Can I use Lugol's dip as a precaution for my alveopora and gionopora?

[lulu1228]

I've had polyp bailout on one of my goniopora and I dipped it in Lugol's solution today. Should I use it on my alveopora and goniopora as a precaution?

 

[lulu1228]

I've had polyp bailout on one of my goniopora and I dipped it in Lugol's solution today. Should I use it on my alveopora and goniopora as a precaution?

The alveopora on the right is the one I want to know if I should dip in Lugol's. The goni on the right is the one I already dipped

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Iodine is a weak antiseptic. If the cause of the original goni issue was an injury or infection, then an iodine dip/bath is a good option. Dipping the other corals shouldn’t hurt anything but also remember that most corals don’t like being moved/handled, so you do run a small risk of stressing out otherwise healthy coral.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Pics under whites would help; it’s hard to make out much in the one you posted

 

[lulu1228]

Pics under whites would help; it’s hard to make out much in the one you posted

Okay I'll send one under whites

 

[lulu1228]

Pics under whites would help; it’s hard to make out much in the one you posted

 

[lulu1228]

Pics under whites would help; it’s hard to make out much in the one you posted

Do they look like I should dip them?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Do they look like I should dip them?

The one circled in red looks like it's dying and personally I'd be surprised if it recovers. Is the one in the yellow circle something alive? If so it looks almost dead as well. What did the one in the blue look like when you got it?

Gonis and alveos can be hard to keep... You may just have gotten some difficult specimens.

 

[lulu1228]

The one circled in red looks like it's dying and personally I'd be surprised if it recovers. Is the one in the yellow circle something alive? If so it looks almost dead as well. What did the one in the blue look like when you got it?

Gonis and alveos can be hard to keep... You may just have gotten some difficult specimens.

The one in the yellow circle died a while ago. The red one has recovered then it got worse again. The blue one recovered from when I got it. I got some corals when I bought the aquarium around 6 or 7 months ago and they were all kinda dying, but most of them improved quickly. The guy had his lights on full strength.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The one in the yellow circle died a while ago. The red one has recovered then it got worse again. The blue one recovered from when I got it. I got some corals when I bought the aquarium around 6 or 7 months ago and they were all kinda dying, but most of them improved quickly. The guy had his lights on full strength.

Then what corals are you asking about??

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The alveopora on the right is the one I want to know if I should dip in Lugol's. The goni on the right is the one I already dipped

They can't both be on the right if you only have 2 corals in the photo.

Like I said, the one I circled in red is not going to survive, IMO. If the blue looks ok to you, then leave it alone.

 

[lulu1228]

They can't both be on the right if you only have 2 corals in the photo.

Like I said, the one I circled in red is not going to survive, IMO. If the blue looks ok to you, then leave it alone.

Sorry i meant the alveopora on the left. Is there any last ditch thing I could do for the one in red? Could it be bacterial or something like that?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Sorry i meant the alveopora on the left. Is there any last ditch thing I could do for the one in red? Could it be bacterial or something like that?

In my experience, no.

But maybe others will have some suggestions.

 

[lulu1228]

Then what corals are you asking about??

The goniopora and alveopora. I meant the alveopora recovered from when I first got it but then it kinda started deteriorating again. It's kinda looked shriveled recently. Sorry for being unclear :/