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Old 12-10-2013, 10:28 PM
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Default HELP! loosing acans...

Lost 2 colonies so far. Tissue recedes and the white line of death moves across colony. Not sure what it is or how to treat it?

I tried to salvage the colony by fragging and dipping in iodide.

What should I try?

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Old 12-10-2013, 11:42 PM
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Water perameters?
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Old 12-11-2013, 12:32 AM
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:39 AM
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frag off all the dying tissue if you want to save it. been there done that.
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Old 12-11-2013, 02:16 AM
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frag off all the dying tissue if you want to save it. been there done that.
Thanks for input...

Water parameters seem fine. All other LPS, SPS, RTBA and Gorgs are alright.

The frags I chopped up from the mother colony ended up having all the flesh recede and die, leaving only white skeleton. Not much indication of "brown jelly".

I'll try to post a pic

To try dipping should I use: Iodide, Peroxide, TLF Revive???
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Old 12-11-2013, 04:00 AM
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Was just going to say if it is brown jelly? My 6 acan frags had that and it quickly took them all out
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Old 12-13-2013, 01:16 PM
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You were right! Fragged yet another dying colony just now and flushed a red worm out with peroxide. Wasn't expecting it to be so large! I was picturing a bunch of 6mm thin as hair worms... I was fairly thick and maybe 3cm long.

I wish I knew of a dip to kill them... I highly doubt I got all of them.

Also, have you ever known these worms to attack other types of coral?

Thanks again!
A lot of people use bayers to dip their corals in.
I don't know if it's of any use to you now but for future reference?
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Old 12-13-2013, 06:14 PM
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A lot of people use bayers to dip their corals in.
I don't know if it's of any use to you now but for future reference?
Yes, useful... I plan to re-dip Acans to root out any remaining worms. I hadn't heard of Bayer before. I just read some threads on it. Mostly on SPS dipping, do you have any experience using it on acans?

I assume its available in Canada?

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Yes, useful... I plan to re-dip Acans to root out any remaining worms. I hadn't heard of Bayer before. I just read some threads on it. Mostly on SPS dipping, do you have any experience using it on acans?

I assume its available in Canada?

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ohhh good point, it might not be...
i know alot of my friends use it but i think a couple of them go over the border and grab a whole bunch... i never have actually used it, i just use coral rx, but i do plan on buying some soon.
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