Something wrapped around my torch?

[w76atever]

I'm new to saltwater aquariums. I had my tank for a couple of weeks and I put some LPS corals in - including a torch. It looked good for some days, but then it didn't open anymore. Yesterday - after a week - one head died and today another seems to be dying as well. When I took out the torch, I saw something wrapped around its head. This one sticks to the skeleton of the torch, it's neither soft nor hard, I can tell it's organic. Do you know what it is?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Shirak]

Probably some sort of sponge.

Looks like some brown jelly disease on the torch. Bottom photo on the left you can see some brown slimy stuff in among the tentacles

A 2 week old tank is not really ready to house more difficult corals like torches.

 

[w76atever]

Thanks for your answer Shirak. I saw the brown stuff too and I was thinking about BJD. But when I took out the torch, I saw the "sponge" thing and I suppose that it killed my torch.
So you mean the sponge thing is harmless and the torch died because of BJD? If this is true, what should I do with my tank to avoid BJD attacking other corals (I already removed the torch)?

 

[Shirak]

Probably wasn't the sponge directly. They can be a nuisance if they get too big and overgrow smaller corals and smother them.

I would just watch for signs of BJD on other LPS. Some recent work on BJD using Cipro antibiotic. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...ic-treatments-for-brown-jelly-disease.782438/