FWIW thought I would pass this on. My GOB recently developed a lesion (perhaps a nibble?). Within 1 day it had turned into a whitish mass and had all the earmarks of something that would take out the coral in a couple of days. It started at the margin, and it had almost reached the mouth in a single day so dire measures seemed called for.
So I took the coral out of water and did the following:
Dug out all visible necrosis (knife, toothpicks, etc)
Used a syringe to flush the wound with 1) saltwater 2)freshwater 3)peroxide
My thinking was I didn't want to subject the healthy tissue to the bacterial mass as I cleaned it, so that's why I took it out of water.
Then I returned the coral to the tank. It was shocky for a day (probably from exposure), but is now (about a week later) expanding fully and re-claiming the exposed skeleton. The infection appears gone, but there is still some exposed tissue on the skeleton. It's eating, etc.
So it was a little scary, but I *think* the right move.
-K
So I took the coral out of water and did the following:
Dug out all visible necrosis (knife, toothpicks, etc)
Used a syringe to flush the wound with 1) saltwater 2)freshwater 3)peroxide
My thinking was I didn't want to subject the healthy tissue to the bacterial mass as I cleaned it, so that's why I took it out of water.
Then I returned the coral to the tank. It was shocky for a day (probably from exposure), but is now (about a week later) expanding fully and re-claiming the exposed skeleton. The infection appears gone, but there is still some exposed tissue on the skeleton. It's eating, etc.
So it was a little scary, but I *think* the right move.
-K
