40b sump. Regal 250int Varios. 4xHydra26HDs+t5s. 4xMp40wes. Apex2016.

05/25/2017, 05:05 PM	#6
Pond Boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: In a tube amp Posts: 141	Hell yeah way to go! __________________ Bringing back a 12g JBJ from some serious neglect... Current Tank Info: JBJ 12g

05/25/2017, 11:19 AM	#3
BrettDS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,109	Well, I posted this months ago, but I was just thinking about it and I wanted to follow up. I took cody's advice and cut off the dead parts and I'm happy to say that it fully recovered and is doing great now Here's a picture of the same coral from today.