torch trouble

Got back from vacation today and my torch had 4 heads white and one had some brown on it. Removed it and cut off the bad parts, I still have 9 heads, mostly separated. Ive had this piece 9 months and always looked great. Nothing new has been added for at least 3 months. The bad pieces smelled VERY bad. What else should I do and what could have happened?

 

I broke off the bad heads and threw the whole piece away. How can brown jelly just all of a sudden appear. Fishies are fine Kylie, and if this turns out ok you have a torch coral!!! There are about 9 good heads.... hopefully. It figures it decided to strike while I was away.

 

thanks. Ive been googling and there arent any real clear answers.  Ill keep an eye on the survivors  (hopefully). Its too bad I live out in the sticks as I would really prefer to have a "reefer" tank- sit for me. Probably would have been caught earlier.   And believe me, this stuff stinks, literally, I about gagged...

 

its verrrrry obvious, I got home and of course checked the tanks and yep.... you will know something is wrong...  Im taking tomorrow off and doing major w/c and keeping en eye out, but so far the heads are doing well....

 

1 piece w/3 heads looks promising. 1 piece w/1 head a definite maybe. The rest got thrown out this morning. Did about 30% w/c. My frogspawn is currently unaffected.

 

No its that I've read this usually only affects LPS, and the only one is the frogspawn...

 

thanks!!

 

From what I'm gathering apparantly it starts with an injury. It wasnt as perky as normal when I left for vacation, came back 5 days later and 3 heads were skeletons, more were like brown jelly.  I have three heads left that may pull through. I don't know how it could have been injured, but I have 2 cleaner shrimp and a flame angel, although Ive never seen the angel nip anything....