is something wrong with my birdnest?

[nemofish2217]

so i noticed on my pink birdsnest today that there appears to be what looks like brown cyano growing on one of the tips.... is this cyano or is a bacterial infection? either way, how do you remedy? thanks....

BTW, coral is in high flow area and polyps are still extended even where the "cyano" is...

 

[Cody Ray]

Sounds like brown jelly infection. Break off that portion of the coral.

 

[nemofish2217]

thanks...can it spread to other corals?

 

[nemofish2217]

and i thought brown jelly disease affected mainly LPS corals....

 

[Wiskey]

I think you are right nemofish, I have only heard of brown jelly assoiated with things like open brains. Not saying it can't happen, just that it is the first I have heard of it.

Whiskey

 

[nemofish2217]

so, what possibly could it be? should i frag the infected parts to be safe? move the frag to a different area of the tank? im scared for all of my sps now.....

 

[UnderwaterExotic]

Do you have high flow across it? If not you might be right, there might be some algae starting to grow! I have had that problem before until i crank up the flow!

 

[ClownReef®]

Yep...flow!..what you can do is use a turkey baster to blast off the algea from the coral..

 

[nemofish2217]

so you guys just think it is cyano? or something more evil. the weird thing is, my SEIO 820 is pointing almost directly at it! what do you guys think?

 

[UnderwaterExotic]

How old are your bulbs? And what type? Is it only on this coral or all of them? Where is the coral placed under your light! They are a million factors that will determine the answer to your question!

 

[nemofish2217]

i got it in september.....all my other sps are doing fine... and the birdsnest is probably closest to the top....about 15" from light.....

 

[ClownReef®]

I know what you are talking about Nemo.. I had the same problem after an Interceptor treatment (apparently a small cyano outbreak is common after you treat with interceptor)..It went away after a week or so, i just kept the corals as clean as i could using the turkey baster..

 

[nemofish2217]

so just keep blowing off the coral with a baster? why is only this one coral affected? i am boosting my temp a little as well... it has been at about 79.6 but i think i am going to boost it to 81 or so...... hopefully it is just cyano..... i would hate to have all of my corals infected with something.....

 

[ClownReef®]

Yep, same thing happened, just a tip of my birdnest got affected..keep doing your everyday maintenance and i can assure you it will go away.

 

[UnderwaterExotic]

I would leave your temp where it is at! Only LPS get BJI!

 

[nemofish2217]

okay, thanks for the help and reasurance!!!!

 

[nemofish2217]

just blew off the coral....most of the brown stuff came off....some of the tissue looks a little white... i cant tell if the tissue is gone(dead) or if it is just the angle of the light....should i give it a little while to see if the polyps and color come out again or should i just go ahead and frag that part?

 

[UnderwaterExotic]

How big is the coral and how big is the piece affected?

 

[nemofish2217]

small frag... probably about 4" total in length....the part affected is about a 1/2 to 3/4" branch off of the main stem....

 

[UnderwaterExotic]

Personally i would let it go, but use your own judgement, dont go just by what i say. See what happens and if it shows signs of not improving them i would clip it!