lobophyllia dying?

[RosieReefing]

Hi there

This does not look good!! What happened and how do I treat this baby??
Im new to the saltwater hobby and I got this entire tank with corals and fishes for a good deal. It has been 3 months now. Then this happened today.
First question, is this a lobo? Or loby?
And how do I treat this sick coral with?

My water parameters are on point. I tested them myself and I also went to the aquarium to have them double check.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

That's a Trachyphyllia, not a lobo by the way.
Do you have an iodine dip of some sort? It looks like it may be a bacterial infection. It's a bit bleached too, I would move it to the sand for sure, Trachyphyllias don't typically like being up high.
Could you post your test results?

 

[RosieReefing]

Yes, I do have this iodine. How long should I dip it for?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Does it say anything about dipping on the box? I would follow any instructions before trying myself.
If there are no instructions on the box, this works well for me:
Get a container large enough to hold the coral and 2 cups of tank water.
Drop the iodine in the water until the water is very lightly tinted yellow, like lemonade.
Mix the drops in well, and place the coral in for 5 to ten minutes, but take it out at any signs of great stress.
that seems to be the ticket for me.

Also, I don't know if that supplement would work, mainly because it has other minerals in it. If you have time, I would go to your LFS and see if they have Lugols' solution, that is an iodine supplement that is made for both dosing and dipping. It also has directions on the bottle.

Good luck my friend, God bless you!

 

[RosieReefing]

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

No problem, my pleasure!

 

[Mikedawg]

Yes, I do have this iodine. How long should I dip it for?

What you have is for making your corals more "pink" in color; I don't believe this is what you need - a coral dip with iodine. Unfortunately your trachy looks pretty bad, and may be RTN or STN. You might try removing some of the "excess" skeleton after dipping it, put it in an appropriate place in your tank - probably bottom, with low to medium flow and light and feed it sparingly at first.

 

[RosieReefing]

Will this iodine work?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Is that for aqaurium use? There is a dr. tims' product of the same name that I use.

 

[RosieReefing]

Is this the correct one for aquarium?

 

[RosieReefing]

This would be good to remove the bacteria infection on the trachyphyllia?

 

[Zoajohn]

I dipped my receding lobo in iodine and h202 dip. Moved and left in low par after. It has almost fully recovered.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Is this the correct one for aquarium?

That is bacteria, not bacteria killer. That would do more harm than good.
I'm sorry, I meant to say Kent marine lugols' solution. It's $15 for a bottle.

 

[RosieReefing]

This is the one right?

 

[Mikedawg]

This is the one right?

This should kill parasites/certain bacteria. Some coral dips (search term) are more broad in application. SEACHEM advertises a coral dip on Amazon

 

[RosieReefing]

Will this work for dipping the trachyphyllia?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Yes, that is what I use. It works very well, but remember, a bacterial infection is often the cause of another stress on the coral, likely bleaching or physical damage.
Good luck, happy reefing and God bless you!

 

[RosieReefing]

Thank you so much

 

[Gator_Reefer]

@RosieReefing

Did the Lobo make it? Dealing with a similar issue and starting iodine dips. Really hoping I dont lose mine

 

[vetteguy53081]

@RosieReefing

Did the Lobo make it? Dealing with a similar issue and starting iodine dips. Really hoping I dont lose mine

That was a trachy and being sandwhiched around GSP likely not an ideal setting.
Some possibilities are:
High salinity (false reading on gage)
alk spike
low ph
inadequate flow
Light issue (too bright)
Phos and nitrate elevated
Pests around the coral