Whats happening - brown on coral?

[Reefgazer]

What is the brown stuff on my coral? Is it something on the coral like disease or something? And how do I get rid of it

 

[Reefgazer]

Whats happening

Does this coral have a disease (the brown on the right hand side)

 

[mr_X]

It's brown jelly disease. You are losing it. I would take it out and shake it off in some tank water and then put it in a place of stronger flow.

 

[Reefgazer]

Thanks what I have done is I sucked it off with a syringe last night before I went to bed, and moved it into the middle of the tank where it gets more light and better water flow and this morning when I woke up there was still a little bit however no where near as bad I will see what it is like when I get home from work

 

[Reefgazer]

Would this be due to to much phosphate in the water?

 

[mr_X]

I don't know what it's due to. I would say that the odds of keeping a goniopora long term are not good. They just do well for a time then suddenly fail. There are some tank raised specimens that do better, but what you have there is a wild specimen.

 

[FlopNewsom]

I woke up this morning with mine just like that. I'm off work today so I'm blowing it off with a syringe regularly. About 1/3 of mine is dead. Hoping I can save the rest. It is in great flow but is on the sand bed. Should I move it up?

 

[Reefgazer]

Do you have any suggestions on what I should do?

 

[FlopNewsom]

Well, I'm not feeling to optimistic but I'm going to try....

 

[mr_X]

I would not blow off the brown jelly. I would be sucking it out of the tank. I would frag off the dead parts if I could. You will need a dremel or saw to do this.

 

[Reefgazer]

I spoke the the lfs and they are willing to exchange it as I was sold it under false pretenses

 

[FlopNewsom]

One little portion of mine is still alive.

 

[Reefgazer]

I just returned mine

 

[Reefgazer]

I just returned mine

 

[FlopNewsom]

I had mine for about 4 months but it was completely covered this morning and there is nothing left but the skeleton.

 

[Elitehunter1]

Lost mine the same way

 

[mr_X]

Try something besides goniopora. Or at least find a tank raised specimen. They are like Indonesian Elegance. They look pretty but don't last long.