HELP BRown jelly, I think?

[Owen386]

Hey all,

So I hate this hobby, but I digress.

Lost all my corals a few weeks and had one remaining torch coral which shrunk 5" anyways but was holding on, still nice Color. As of yesterday one of the remaining two head was covered in brown jelly like substance, so I syphoned off only to find bare skeleton left all flesh was gone. Overnight, wtf! So I cleaned that up left remaining head seems fine.

Recently purchased a hammer coral which had some damaged flesh from transport or whatever. I come home from work today only to fond the same brown jelly on the injured part of hammer syphon it off and what do I find ffin skeleton!

Help please! TIA

-Owen

 

[Mr. Leemr]

The "brown jelly" you speak of is actually whats left of the corals tissue because it is dying. you need to check you parameters and start there, believe me it's not some mysterious affliction thats killing all of your livestock it is the fact that your water is not suited for them. I apologize if i am coming off a little brash but there is nothing "easy" about maintaining a reef tank and the only thing that happens quickly in this hobby is death.

 

[frank180reef]

the stuff is very contagious, also toss or frag off damaged heads that have the brown jelly,
also check ur parms such as alk and calc in that order

 

[stingythingy45]

Your parameters are?

 

[tommy6905]

Are you dosing anything?? Could be dosing or adding buffers that u don't need, I use io salt, no dosing what so ever, weekly water changes and everything stays spot on.(this is with my new tank) my old tank I was using coraline buffer which I didn't need at all and it was throwing my parameters way off, lost a lot of coral 2 of them being a torch and hammer, just asking because I know that's how I lost things in the past, using things I didn't need

 

[frank180reef]

I think he introduced the infection with the hammer and it spread..............IMO it isnt that uncommon

Tommy, I have found IO to be pretty low/very in calc and mag.

 

[tommy6905]

I always get a reading of 460 ca, and 1200 on mag, alittle low in mag but my corals can live with it, and I'm getting rediculouus growth so I'm not changing a thing. Almost ready to start fragging my zoas, growing like wildfire over here

 

[willray]

Tommy, I have found IO to be pretty low/very in calc and mag.

Thats why I use coralife salt.

 

[Andy V]

Torch corals are pretty sensitive and can be damaged easily, with the result being brown jelly. Did anything hit it? Even gently?