Potassium Sorbate or Potassium Permanganate Dips for Brown Jelly?

[stacksoner]

I recently read this article that said Polyp Lab's Reef Primer (made of "potassium salts") was effective in treating brown jelly disease via his trials with a microscope.

Reef Primer Demonstrated to Effectively Treat ‘Brown Jelly’ Ciliates | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Euphyllia (and Fimbriaphyllia) are unquestionably some of the most beautiful and popular aquarium corals and they are unlikely to get unseated any time soon. These fleshy, flowy…

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This food prep store in my neighborhood sells a ton of interesting chemical compounds that you don't normally see in stores. The ones which caught my eye for potentially helping my brown jelly torches were Potassium Sorbate or Potassium Permanganate. What are your thoughts on these as potential dipping agents for brown jelly torches? Has anyone ever used either of these for reefing?

 

[Pistondog]

I recently read this article that said Polyp Lab's Reef Primer (made of "potassium salts") was effective in treating brown jelly disease via his trials with a microscope.

Reef Primer Demonstrated to Effectively Treat ‘Brown Jelly’ Ciliates | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Euphyllia (and Fimbriaphyllia) are unquestionably some of the most beautiful and popular aquarium corals and they are unlikely to get unseated any time soon. These fleshy, flowy…

reefbuilders.com

This food prep store in my neighborhood sells a ton of interesting chemical compounds that you don't normally see in stores. The ones which caught my eye for potentially helping my brown jelly torches were Potassium Sorbate or Potassium Permanganate. What are your thoughts on these as potential dipping agents for brown jelly torches? Has anyone ever used either of these for reefing?

The author was careful to state that the product reduced the number of ciliates.
He also states to cause of bjd is unknown.
If the ciliates contribute to mortality of bjd, then the product might help. If not, then you are just killing the scavengers on already dead tissue.
I could not find the type of potassium salt in reef Primer or the concentration.
Maybe just try reef primer?

 

[fish farmer]

I've never personally used it for anything, but an aquaculture buddy of mine said they used Potassium Permanganate for bacterial infections in fish....I believe it was Bacterial Gill Disease in trout.

Here's a link to a paper I quickly found https://freshwater-aquaculture.exte...rmanganate_to_Control_External_Infections.pdf

 

[taricha]

potassium permanganate has been used in aquaculture to help with some fish infections. Some might try it for brown jelly.
This, however seems a much more well-founded treatment.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...ic-treatments-for-brown-jelly-disease.782438/

 

[stacksoner]

The author was careful to state that the product reduced the number of ciliates.
He also states to cause of bjd is unknown.
If the ciliates contribute to mortality of bjd, then the product might help. If not, then you are just killing the scavengers on already dead tissue.
I could not find the type of potassium salt in reef Primer or the concentration.
Maybe just try reef primer?

I'm trying to take a more focused approach to knocking out brown jelly and was looking to experiment with chemicals that had some proven success

 

[DrZoidburg]

Peroxide or iodine dips? Some specific fish med dips might work too. Might not kill the coral, but might off other things. Has to be either a prolong dip or remove some inverts from tank.

 

[Pistondog]

Maybe get in touch with the guy in tarichas link above.