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Wall Hammer started off great and slowly started deteriorating. Dipped in revive. Dipped in lugols concentrated iodine. Helped maintain it at half the hammer. I also have seachem iodine. Should I dip in that? All other corals in tank doing great. ab4e947d31ce931ae0a68c8bdb5e3fff.jpg


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Wall euphyllia are really hard to keep alive... sorry it’s not doing well.
 
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Wall euphyllia are really hard to keep alive... sorry it’s not doing well.

So I’ve been told. I had great success at one before the freeze. So decided to try it again. But not so hot


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Iodine dips are what are helping right now. The culprit is more than likely a Vibrio bacteria that has taken advantage of a weakened “immune system” on this coral. There are plenty of articles highlighting the roll of Vibrio bacteria in coral tissue loss. I’ll link one below.

Iodine is an anti-septic, which is good in the fight against this bacteria.

 
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Iodine dips are what are helping right now. The culprit is more than likely a Vibrio bacteria that has taken advantage of a weakened “immune system” on this coral. There are plenty of articles highlighting the roll of Vibrio bacteria in coral tissue loss. I’ll link one below.

Iodine is an anti-septic, which is good in the fight against this bacteria.


Thank youuuuu. Will redip!


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Thank youuuuu. Will redip!


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No problem. Keep in mind, iodine dips aren’t a silver bullet. Same with any creature and medicine, it helps, but it’s rarely 100%, and this is no exception. I’ve lost 30-40 heads of lps in a few month sitting and couldn’t win the war. Eventually, the corals were just able to overcome the bacteria, and that’s just the way it is sometimes.
 
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No problem. Keep in mind, iodine dips aren’t a silver bullet. Same with any creature and medicine, it helps, but it’s rarely 100%, and this is no exception. I’ve lost 30-40 heads of lps in a few month sitting and couldn’t win the war. Eventually, the corals were just able to overcome the bacteria, and that’s just the way it is sometimes.

Yeah I hear that. I just really hope it doesn’t spread to rest of tank. Hoping for the best!


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So cut off the dying part. Dipped in iodine and man it’s happy now! Photo coming soon!


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That is what I dislike about any wall euphyllia. If you get any kind of infection, unless you cut the coral in half with a band saw, the whole thing is likely a goner. Stopping the spread of the bacteria might help in the short term but that dead portion will not rejuvenate and needs to be cut off (in my experience). I've never been able to save a dying wall euphyllia however have saved many branching ones by cutting off the dying head(s). I'm sure someone has pulled it off, but I haven't.
 
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