Is this brown jelly?

[pikastu]

I've had this torch for about a month, and this one head never opened as much as the rest of the colony. Now it looks like it melted overnight so based on everything I've heard this is textbook brown jelly.

Apart from removing this head and maybe an iodine dip, is there anything else I should do?

 

[Reefing102]

Looking at the slimy parts, it does appear to be brown jelly. I would definitely iodine dip. It is likely too late for that head but it should help to save the rest of the colony.

 

[pikastu]

Looking at the slimy parts, it does appear to be brown jelly. I would definitely iodine dip. It is likely too late for that head but it should help to save the rest of the colony.

Should I dip the hammers that are nearby (but not able to touch)?

 

[Reefing102]

If there readily removable I would. The last time I had BJD, I only dipped the affected colony but that’s because I couldn’t remove the others that were attached to my rockwork.

 

[Dbroncos]

Looking at the slimy parts, it does appear to be brown jelly. I would definitely iodine dip. It is likely too late for that head but it should help to save the rest of the colony.

Does Iodine work for BJD?

 

[Reefing102]

The evidence is anecdotal at best in my opinion. However, using it as a dip on my dragon soul colony when a couple heads got it, appears to have worked. No signs of BJD for the last month or so. Just from a medical standpoint, iodine has been shown to limit the impact and spread of infectious diseases with antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal effects.

I do not dose iodine. I used Lugols for a 15 minute dip following the instructions on the bottle.

 

[pikastu]

I've removed the infected polyp and dipped the rest of the coral in iodine, the rest was very healthy and extended before the surgery.

A friend has prescribed me ciprofloxacin (after laughing at my explanation), so as a precaution I'll start dosing the tank tomorrow. Hopefully the experiments are right and this should curb the infection.