Hammer & Torch Dying

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I picked both of these a couple of weeks ago. The first week, they seemed to be doing well, but in the last four or five days, they have taken a turn for the worse. Any suggestions? Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to post a picture. But the hammer looks like it is melting and the torch is "brownish" on 2 of its 3 heads. The torch's third head still looks like it is melting. Are there symptoms pointing to a specific issue with my setup?
 

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Post parameters . Torch and hammers are easier to take care of than sps.
 
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Yes, this morning as a matter of fact the jelly stuff has moved down the base of the torch as well.
 

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Pics would help, but I'm going with brown jelly disease. Highly infectious to any other LPS in the tank.

Cut off affected heads, dip the rest in an iodine dip, and pray they recover.
 

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You probably have brown jelly disease. There are a ton of threads on here about it. I don't think corals typically improve once they have it. Also I'm fairly certain that it is contagious to your other corals, so you'll want to remove the part of the coral that is infected, or the entire coral.
 

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