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[power]

First it affected the Scolymia vitiensis, dead within a few hours , left only the skeleton. Then it struck my Cynarina also up the lorry, left skeleton. And that was last week. Did a 50% water change over night. This morning before I went out, the Favia was doing OK. But by the time I came back It now looks like the attached picture. Don't think it will make it through tonight. Anyone know what kind of diseaseis this. Any recommended preventive measure or cure.

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[power]

It started from the left side of the coral and spread to the other side. it look bleach and puffy on the left side now. i think will remove the coral soon. Tonight got work to do

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[Vanquish]

I haven't seen anything like that... please keep us updated bro!!

Good luck!

[mimo]

It started from the left side of the coral and spread to the other side. it look bleach and puffy on the left side now. i think will remove the coral soon. Tonight got work to do

i'm so sorry to hear that, haven seen or read about a disease like that...

if i were you, i would take that coral out immediately,
before it spread to the rest of the tank.
i wouldn't even think of reviving it.
the rest of your corals that are not affected yet, are more inportant!
by the way you describe it, its sounds really contagious.

and if i were you, i would experiment with soaking, the half
dead coral in coral dip, to see if those bugs fall off dead....

[power]

Had taken the coral out and gave it a fresh water dip. don't see any parasite falling off the coral. Just all whitish fluffy stuff, keeping it in another container. Got a friend who had the same experience, within one week all his LPS was destroy. Same fluffy white stuff.

Same thing halve of the skeleton is expose now. The meat just keep falling off. Attached is a month ago picture showing the coral recovering from bleaching when I bough it. Now


I think no hope liao.

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[Vanquish]

Bro... can you do a full parameters check on your water? Temp? SG?

[power]

sg 1.024
Temp 26.5(chiller kick in at 27.5)
mg 1290
PO4 0.03
NO3 0.5
NO2 0.5
Ca 390
KH 7.4( Abit low will beef it up)
PH 8.3

[Vanquish]

sg 1.024
Temp 26.5(chiller kick in at 27.5)
mg 1290
PO4 0.03
NO3 0.5
NO2 0.5
Ca 390
KH 7.4( Abit low will beef it up)
PH 8.3

When were the figures taken?

[fishrock]

wow tis is scary...... hope e rest of ur coral is spared

[slcw]

sorry to see that....
i experience that on my halomitra

[power]

When were the figures taken?

LAst night at 11pm all using salifert test kits

[Tangs]

I think it is good practice to disinfects every new coral before adding to your tank and fyi, I am using Kent Marine Tech-D.

[ambystoma82]

last time i experiment with my corals

one shot pour e carbonate or calcium solution straigth into the tank then will liddat lehz..

btw tht one die one is red acan????

e white stuff is ur coral tissuses they r not pests..
already injure liao still dip into fresh water????

some corals resistance to sudden increase in KH or Ca stronger e weaker ones will show systoms 1st...

[power]

Found two pest which died together with the coral. Not too sure if they cause the demise of the Favia. Does look a bit like Isopod. But it has a hard shell with snail like interior.

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[power]

Some more picture

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