Band Disease on Favia

[Myka]

Originally Posted by MitchM

If that was my coral, I would probably do an iodine dip and relocate the coral to an area of flow that would provide more water movement to the affected area of the coral.
In the meantime I would probably keep researching .
Too bad. It has some nice colouring.

I noticed you might have some Valonia developing near it in the second picture.
Any chance you have some H2S accumulating underneath the coral?

Thanks for posting. I'm considering an iodine dip, but I'm not sure it will help. It might just weaken the coral, and make it more susceptible to the disease. I'm considering a drastic cutting of the coral to remove the diseased tissue. There is some Valonia in the tank, and loose bubbles collect here and there where I siphon them off during waterchanges. I doubt there is H2S beneath the coral because there is a rock under one end so water can flow under it.

After speaking with Colby at Bayside Corals we discussed how Black Band Disease is a dinoflagellate as is Brown Jelly Disease. The only reliable cure for Brown Jelly Disease is cutting away of diseased tissue.