Coral Help!!!

Hi guys. I posted this in another thread I have but I don't know if I should have (not sure of the etiquette for posting).

Long story short this is a picture of a coral that was in my tank previous to me getting it. Now the tank was out of commission for about 2 weeks. The live rock the coral is in was stored in a 5 gallon bucket with water form the aquarium. As is m new to this I really don't know what type of coral this is. I do think it is dead because it is white in a lot of places. I was told it could possibly come back. It is almost a week and it has not really changed but if it is going to throw off the cycle I would guess to remove it. Please share your thoughts. If it needs to be removed what is the best way or the proper way to do it?

Thanks in advance!

 

I believe it's a brown or green Palythoa. An extremely hardy coral that can become invasive. Can be highly toxic when handled, take the appropriate precautions.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597 2856 670&pcatid=670

 

So do you think it is dead? Should I remove it?if so how, do you just pull it off the rock? Should I wear gloves.

Thanks Corailline!

 

Oh no it's not dead.

I only use gloves when I am directly touching the coral. For some reason these Palys really bother me.

It can stay alive for a couple weeks probably without light as long as it has flow.