HELP! Brown Jelly Disease?

awall · 05/12/2015, 10:16 PM

Looks like my Torch coral is done for. Happened very quickly, started with just one polyp then spread to all 4 heads within 24 hrs. Does this look like brown jelly disease? If so should I remove it from the tank to prevent it from spreading? Thanks, any help is appreciated.

badpvtdan · 05/13/2015, 05:49 AM

It's hard to tell from those pictures but really there is no mistaking brown jelly disease. It looks exactly like it's name. IME, once the disease has taken hold you can try and cut out the infected parts but more than likely the piece is lost and should be taken out. YMMV.

CStrickland · 05/13/2015, 08:46 AM

that's what my torch looked like. When you take it out do it carefully, when I removed mine it slipped and went upside down and all the gross stuff just poured out into the water

I was going to treat it with iodine but it was way too late.

heathlindner25 · 05/13/2015, 01:53 PM

start a siphon on a 1/4 " flexible tube and suck out as much as you can before you remove the coral

05/13/2015, 05:49 AM	#2
badpvtdan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 170	It's hard to tell from those pictures but really there is no mistaking brown jelly disease. It looks exactly like it's name. IME, once the disease has taken hold you can try and cut out the infected parts but more than likely the piece is lost and should be taken out. YMMV.

05/13/2015, 08:46 AM	#3
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	that's what my torch looked like. When you take it out do it carefully, when I removed mine it slipped and went upside down and all the gross stuff just poured out into the water I was going to treat it with iodine but it was way too late.

05/13/2015, 01:53 PM	#4
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	start a siphon on a 1/4 " flexible tube and suck out as much as you can before you remove the coral