Plate Coral Slimed Tank! eeeek!

[RandyO]

I moved a plate coral into my tank and the bloody thing slimed the tank big time. That stringy stuff was everywhere. I used a wire wisk to scoop out all the floaters and removed what I could.

 

My GSP has gone into hiding now and hope it is coming back out some day. It did discolor the purple mat of the GSP. I am hope this colony is pretty hearty and survives ok. Has anyone had this happen before? There are a number of polyps coming out but pretty far and few between..

[INNOVATOR]

Go ahead and do a small water change. Adding some carbon may help in aid of the defensive reaction by the plate.