Need Help ASAP.

[madamo]

Yesterday,
My Kenya Tree began to melt away. At first I figured that it might have touched another one of my corals when I was cleaning the tank. Now, my favia brain coral (the outer walls) has begun to turn white (don't know if it is bleached or it is the skeleton). My newest addition to the tank is the coral in the link below:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+673&pcatid=673

The article claims that it can release toxins that can harm other coral. Has anyone experienced such an issue. I just did a 20% water change and I am taking water right now to get tested at the LFS. The tank is a 12 gallon aquapod with 70 watt MH lighting.

What could I do to prevent further loss. The tank is over a year old.

Has anyone experienced this issue

 

[121ddler]

dip them in iodide (lugols)

 

[luke33]

I would definately be running carbon.

 

[Mental1]

I removed all leathers from my tank for this reason. IMHO a 12 g aquapod is too small to mix these different corals in. MY tank is too small I decided! SO yes -- the finger leather could be releasing toxins. But then some folks say that there is no real proof that this occurs ... but I believe it does.

 

[Lotus99]

In addition to running carbon, try to make sure the leather is downflow of the favia (so the water isn't going over the leather straight onto the favia). It may not help in a 12g tank, but it's worth a try.