Can it be saved??

[KingReef16]

Its been a while since I’ve visited or posted. My tank problem just spun out of control to a point I can’t right the ship no matter what I do. Or don’t do. So before you ask, I don’t have tank parameters. Because I’ve stopped checking.
My tank has been completely covered in dinos. And GHA. COMPLETELY. I’ve tried every approach and method I could find on here to no avail. This is not my tank “emergency.” It’s more like a 6-8 month sad saga.

My emergency is my goniopora is dying. And I would like to save it if I can. There is a significant amount of GHA on the top side. Been there a while though. I noticed yesterday it’s....almost like it’s face is melting off? The soft tissue is literally peeling away.

I have a 20 gal tank I was using for QT. It just has a few frags in it. If I do a hydrogen peroxide dip - can I put it in the “QT” without spreading the Dino outbreak? Will it do any good to even try it at this point?

 

[Tamberav]

I had one come back from just bare white skeleton, thought it was fully dead after an alk spike but nope! Weeks later a little red 'flower' popped out.

I have found dino to kill corals with the toxin. Personally, I would try and save it. Dino is likely in every tank anyways, just conditions allow it to take over in some.

 

[Maacc]

I am sorry and probably not what you want to hear but I doubt you can transport without cross contamination and with it actively peeling the way it is in the photo I'm not sure moving it would save it.

 

[KingReef16]

Bump

 

[MnFish1]

Take a saw - saw off the diseased part - and toss it - and then give it a try

 

[KingReef16]

Take a saw - saw off the diseased part - and toss it - and then give it a try

Oooh. Um..not too skilled with a saw. Don’t think we even own one. I have scalpels. Think I could cut the diseased area away superficially?

 

[MnFish1]

Oooh. Um..not too skilled with a saw. Don’t think we even own one. I have scalpels. Think I could cut the diseased area away superficially?

probably not. Hack saw...?

 

[Fiesty]

I know u were asking about the coral but try a sea hare for your GHA problem. Not sure what size tank u have ? but it could have it cleaned up in pretty short time with no effort from u. Also a two barred rabitfish is a prolific gha eater, im just not sure id add another fish with what u have going on without knowing more info. And on the coral id recommend what others have done and cut the good part of coral off and start on new plug or ?

And u could even try some wire cutters or hammer n chisel / screwdriver, if thats all u have, to break the coral where u want. Usually pretty easy to do.

 

[KingReef16]

I know u were asking about the coral but try a sea hare for your GHA problem. Not sure what size tank u have ? but it could have it cleaned up in pretty short time with no effort from u. Also a two barred rabitfish is a prolific gha eater, im just not sure id add another fish with what u have going on without knowing more info. And on the coral id recommend what others have done and cut the good part of coral off and start on new plug or ?

And u could even try some wire cutters or hammer n chisel / screwdriver, if thats all u have, to break the coral where u want. Usually pretty easy to do.

Thanks. We tried a sea hare. He was really cool. Until he died under a pile of rocks about 3 weeks after we got him. My guess is the severe dino problem - covering everything including the GHA killed him.

 

[brandon429]

that's how basic medicine works, we do hack off the bad parts.

coral husbandry included, denuding a branch of attached algae. rasping lol off a surface like a grazer should if it was working correctly, we can make that occur using a knife tip edge.

this frag above should not be dipped

don't apply the fix to the healthy parts/stress

be detailed, like a dentist.

take out the frag

knife tip rasp it all clean leave the good part. peroxide goes dabbed, on the clean parts only. rinse off carefully, you never touched the good part.

as surfaces regrow, hand guide, this time don't allow coverage. flesh growth will soon prevent algae takeover

 

[Jon Fishman]

I did a total black-out of my tank, 4 days, and put one cup (yes full cup) plus probably a 1/2 cup a day before the blackout, of Hydrogen Peroxide in my 75G and turned the skimmer off, left everything else (pumps etc) run, and just left it during the blackout.

Haven't had Dinos or any real problem algae since (run a magnet float across the front of the tank once a week or 2)

I would remove corals you care about if you can..... I didn't have that option, left them all in, lost nothing. I was going to do this and risk killing everything, or tear it all down and start over.......

 

[cracker]

I feel for Ya Iv'e got insane GHA that smothered corals & it's still really bad .

 

[Fiesty]

Thanks. We tried a sea hare. He was really cool. Until he died under a pile of rocks about 3 weeks after we got him. My guess is the severe dino problem - covering everything including the GHA killed him.

When u said u "tried everything" apparently u did! Sorry u having this struggle. Good luck.