Sun coral woes

[Invy Ng]

Hi, my sun coral has 2 heads melted away. The rest are still doing ok. Still feeds. I'm wondering if there is a possibility that they can grow back. Was told that growing is faster since they don't need to grow skeletons...

[ASHWIN]

Hi bro, Yes Its Possible for them to grow back..but under right conditions..They Grow Fast Too..Being Fed Weekly..i had 5 Heads Melt and Grow back! ~~~HAPPY REEFING!

[Invy Ng]

Hi bro, that's good news, but even if there is no meat at all in the "socket" ? Where will the "baby come from. As I've experienced that this happens in different types of soft corals like torch or even gonios, revealing skeleton. And soon algae will encrust on it, and it seems like game over. So in all these cases, flesh can grow with good water parameters?

[ASHWIN]

Hi bro, that's good news, but even if there is no meat at all in the "socket" ? Where will the "baby come from. As I've experienced that this happens in different types of soft corals like torch or even gonios, revealing skeleton. And soon algae will encrust on it, and it seems like game over. So in all these cases, flesh can grow with good water parameters?

Like You Stated A Few Heads Melted..So If Theres more they it will grow back..I Assure you..i had a suncoral who lost all heads algae grew and then few heads poped up!..Just Feed It Good Food+Good params it will grow for you....Try Liquid Food ATM..Like Reef Roids..And Why Did it melt? Params? aiptasia?..

[Invy Ng]

It could be my nitrates spiking cos I'm over feeding the sun coral.

[ASHWIN]

Sun corals Do Well With Weekly Feeding too..How high is your no3?..