What's Killing my Star Polyps? (See picture and movie)

[amutti]

So my 55g mixed reef crashed on 4/1. All the fish and many of the inverts from what I think was Hydrogen Sulfide poisoning. In general the tank is recovered. Ph is back up to 8.3, nitrite and ammonia are 0, phosphates are near 0 and nitrates are just barely registering (of course the minor algae bloom is eating up the nitrates and phosphates so I'm sure they are still pretty high).

All that said, I have this weird white matt killing, eating, whatever my star polyps and my pipe organ. It doesn't seem to be effecting anything else. It also doesn't seem to be effected by flow (I moved a powerhead over to the infected star polyps and it just blows around, but stays together).

When I suck it off the coral with a baster, it smells like rotten eggs.

Here are the pictures and a link to the video:

And the movie:
http://gallery.me.com/tonymutti#100031/IMG_0052&bgcolor=black

Thoughts??

 

[Saltfinsax]

I would try sucking it off and keeping brushing it every day with a toothbrush and strong flow for a good week.

 

[Reefer577]

Looks like a type of fungus maybe? 1+ advice above

If you can remove them maybe try dipping them in some Coral Revive or iodine.

 

[amutti]

Removing is not an option. I've been going the removing as much as I can via a baster and keeping up the flow. It is still slowly eating through the coral matt. It seems to really like the taste of the star polyps (which wouldn't be so bad, I don't really like them, I just don't want it to spead to other corals). Thank goodness it hasn't spread to anything new.

 

[Reefer577]

I would siphon it out, not turkey baste it. You are potentially spreading the problem by turkey basting it.

 

[amutti]

Sucking it out with the baster, not blowing it off with it.

 

[Cptn Spaulding]

get some coral revive. its a coral surface cleaner that will help that fungus die

 

[amutti]

Cptn Spaulding, how would you suggest using it? I can't take this coral out.

 

[jchase1970]

did you save them? how?

 

[amutti]

It hasn't completely cleared up, but I have kept it from spreading. Basically I kept a reasonable flow on it, sucked it up every day, and raised the temp to 82F. Raising the temp seems to have had the biggest impact. Since it is 95% gone, I lowered the temp to 80F (over a day) but kept the flow on it. If it comes back I'll increase the temp.