I'm currently dealing with a diatom bloom (my second, and my LFS said he wasn't surprised I was getting one with my new tank), which I'm not too worried about, but I will try and keep an eye on it and make sure no algae gets on there. If it does, could I clean it with something like a very soft bristle toothbrush?
Here is a picture from Monday, the day after the show. I guess I really didn't think about it then, or put 2 + 2 together, and while this doesn't show the skeleton/teeth on the underside that are currently exposed, it does show the whitish outlines where the coral is taut. I don't see anywhere where there might be lesions however. It has put tentacles out and is accepting food; I'm taking those as positive signs. This is pretty much how it's looked every day since I got him. I DID notice the teeth exposed, when I put him in my tank, but I figured that was just transportation stress. But it's yet to plump out and 'relax', so to speak.
I've presently got him under a ledge, shaded, and flow block a bit by some rock work, and one of the lowest flow areas of my tank.
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