Brand new Octospawn dying - Help!

[MeesterClean]

I have a brand new octospawn that appears to be dying off. I added it to the tank two days ago. Can anyone provide tips on what steps to take to try and save it?

 

[Troylee]

Looks like brown jelly… it’s toast and possibly can spread to other LPs in your tank if not removed fast enough.

 

[*unique*]

Jelly toss it and try again not worth the headache

 

[MeesterClean]

What are the chances I can ask for a refund? I ordered from thecoralfarm.com

 

[*unique*]

What are the chances I can ask for a refund? I ordered from thecoralfarm.com

Yes they should honor it

 

[MeesterClean]

Luckily the Hammer I received in the same shipment seems ok (for now).

 

[MeesterClean]

The Coral Farm says because I didn't email them within 2 hours of delivery, the most they can offer is a 25% discount. Bummer.

 

[VintageReefer]

Stinks but at least they are giving you something back

 

[MeesterClean]

Maybe I'm overthinking it now out of being anxious, but is this torch dying now?

 

[Uncle99]

You post no information as to help understand the why?

I see what appears as cyano which might indicate unstable water chemistry.


Can you tell us about the environment these corals are in?

 

[MeesterClean]

You post no information as to help understand the why?

I see what appears as cyano which might indicate unstable water chemistry.


Can you tell us about the environment these corals are in?

Apologies, I meant to include the test results I just ran.

.03ppm Phosphate (hanna) and 20-40ppm Nitrates (API). Salinity 1.026-1.027

You are correct about the cyano problem. I am working on it as I just changed filtration from a filter sock to a media caddy with filter floss and chemi-pure elite. I also added a protein skimmer to help. Livestock is a cleaner shrimp, two clowns and a lawnmower blenny.

I'm worried that the brown jelly spread from the octospawn to the torch.

 

[Uncle99]

Apologies, I meant to include the test results I just ran.

.03ppm Phosphate and 20-40ppm Nitrates.

You are correct about the cyano problem. I am working on it as I just changed filtration from a filter sock to a media caddy with filter floss and chemi-pure elite. I also added a protein skimmer to help. Livestock is a cleaner shrimp, two clowns and a lawnmower blenny.

I'm worried that the brown jelly spread from the octospawn to the torch.

Phosphate is too low at 0.03ppm, factoring in test margin of error maybe it’s zero. Some believe that zero nutrients can lead to pest algae’s outcompeting the good guys, like cyano.

I don’t clearly see any BJ, pics a bit fuzzy on my end.

Are you sure MR. shrimp is not stealing from these two new corals?

I had to remove my cleaner. Was caught stealing from others, not eating them, just bugging them s9 they could not expand so they could complete their photosynthetic processes, aka, eat.

 

[MeesterClean]

Phosphate is too low at 0.03ppm, factoring in test margin of error maybe it’s zero. Some believe that zero nutrients can lead to pest algae’s outcompeting the good guys, like cyano.

I don’t clearly see any BJ, pics a bit fuzzy on my end.

Are you sure MR. shrimp is not stealing from these two new corals?

I don't believe that the shrimp is bothering them. I also just moved them up on the rock, halfway up the tank to see if they would like it better there than on the sand (they were on the sand to acclimate).

I just got these two corals yesterday from Top Shelf Aquatics.

 

[Uncle99]

I don't believe that the shrimp is bothering them. I also just moved them up on the rock, halfway up the tank to see if they would like it better there than on the sand (they were on the sand to acclimate).

I just got these two corals yesterday from Top Shelf Aquatics.

Ok,
How old is that system?

 

[MeesterClean]

Ok,
How old is that system?

Only around 3 months, I'm being a bit ambitious with the corals...

 

[twentyleagues]

Just went through the same thing lost the frogspawn another smaller frogspawn and 3 torches. The frogspawn that brought it in had 10 heads I thought I got a great deal, not so much. I read a lot of forums on bjd and tried chemiclean didnt fix it I was trying to find cipro had a hard time finding it to do the kfc dip and a low dose to the tank of cipro. By the time I got the cipro the bjd had stopped. I tried fragging the frog spawn and the torches as it was affecting them but it still continued. I threw out my last 3 heads of dragon soul torch when one of the three started it, thats about when it stopped. I had a 120g full of euphillia years ago and never had an issue like this. Probable lost 30 heads of euphillia to this. Total bummer.

 

[MeesterClean]

But is the torch actually dying off or is it just angry about being shipped? I can't tell myself.

 

[twentyleagues]

But is the torch actually dying off or is it just angry about being shipped? I can't tell myself.

Looks like bjd. Pull it and smell it if it stinks get rid of it.

 

[hers0109]

Only around 3 months, I'm being a bit ambitious with the corals...

I added corals before even fish. If you stay diligent on testing and adjusting nutrients to keep things stable, you’ll be fine IMO. Some say wait on corals but I think it’s a great source of biodiversity. You can read Jake’s post in reefbuilders on their cycle process.

 

[MeesterClean]

Looks like bjd. Pull it and smell it if it stinks get rid of it.

It doesn't have a smell, really. I moved it to the opposite side of the tank away from the other euphyllia to observe it pending further feedback.