Help my Brain!

[mike22cha]

Ok well my brain coral (now in the 20g) is getting eaten or something. One side is torn/eaten and all red and fleshy, the other side is good and seems to be moving.(pulsing?)
Here's what it's in:
-It's a Green Open Brain Coral
-It's in a 20g High
-Lights are T-5 Nova Extreme's
-Stocklist is some corals and two shrimp(shrimp sometimes crawl over the corals)
What can I do to get rid of the problem? Can I frag the brain to save the other half?

 

[nycbob]

if it is rescinding. i'd definitely try cutting it and discard the unhealthy tissues. make sure u dont do it inside ur tank. afterward, do a disinfectant dip for 30 secs.

 

[mike22cha]

Ok what should I use for the disinfect dip? I'm kinda new to the whole coral thing. Never took the plunge with my 125g.

 

[mushroomss]

you are going to need a tile saw with the thinnest blade you can find.(for the least amount of tissue damage possible).Brains have a hard skeleton underneath so i think the saw is your only option.You could use a dremel but that would be much messier and the coral would have a smaller chance of survivol.

 

[mike22cha]

Crap this stinks severly. I don't have a tile saw at my mom's and not sure about at my dad's. Will this thing that's killing my brain kill my mushroom's and zoos too? Would it hurt future corals?
I think I may add my 2 chromises and my CB angel tomorrow, if they aren't in danger.

 

[mike22cha]

Looking at it today, I think it's too late. 75% gone. Is it going to infect the rest of the tank or my other corals?

 

[nycbob]

its possible it could infect others. take him to frag it, not inside the tank. cut into the healthy tissue. the disinfect solution i used is called reef dip by seachem. i used in the past when my toadstool has an infection. i did the above procedure, and now he is bigger tha ever.

 

[mike22cha]

It's a goner. Nothing to frag, all mouth areas are infected. Do I just take it out and throw it away?
What do should I do with the gonner coral? This is making me want to sell my 20g and focus on my 125g with this crap.

 

[nycbob]

things like this happen. just a bad specimen.

 

[mike22cha]

Ya I hope so. I threw it out in a sack yesterday. Now my garbage can is going to smell like crap, oh well.

 

[rolxism]

turn ur 20 into a qt.