Is there a way to cure Brown Jelly Disease

[Macdaddynick1]

?? Title says it all. Not sure if I should just toss my Duncan Now and save myself A MF headache. I was never able to save a single coral from it. I've tried iodine dips on my other colony of the same size and it was gone in a week or so. May be I was doing something wrong. If anyone has any experience with it please let me know. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[CodyRVA]

Following. Would love to hear any update on this. I've had brown jelly take down several torches and no matter what I did they were gonners. Best to QT the specimen and treat it so it doesn't spread to others in your display.

 

[ahiggins]

Im not too versed in duncans but the one in the pic doesnt look bad to me...

 

[jmp21677]

I've tried everything and only had luck with fragging. Saved a little of the colony.

 

[CodyRVA]

Im not too versed in duncans but the one in the pic doesnt look bad to me...

Agreed. IME however this stuff spreads rapidly

 

[red02]

dip it in peroxide i have had great results with it and have been using it for years

 

[CodyRVA]

dip it in peroxide i have had great results with it and have been using it for years

Ratio?

 

[MaiReef]

dip it in peroxide i have had great results with it and have been using it for years

What is the consistency, formula and time that you use? Thanks.

 

[Polishpower]

my frogspawn got this. I just dipped it in coral rx. that was 4 months ago no sign of it now

 

[red02]

3 cap fulls to about 1/2 gal of water for like 5 min. gently move the coral in the bath works great on hammers and frogspawn brown jelly

 

[Elementalj]

Also, I'd add that if you use a soft plastic applicator brush to "remove" the necrosis your chances of survival go up. Think about it as an amputation of sorts to prevent septicemia.

 

[CodyRVA]

3 cap fulls to about 1/2 gal of water for like 5 min. gently move the coral in the bath works great on hammers and frogspawn brown jelly

What % is the HP?

 

[Elementalj]

Like this guy.

 

[Shep]

I'll be honest here, there is no cure for BJD. Lots of people will have things that worked for them and they might work for you but in the end the best method is fragging the healthy parts and toss the infected parts in QT. The two most commonly suggested treatments at peroxide or iodine but there is no guarantee that they will work for you. I'm not trying to be a downer I just want people to understand that BJD does not have a true cure like other diseases do.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will try to do this and hopefully save the coral.

So here is what I did yesterday: Before taking out the coral, 1) I syphoned out as much of the BJD as possible. 2) I covered the dead tissue with 100% H2O2 for about 30 seconds, it started to fizz and actually made some popping noise. 3) Then I put the coral into 20:1 solution of the peroxide and the tank water for 5 minutes, then I did a rinse with some tank water.

Observation: hydrogen peroxide actually lifted the brown mucus off of the coral itself. the area of the coral covered in peroxide completely wiped out, which is exactly what I wanted. I washed off the skeleton and it had mostly just a bone.
The coral is now opened so the dip did not do too much damage.

Today I will inspect the coral for any further damage, If I see any progression I will try to do the 1) Peroxide dip, 2) Iodine dip and 3) Revive dip method (in sequence). I will also use the brush to scrape the brown jelly, that is a great idea.

I talked to a reefer who successfully beat the BJD on his corals, here is what he had to say.

I am not sure about dosing Melafix ( he did not clarify if he dosed it while he was dipping the coral) or if he dosed it inside of his reef.

I will try to keep this post going.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Im not too versed in duncans but the one in the pic doesnt look bad to me...

Duncans usually do not close during the BJD , they just GO slowly losing more and more heads. While other heads look great. =/

 

[Elementalj]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will try to do this and hopefully save the coral.

So here is what I did yesterday: Before taking out the coral, 1) I syphoned out as much of the BJD as possible. 2) I covered the dead tissue with 100% H2O2 for about 30 seconds, it started to fizz and actually made some popping noise. 3) Then I put the coral into 20:1 solution of the peroxide and the tank water for 5 minutes, then I did a rinse with some tank water.

Observation: hydrogen peroxide actually lifted the brown mucus off of the coral itself. the area of the coral covered in peroxide completely wiped out, which is exactly what I wanted. I washed off the skeleton and it had mostly just a bone.
The coral is now opened so the dip did not do too much damage.

Today I will inspect the coral for any further damage, If I see any progression I will try to do the 1) Peroxide dip, 2) Iodine dip and 3) Revive dip method (in sequence). I will also use the brush to scrape the brown jelly, that is a great idea.

I talked to a reefer who successfully beat the BJD on his corals, here is what he had to say.

I am not sure about dosing Melafix ( he did not clarify if he dosed it while he was dipping the coral) or if he dosed it inside of his reef.

I will try to keep this post going.

Outside please. Outside. You'll kill off your bacteria bed.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I'll be honest here, there is no cure for BJD. Lots of people will have things that worked for them and they might work for you but in the end the best method is fragging the healthy parts and toss the infected parts in QT. The two most commonly suggested treatments at peroxide or iodine but there is no guarantee that they will work for you. I'm not trying to be a downer I just want people to understand that BJD does not have a true cure like other diseases do.

totally agree, but I'll try whatever at this point, I already lost a colony with about 150 heads, so might as well try to fight it.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Outside please. Outside. You'll kill off your bacteria bed.

Yeah, I will not dose anything into my reef, I just wanted to know what he meant.

 

[Elementalj]

Yeah, I will not dose anything into my reef, I just wanted to know what he meant.

K, just making sure. It works though, so get WORKING!!