SPS BROWN JELLY?

[Christopher Davis]

well after a night away I came home to this upsetting nonetheless I'm not sure what's going on will be checking all parameters anybody know what it could be?

 

[Christopher Davis]

Here it is

 

[The new fish on the block]

From my understanding it could be rapid tissue necrosis...However I'm not an SPS expert

 

[oceanslide]

I would frag it so it does not spread farther

 

[Ocelaris]

Usually "brown jelly" is just the symptom not the cause; what else was going on, was the frag doing ok before? Anyone else having issues? What are parameters, water and light? I only get that when a frag isn't doing well or stagnant for a good amount of time, or a new frag. Healthy frags that are growing usually don't do necrosis, and I'm not convinced it's a single cause, but a couple of parameters or conditions which lead to that.

 

[Christopher Davis]

Usually "brown jelly" is just the symptom not the cause; what else was going on, was the frag doing ok before? Anyone else having issues? What are parameters, water and light? I only get that when a frag isn't doing well or stagnant for a good amount of time, or a new frag. Healthy frags that are growing usually don't do necrosis, and I'm not convinced it's a single cause, but a couple of parameters or conditions which lead to that.

Well for starters my tank is 7 years old running T5HO and an LED 32 inch current pro. Everything checked out. Salinity was a bit low. Fragged and stopped it already. Coral is fine, also is over 10 months old. I forgot to top off my ATO over a long weekend also a factor. But needless to say problem is solved. I was more simply asking is it possible for SPS to get brown jelly and or what exactly is it.

 

[rstrann]

I'd agree with ocelaris here...the brown jelly is probably the corals' tissue disintegrating. Not so much a cause, as it is a symptom. With the ato issue, possibly a drop in pH or rapid rise in Alk (especially if using kalk in your reservoir).