fallen acro

[ollie51]

somehow my staghorn acro fell ,crabs ? maybe i dont know but the two tips that hit are now starting to bleach should i cut this off or let it be any ideas?

 

[damien_kee]

my staghorn fell too. crab? I believed!
my staghorn falls on my yuma & causing a big injured n tissue losing. but i just place it at a more higher flow (might b helps on blowing off those injured tissue), and leave it to recover itself.
IMO, for your case, if the bleach don't spread, is better to just leave it there w/o create or adding more stress for it.

 

[wrightme43]

I usually break off any damaged tips. The corals seem to recover better on a clean break, than a damaged, and rotting tip. It usually takes about 1-2 weeks for mine to heal over from a break. Now that is just my experince using my systems, and my methods. So mileage may vary.
Welcome to Reef Frontiers, Glad you are here.

 

[kevinpo]

It depends on how far down the tip the damage is. If it is 1/8" or so I just leave it alone or put a little superglue on it. More than that I trim off the tip. Most Acropora corals will grow over the cut in about 7-10 days.

HTH,
Kevin

 

[chadfarmer]

if everything in the tank is fine it should grow back over the dead spot