My bubble coral has been my most awesome coral. I have had it for over 2 years and it is always healthy. About 3 days ago I noticed a dark spot. Now the area is larger and there are two spots. I have no idea what is wrong . How do I help the coral? What could be possibly wrong?
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Hmmm... that doesn't look good. If it were me, my first step would be to mix some tank water with iodide until it looks like tea, but still light enough that you could read through it; dip the coral in the diluted iodide for 10-15 minutes. If it slimes a lot, rinse in another container of tank water before putting it back in the tank. (You can use new saltwater but be sure the temp and salinity match).
There are specific formulas for diluting iodide but I usually wing it. If you need more specific info, Google it or search here or on reef2reef.
Iodide is a weak antibacterial and i have used it often on stressed euphyllia.
Did it work on your coral?
There are so many possibilities as to what caused the damage, and you'll need to identify any ongoing threat like something stinging it, etc.
On most, I think it helped, but maybe the coral would have recovered anyway. On some, no, it didn't help- at least not enough
I have a small puffer fish in the tank but he has been it there for months and has never bothered the coral. I will try the iodide. I will get some tomorrow.
It is hard when you get attached and then it is harmed. Thank you for your help. what about dipping it is non-saline water?
Without knowing the cause, I can't really recommend any other treatment right now... if you know there's a parasite bothering it, then you could target that, but a fw dip will stress the coral and might cause more harm than good
I will be home soon and can look up some other info. For now, search this site, reef2reef, and also wetwebmedia to see if you find posts about a similar problem.
This isn’t exactly what I was looking for, but the article below addresses using an iodide dip (Lugols iodine is just a well-marketed iodide product - drug store stuff works just as well). Regardless of the cause of the degrading tissue, it’s a good bet that brown jelly disease will come into play. BJD is kind of like ich for lps corals - the protazoa are already in the water but they only affect injured or diseased tissue. Ultimately, you’ll want to try to find the source of the injury or illness, whether the puffer nipped it, a snail fell on it, water parameters needing adjustment, etc. so you can try to stop it from happening again.
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Yes... probably. I don’t know if there are different formulas of iodine at CVS, etc. I believe Lugols is concentrated, but honestly, I’d have to read the ingredients and compare. I don’t dose iodine/iodide, and that may make a difference as well (You wouldn’t dose Bayer, but it’s a great coral dip). I’ve always used betadine (povidone-iodine 10%), or potassium iodide. As long as there isn‘t alcohol added, it’s pretty much all the same. Again, this is for a dip/bath/rinse, and it’s better to err on the side of caution as far as the amount of product (ALWAYS dilute) and duration of the dip. It is a disinfectant but also a mild irritant.
How did this turn out?
I have used iodine bought from CVS/Walgreens and it worked just fine when in a pinch, but my preference is Tropic Marin Coral Cure. I've only seen OLA carry it, but it is also available on Amazon.
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