"It happens, and as long as the clowns out there keep paying top dollar, they will stay top dollar. Just a way of life, imagine how much cheaper a Tahoe or Yukon would cost if the word 'bling' was never invented..."
+1 to the revive or coral rx.
And I said in chat, if you see the skeleton and algae starts to grow on it, make sure you snip it off because it can take over the chalice...or what's left of it.
Iodine kills more corals than it helps. It may or may not cause pests to drop off ( it rarely kills them) but I would never dip a chalice in it. Echinopora is a very sensitive and delicate coral. Like others have said Iodine is a poor choice of dips for pretty much any coral now that products such as Revive and Coralrx are available. Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure is also an iodine based product. I would avoid it as well especially with delicate corals.
That said Echinopora commonly browns when stressed. Follow the advice others posted above and watch for tissue recession.
I have used the Tropic marin product, with iodine and it really makes sps angry, I haven't killed one with it but yikes. It's pretty much a known fact not to use Tropic Marin on the smooth skinned acros, such as Hawkins blue, or the other turakis, echinatas, etc. I wasn't aware there were any common pests of chalice, I have just chucked them in the tank (probably not good either).
Got an update for us Jarred? Hope it is looking a little better today?
It's not looking so good, I highly doubt it is going to survive.
"It happens, and as long as the clowns out there keep paying top dollar, they will stay top dollar. Just a way of life, imagine how much cheaper a Tahoe or Yukon would cost if the word 'bling' was never invented..."