Torch

[jaBX1]

I purchased a nice 5 headed torch a few weeks ago and it has been doing great. Just a few days ago I noticed one head was retracted and not looking well.

I do not want to jump ahead here but if that head dies ( no longer extends tentacles). Should I cut off that branch from the colony? Or will this just do more harm than good?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

That has in fact happened to me with my frogspawn and I just left it alone and the other heads just kept going just fine

 

[marklugo23]

BROWN ALGAE DISEASE, i had the same problem. cut the head thats dying off. i read that its from too many nutrients in the tank. overfeeding corals

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

BROWN ALGAE DISEASE, i had the same problem. cut the head thats dying off. i read that its from too many nutrients in the tank. overfeeding corals

That's interesting!

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Doesn't look like Brown jelly. What are your parameters?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Reefs

 

[jaBX1]

Tests are from a few days ago

Ca: 430
Phosphate: 0.02
Nitrate: <0.25
Kh: 6.7

Parameters are nearly perfect aside from alkalinity but added some 2 part yesterday

Seems like the one head is pretty much completely dead, although some parts slightly extended

 

[jaBX1]

I just noticed today before the lights turned on that there is some semi-translucent red mass between the branches.
Anyone know what in talking about?

Ill try to take a picture tomorrow morning

 

[jaBX1]

BROWN ALGAE DISEASE, i had the same problem. cut the head thats dying off. i read that its from too many nutrients in the tank. overfeeding corals

How can you tell it's this disease? All looks normal and I see no algae growth on the branch or head.

You recommended I cut it. Any reason why?
Do you have a reference for this ID?

 

[fishman1069]

Look up Brown Jelly disease. It's a bacteria that forms between the flesh if the polyps and the skeleton. It's looks like a reddish brown goo.
I'm not saying that's what you have, I was just giving you a better explanation of what was already stated

 

[marklugo23]

You can tell when a head just melts away out of no where, my levels are spot on and it happen to me. Your nutrients in the tank are high. Don't feed coral for a while. Get more snails that will help..

 

[duke62]

Try looking up H202 dip. Heard it works miracles

 

[jaBX1]

Look up Brown Jelly disease. It's a bacteria that forms between the flesh if the polyps and the skeleton. It's looks like a reddish brown goo.
I'm not saying that's what you have, I was just giving you a better explanation of what was already stated

well that makes me nervous, the stuff on the branches is more of a translucent tomato red. i am going to try to syphon it off and dip in lugols.

anyone have a picture of what brown jelly looks like?

 

[jaBX1]

Try looking up H202 dip. Heard it works miracles

thanks a lot,
i am going to try iodine today because i have it, but i may be going to max reefs today so ill look to pic some of that up.

 

[jaBX1]

You can tell when a head just melts away out of no where, my levels are spot on and it happen to me. Your nutrients in the tank are high. Don't feed coral for a while. Get more snails that will help..

my nutrients are high?! lol

i do try to feed the torch every other day or so, maybe ill stop that for a while.

 

[duke62]

Um h202 dip is hydrogen peroxide. Its supposed to get rid of the brown jelly.

 

[jaBX1]

Is this brown jelly?

Looks pretty red to me

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Your dkh is pretty low .. that could cause polyps to deteriorate

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[jaBX1]

Can anyone Id? It looks like cyano but it is more dense and is attached to the branches well

 

[fishman1069]

That doesn't look like brown jelly. It definitely looks like cyano tho