Brown Jelly Disease :(

[Nowell]

I too have had success with iodine soln. Batting .500 in saving yellow wall hammer Euphyllia.

 

[Shep]

OK, I'll pick some up. How much should I use?

 

[curtisbenm]

I lost two of my favorite Acans recently to bjd I used revive and put them in the fowlr tank. I also run uv and do small weekly water changes. Hang in there Shep.

 

[Tab28]

Brown jelly, it is amazing how fast it can take down a coral. I saved a avleapora and goniopra. Iodine dips were not working and every day the brown jelly came back. I knew they would die. So much of the coral was gone. I resorted to peroxide. I did 2 dips of peroxide for 2 days. After that iodine twice a day for a week. Just to be save. Both came back and no sign of brown jelly on either. Its been about 7 months. Just read up on mixture and soaking time. Peroxide is strong. For me a last resort.

 

[Marty.h]

I had brown jelly recently appear on one the heads of my torch I just moved fast and removed that head problem solved.

Is it possible you can cut the bad piece off I had it wipe out a 24 head duncan in a matter of 24 hours

 

[Shep]

I had brown jelly recently appear on one the heads of my torch I just moved fast and removed that head problem solved.

Is it possible you can cut the bad piece off I had it wipe out a 24 head duncan in a matter of 24 hours

It was a small frag so the BJ was covering almost 100% of the coral, I just took it out of the tank, I knew there was no saving that one.

 

[moulton712]

Hang in there. A lot of us have felt with it. I had it take down 9 heads out of 13 of my prized torch.

 

[Shep]

So I thought I had beaten it but Saw today that a second acan was part of the way covered, I sucked off as much of it as I could and dipped it in Bayer (the iodine has not come in yet). Will Bayer even do anything to it? Also what can I use to cut the acan apart to remove the diseased area?

 

[Shep]

So the Iodine just came in, just went ahead and dipped the acan in iodine as well.

 

[Tab28]

Wishing you luck. I dipped at night before lights out or right after it. For me it always seemed brown jelly comes out at night. A cleaning of the coral before it would get effected helped. Sometimes a dip in morning as well.

 

[Shep]

Wishing you luck. I dipped at night before lights out or right after it. For me it always seemed brown jelly comes out at night. A cleaning of the coral before it would get effected helped. Sometimes a dip in morning as well.

Going to dip once a day I think and preemptively dip any corals that look like they are about to get it.

 

[143MPCo]

So the Iodine just came in, just went ahead and dipped the acan in iodine as well.

Shep, how are the other inhabitants doing, any additional corals affected?

 

[Shep]

Shep, how are the other inhabitants doing, any additional corals affected?

None yet, there is one that is showing signs (it looks like the other two did before they developed it) all the other acans are open and very healthy looking. I currently do not feed them but I might start.

 

[hectat2]

How do you know the signs ?

 

[FL_Reefer]

How do you know the signs ?

You literally get brown jelly looking stuff

 

[hectat2]

Mine have white spot dont look brown

 

[Shep]

How do you know the signs ?

Corals wont open and there will literally be a brown "jelly covering it". Trust me, you'll know it when you see it.

 

[hectat2]

Ok thanks hope mine dont haven't

 

[kireek]

So I thought I had beaten it but Saw today that a second acan was part of the way covered, I sucked off as much of it as I could and dipped it in Bayer (the iodine has not come in yet). Will Bayer even do anything to it? Also what can I use to cut the acan apart to remove the diseased area?

I don't believe the Bayer will help.I am in agreement that a iodine dip and the immediate removal of effected areas/colonies is the best course of action.Definitely bump up the frequency of small water changes as well.As far as fragging goes,get yourself some good wire clippers from the hardware store.It's not as good as a wet saw but you can cut through thinner acans with them.

 

[Shep]

Going to do a water change today again, the acan has it but it looks like there is less than there was yesterday. I just re-dipped it in iodine, would like suggestions on how much iodine and for how long.