is my leather ok?

[tinyreef]

hmm, i'd cut or scrape off as much of the rotting area as possible. you might even have to cut into healthy flesh imo.

is the rot is like crumbly white dust? if so, radical intervention is better than leaving it alone ime.

i would not recommend the bridal veil (tulle) method as that restricts/inhibits waterflow and O2 exchange in the rotting area. i believe the rot does better in such an environment. better to have good flow (not heavy).

an iodine dip might help too. i'm not one to dip usually but such infections/rots are pretty serious imo.

you might even consider splitting the toadie to increase chances of survival (two specimens versus one). i normally wouldn't suggest that either. good luck!

 

[Ehgemus]

yes it crumbles like white dust.
Ok I will tank the bridal veil off.
How do i do the iodide dip, I have reef iodide made by seachem. will that work?
also should i just leave the coral on the sand bed?

 

[tinyreef]

when i dip (rarely do) i prefer to use lugol's iodine as the iodine source. it's much more reactive. imo, more effective as an antiseptic, which is what i really aim for in the dipping process. 2-drops per gallon as a dip solution is probably more than strong enough (this is very concentrated for lugol's, normally dosed around 1-drop per 25-gallons).

the reef iodide by seachem is potassium iodide (iirc) and may not be as effective, more stable form. kent has a coral dip that i suspect is a type of lugol's prep or similar.

i'd bring it off the sandbed as you want moderate flow on the coral. (3"~4" per sec.). you probably can't get that right on the sandbed without blowing off/moving the sand. intermittent flow would be better than a constant flow.