Help: Mycedium chalice melting

[ohana888]

hi MR,

my 5" chalice has slowly melting this week. i've dipped in iodine & coral rx. what else can i do to save it? all my other lps are doing great. it was in its own space - nothing within 3 in. tested all params were normal.

thanks!

 

[QueensRob]

Frag it keep the dead flesh from spreading. Try to save some pieces.

 

[ohana888]

Frag it keep the dead flesh from spreading. Try to save some pieces.

do i cut around the dead flesh? what do i use to cut?

 

[Moneymaks24]

Chalices are for experts only! Don't bother unless you have years and years of knowledge about chalices.

 

[QueensRob]

Just break off all the dead area with your hand or most ppl use bone cutters or scisors. At this point all you can do is break it off and hope for the best. I am no expert but never lost a chalice. I have had some drop between rocks for weeks and took them out and I still have them.

 

[Moneymaks24]

Lol had 2 dozen chalices all looked like yours after a month. Sell that thing save the$$ and a headache

 

[Mattl22]

Chalices r for experts only?
IMO one of the easiest corals too keep

Doug frag that up ASAP

 

[Moneymaks24]

Plz stop a beginner might read this and thin your serious. Avoid chalices at all cost! Unless u like throwing $ away

 

[rookie07]

Ive grown many chalices, from frags or colonies. They can be easy as long as water parameters are within range.

 

[dubs]

I have 25 killer chalices currently and they can be funny one a my favorite corals by far frag it and hope for the best give a piece to someone and hope for the best I have lost some chalices just for doing a water change so don't feel bad if u r par are in range and this guy crap out on u that how they are

 

[ohana888]

what will help the chalice heal after i cut it? do i redip in iodine and/or coral rx? do i need to QT it?

 

[Mattl22]

Doug just make sure u cut away all the receding tissue

 

[ohana888]

Doug just make sure u cut away all the receding tissue

and it will heal on its own?

 

[rookie07]

It looks to me like something is eating the chalice. It is also possible that the chalice has brown slime or rtn/stn. You may want to determine what the problem is before you hack it up. Cutting away the diseased area is a last ditch effort IMO.

 

[ohana888]

dipped in lugols & revive all weekend - so far, jellying has stopped. thanks everyone for their help.