I need HELP with a diagnosis

[maceto]

Hello everyone!

A month ago I moved one of the Torch corals to a new tank

This morning I noted was close and was not looking good

and when I come back at night I found a film all around the Torch

- The tank is 6 months old
- Water parameters:

PH 8.3
Alkalinity 9.3
Phosphates 0.01
Nitrates 2

- Light Kessil a360x with a 12 hours cycle with 5 hours at 80%. When I moved the Torch I set the acclimation cycle for 10 days

Does anybody have an idea what is happening?

Thank you in advance for any idea.

Martin

 

[Ajayabb]

Looks like Brown Jelly disease. I would try to get some Cipro tabs and dose the tank to prevent spread. One quick whiff of the torch coral will confirm that its BJD. It will smell putrid if that’s what it is. My torch got infected and quickly spread to my other euphyllia corals and killed them. Others will hopefully chime in as well

 

[Rtaylor]

Agree bjd, it can spread to your other lps. Best to separate and quarantine asap.

 

[MERKEY]

That is indeed brown jelly.

To remove it without getting it all over the tank siphon out all of the brown jelly covering the heads.

 

[MERKEY]

Then once siphoned out you can remove the frag.

 

[MERKEY]

That is a really far infection but you can try giving it a bath if you have a quarantine tank.

Here's the remedy that's working for a lot of lps lately.

In 4g mix dry first for 10 min with airstone, heater and power head.

500mg cipro
10 scoops chemiclean either one

After dissolved add

5 full droppers of iodine
5ml restore
5ml amino acid
5ml witch hazel

For torches the suggested time is 6 hours on initial bath.

I turn the power head off for most of the treatment after the meds ar mixed.

This is a bath in used in a separate quarantine tank.

 

[maceto]

Thank you all for the fast response.

@MERKEY you were right was a too far infection

I took out the coral and was too late nothing to save

I already siphoned all areas around and check all other corals for any rest of BJD.


Any product that I can add to the tank to prevent this and not affect the other corals?

Thank you
Martin

 

[maceto]

Thank you @Ajayabb @Rtaylor @MERKEY

 

[MERKEY]

Thank you all for the fast response.

@MERKEY you were right was a too far infection

I took out the coral and was too late nothing to save

I already siphoned all areas around and check all other corals for any rest of BJD.


Any product that I can add to the tank to prevent this and not affect the other corals?

Thank you
Martin

You can add medications such as Cipro and or chemiclean to the tank.

Full tank treatments are seen as a last resort but can be helpful.

Many people have tried different amounts with cipro and I don't think there has been anyone who has had I'll affects on other corals.

I have dosed 2000mg in our WB220 and had 0 bad affects.

A good friend doses 1000mg in an 80g every few months and has no ill affects.

But this is for BJD only.

People also dose beneficial bacteria to help.

Some other people think bottled bacteria is just glorified snake oil....

 

[maceto]

Hi @MERKEY,

I bought Chemiclean and I followed the instructions for dosing the entire tank, tomorrow afternoon it will be 48 hours and I will do a big water change.

But still having this floating and sticky algae all in the sand, I don't know why. My water parameters are Phosphates 0.01, and Nitrates 2, I don't understand what I am doing wrong. Today I set the lights to 50% just in case.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance

Martin

 

[MERKEY]

How old is the tank?

You said new but how new and was any old rock used to seed it?

 

[maceto]

How old is the tank?

You said new but how new and was any old rock used to seed it?

The tank is 6 months old. And I cycled it for 4 months without corals just fish, and yes I used two ceramic media from my 2 years old tank

Thank
Martin

 

[MERKEY]

I do apologize as I thought this was an isolated bjd incident...however it looks like your tank is still going through some ugly phase.

The dip I suggested won't help on an algea outbreak and isn't designed to.

Let's get some algea help on this Algea tho as it looks like a possible mix.

@fishguy242

 

[MERKEY]

Possible dinos and cyno....what color is the algea?

 

[Idech]

May I ask what causes BJD and how to prevent it ?

 

[MERKEY]

May I ask what causes BJD and how to prevent it ?

The short answer is, it is a bacteria and is introduced into our tanks in various ways.

The bacteria affects weak, hurt, and dying lps.

Imagine if you get a cut and it gets infected. That's what happens to lps and bjd is the outcome.

I'll search for the R2R thread that has the scientific information.

Preventing it is still a bit of a mystery but im all about quarantine corals and keeping a healthy "clean" tank.

 

[fishguy242]

hi , not much help here, agree poss dino's & or cyano .
phos and nitrates too low ,imo.

 

[maceto]

Possible dinos and cyno....what color is the algea?

The algae is dark brown

 

[MERKEY]

I would siphoned all that you can out and keep up on water changes.

Your tank is going through some sort of outbreak and I would hold off on adding new coral for a little bit until it's under control.

Perhaps starting a new thread with the video of the algea and asking for help about that specifically will help more.

 

[maceto]

hi , not much help here, agree poss dino's & or cyano .
phos and nitrates too low ,imo.

Hi @fishguy242

If I dosed Chemiclean the cyano will still be a problem?

I know dino's are photosynthetic, so I should turn off the lights? I should run UV llight?


Thank you all for your help!