rusty coraline?

doobiej · #1 10-31-2010, 08:57 PM

do i need to remove all my live rock that has it? that would suck but if its gonna wipe my tank out I'll remove it. about 40% of my rock has a patch or two.

anything else I can do?

Myka · #2 10-31-2010, 08:59 PM

I don't think there is anything else you can do. I'm not sure if removing the infected rock will help...not sure if the pathogen would be infecting the water column? Personally, I would just let it run its course, and maybe in a few months/year who knows it will start coming back. I wouldn't take drastic measures to be rid of it since no ones really knows hoe to get rid of it anyway, so at best you're just taking a stab at it.

doobiej · #3 10-31-2010, 09:07 PM

is it harmfull to my corals or livestock? im trying to do some research but doesnt seem to be a whole lot of info on it.

like most i've sunk a ton of money into my new setup ( upgraded from a 90g to a 8 foot long 220 gallon) and it would kill me, and likely my will to
continue with this hobby if it went south on me.

Palmer · #4 10-31-2010, 09:14 PM

How quickly did it take to spread in your tank? I have a couple of dime size spots that are a dark brown/orange in my tank. Took a year to get about that size and do not seem to be spreading fast. They dont exactly look like your photo but it may be the same thing.

doobiej · #5 10-31-2010, 09:19 PM

fairly quickly I think, my tank is only 7 months old and I probably have spots on 40% of my 150lbs of rock. this is definately rusty iron orange color. each month I can see more spots so I would say its spreading aggresively.

Palmer · #6 10-31-2010, 09:31 PM

Here is a thread on RC about it and has a picture of the coralline eating disease.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...oraline+orange