slow tissue necrosis

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  1. Byronicle

    Byronicle Plankton

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    How do you treat slow tissue necrosis?! my corals have it, I am thinking of fragging the infected parts but other than that I really don't know what to do.
     
    Byronicle, Aug 12, 2010
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  2. dkpnmn

    dkpnmn Astrea Snail

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    Sorry to hear about the LTN. Cutting the affected area won’t stop the problem. The affected corals need a Medicated dip. Do it for 10 minutes then rinse them in saltwater. If you can, set up a quarantine tank and keep dipping them every few days for a month or so. Take a couple pics so you can follow the loss and also see when the recession stops. This is a tough one to overcome, good luck.


    Editing to say that outside of treating your affected pieces, RTN and LTN are a result of something going on in the entire tank. Do a little research, it can be water parameters out of whack, or even a new pest. Maybe you’ve changed something recently in your set up?
     
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    +1 on parameters or flow
     
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