Mysterious trumpet coral head loss

[finley1]

All,
I've got a trumpet coral with over 30 heads that's been thriving. The other night it got knocked off the rock work and ended up in the sand. Next day, I noticed this one section looked like it had some exposed flesh. Now, all three heads on that section are dead.

I'm thinking the fall might've damaged that area, leading to an infection.

Should I just leave it alone and see if it recovers, or cut out the affected section to prevent anything from spreading?

Any advice would be great - I'm still pretty new to keeping trumpet coral.

Thanks,
Ryan

[rusticfox]

Cutting off the damaged section is probably the way to go. New heads will grow back, and that old skeleton will just be in the way. If you leave it, you risk new heads getting damaged on the exposed skeleton, so it's best to remove it.