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hey guys i just got this frag at the lfs and noticed it’s almost covered in brown. i tried blowing it off and brushing it off thinking it was something that’s not part of the tissue but i guess it is. is this due to insufficient light, some type of bacteria, or am i just dumb and it’s a normal brown like almost any other coral under white light. (it’s my first lps) thanks! definitely needs overall recovery. i just bought some restor from brightwell aquatics maybe you can suggest something else?

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Look up brown jelly disease.

If it looks like that, and with not having experienced it before, I suggest taking it out and tossing it. Try not to spread it.
 

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Im thinking as its hard to see in photo, dinoflagellates. Are you able to blow the brown off with a turkey baster ??
 

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I think it's part of the tissue! Parts of my favia (when it was recovering from being bleached) were like this too before the rims started becoming more green!

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Appears to be diatoms, not dino. Again, try to blow off gently with a turkey baster
 

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I think it's from insufficient light. But again try to get light on it when you take a picture with a flashlight so it can be seen clearly. Looks like part of the tissue though.
 
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I think it's from insufficient light. But again try to get light on it when you take a picture with a flashlight so it can be seen clearly. Looks like part of the tissue though.
Appears to be diatoms, not dino. Again, try to blow off gently with a turkey baster
I think it's part of the tissue! Parts of my favia (when it was recovering from being bleached) were like this too before the rims started becoming more green!

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Look up brown jelly disease.

If it looks like that, and with not having experienced it before, I suggest taking it out and tossing it. Try not to spread it.

here are some better pics!

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