candy cane colony in big trouble HELP!

[YLChik]

Quick run down

29 gallon bc
amm nitrite at 0
nitrrate 20
po4 - detectible

cal - 420
dkh-9
sg 1.026
temp 80

no skimmer runs with pc lights

softie tank with bi color blenny, target madrin, yellow wrasse and a clown fish.

Walked into Connor's room today and the candy cane colony looked like it tanked over night -

there are brown spots on all the heads - pieces of skelton exposed, looks like something ran over the top of it eating it... we do have a purple urchin.
temp might have risen yesterday - I didn't check.

could this be brown jelly? or is that just for frogspwn type corals?

sorry no pics yet we are running out the door for church

HELP!

[cath]

Wow, Amy! I'm sorry to hear about that. The only trouble I had with my trumpet coral was soon after I got it. There were some brown spots, and some skeleton showing. At that time Tom suggested that I break off the brown part and do an iodine dip. But your case may be different. I hope someone posts that can give you more specific help.

[YLChik]

[cath]

that happened over night, Amy?

[YLChik]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It"s Horrible Isn"t It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YLChik]

CAN po4 do this?!

[dobejazz]

wow Amy I have no idea what happened it was looking so good

[YLChik]

Connor is pretty upset about it - obviously

( THis is in my 7 year olds tank and he has worked really hard to nurse the stuff that was given to him back to health and has done a terrific job.)


Also nothing has been added to the tank recently other than the madrin around april 12th.

[ScruffyRubicon]

Not sure what may have caused this. Not real familiar with that particular coral myself. I would be more concerned with the nitrate than the PO4. Still not terrible for a small tank.

[YLChik]

colony is 100times worse. best guess is brown jelly

i have done and iodine dip, anyone else have info on how to treat?

Bi color blenny found dead

open brain looks to be on it's way out

there are also a frog spawn, pagoda, and torch coral that could end up with it as well... no idea is mushrooms can be affected as well.

[dobejazz]

It doesn't look like pics I've seen of brown jelly. I wonder what happened to the blenny and if it's related

could something gotten into the water?

[YLChik]

possible but not proabable

connor says no and erin is still napping - what ever it is it's wipping out this coral super fast.

[YLChik]

I am thinking that the water conditions ( not good) plus a death - ammonia spike plus sea urchin scrapping canes = bacterial infection - or brown jelly....

I have triple sulfa and neomycin on hand, but are not sure they will help.

Going to do massive water change now that water is ready.

[dobejazz]

Good luck Amy !!

[JY13131]