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11-21-2005, 05:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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|  Colt Help!!!
AHHH, i just got home and went to feed my tank, and my colt coral is about 1/2 way deteriorated, it looks like the skin is bubbling off...sorta like brown slime...but not really ill post a pic in a sec _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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11-21-2005, 05:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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heres one pic http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...7/DSC_0474.jpg  ....should i cut it off? half of the colt is infected...and most of the base it on the rock...ugh! why is this happening...it happened in one day... | |
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11-21-2005, 05:42 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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11-21-2005, 05:57 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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ok well i cut it all off, but now the brown slime is all around the tank...what should i do! | |
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11-21-2005, 06:22 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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ugh...well update, i have tried to net the slime out...but there is alot left...any ideas lol? the tank is a bit clowdy but the fish and corals seem ok...some r closed...also the colt that is left seems...ok? idk lol... | |
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11-21-2005, 07:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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no...it was the weirdest thing...i have had brown slime before...but this is just crazy...it effected 1/2 of the coral in 1 day...really weird stuff...well i know from expirece not to try and save the pieces...even though it might be possible...ive tried before and they just get it again...im just worried about all the brown slime floating around...i forgot to siphon it before i cut the coral ugh! | |
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11-22-2005, 04:59 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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If you want to save the coral, try an iodine dip after you cut the rotting pieces off. | |
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11-22-2005, 06:48 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Good idea. Softies do tend to like iodine. | |
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11-22-2005, 09:01 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Well, you did suggest it first, I was just backing ya up on it  | |
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