Help with goniopora... doesnt look good.

[kam]

I was thinking about cutting it.. but it would be quite hard to do since its all hard skeleton underneath

[daniella3d]

I would not cut it. Gonioporas have a skeleton where the polyps can retract quite deep and you would probably kill it.

As for the dip, freshwater will probably kill it as well. Best thing to do is try with a mix of 50% tank water and 50% hydrogen peroxyde 3%. Take it out of the water then just put a bit of it on the affected area and try not to touch the healthy parts. This will fizz and bubble and leave it for a minute or 2 and put it back in the tank. That should kill the brown jelly.

It's the safest thing that will kill the brown jelly for sure and then you put it back in the tank and this is 100% safe for the tank as peroxyde dissolve into water and oxygen.

Originally Posted by kam

I was thinking about cutting it.. but it would be quite hard to do since its all hard skeleton underneath

[fishytime]

why would fresh water kill it?
have a read about hydrogen peroxide in the aquarium before you use it http://theaquariumwiki.com/Hydrogen_peroxide and here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1704746 ......if your gonna dip it with anything "household", dip it in diluted iodine(a few coral dips are Iodine based)......not sure on how much to dilute it though.....