Strange fuzz killing my torch

[Eclyps19]

Not sure what this is - I assume some sort of fungus. It had been building up for months, and to be honest the torch had been super healthy up until a day and a half ago. Because it was so healthy and showing no signs of stress, I thought nothing of the fuzzy slimy stuff on the sides of the coral.

well, over the course of a day and a half, I lose two heads. I can only assume it’s because of this stuff.

My biggest concern right now is what I need to do with everything else in my tank. None of the other corals have any of this buildup, but I have a handful of really big corals that I don’t want to lose. I have a small coral QT with new-ish corals awaiting transfer, so I could move things there if needed.

Second question - do I toss this thing immediately, oram I okay trying to save it?

Third question is... what the heck is this? It doesn’t easily come off when I rub it - it almost feels like slimy rubber...

 

[Justin Cook]

It almost looks like some of the sponges that pop up from time to time in my tank but they certainly don't feel slimy. I'm curious what other think because I would have said sponge except for the slime feel of it.

 

[Eclyps19]

It does have the consistency of like... a pineapple sponge. It’s just fully surrounding the coral. This may be a red herring, if it’s just a harmless sponge. Maybe it got stung or something.