Aussie gold torch - success rate?

[hds4216]

I really want an aussie gold torch as a final piece, but they're very pricey (best I can find is $350 per head). I've heard mixed reviews on how hardy they are and how well they adapt to captivity. Anyone have any reviews on these guys? What's their success rate?

The Aussie gold in question.

 

[PeterC99]

Great question and interested in following. Picked up a 24k Aussie Gold 3 weeks ago. Doing well so far.

 

[hds4216]

Great question and interested in following. Picked up a 24k Aussie Gold 3 weeks ago. Doing well so far.

So pretty! It is looking good so far!

 

[720 Reefer]

Have had mine since early November and is doing well as of now!

 

[PeterC99]

Have had mine since early November and is doing well as of now!

What are the other torches besides Aussie Gold? Also how far away is the Space Invader from the torches? Thanks!

 

[hds4216]

Have had mine since early November and is doing well as of now!

Beautiful. Can I ask where you got it and how much you paid?

 

[thedougen]

just pick up a inferno hellfire torch from corals anonymous put in tank this morning

have a dragon soul that i picked up from unique corals been in my tank for 3 weeks and its starting to split alteady

there are many variants of gold torches :

inferno hellfire
ny knicks
dragon soul
holy grail

to name a few

 

[720 Reefer]

What are the other torches besides Aussie Gold? Also how far away is the Space Invader from the torches? Thanks!

The one if front is a dragon soul. The other is just green with pink tips. Not aware of a name on it. And the space invader looks closer than it is lol. Definitely keep those away from all other coral.

 

[hds4216]

just pick up a inferno hellfire torch from corals anonymous put in tank this morning

have a dragon soul that i picked up from unique corals been in my tank for 3 weeks and its starting to split alteady

there are many variants of gold torches :

inferno hellfire
ny knicks
dragon soul
holy grail

to name a few

All those variants are super pretty, but I'm specifically talking about the Aussie gold. It's more or less pure gold with blue tips. @PeterC99 has a great pic of one above.

 

[720 Reefer]

Beautiful. Can I ask where you got it and how much you paid?

Thanks! Funny thing is a LFS had a raffle, 40 spots at $10 a spot and I won! They usually do raffles for about what the coral is worth. So if you look at it that way then it would have sold for $400.

 

[720 Reefer]

The one if front is a dragon soul. The other is just green with pink tips. Not aware of a name on it. And the space invader looks closer than it is lol. Definitely keep those away from all other coral.

I actually had to move the space invader to a different tank because I have 2 huge clowns and they kept hosting the sweepers on it and were causing damage. Clowns being clowns...

 

[hds4216]

Thanks! Funny thing is a LFS had a raffle, 40 spots at $10 a spot and I won! They usually do raffles for about what the coral is worth. So if you look at it that way then it would have sold for $400.

Nice! Wish my LFS held a raffle...

 

[hds4216]

So how well do these torches do in our tanks?

 

[thedougen]

you shouldnt have a problem with them---medium light to medium flow----if you have had torches before you'll be alright-----and some places give a 7 day guarantee

 

[ZoaAddiction81]

I Just Picked This Up At LuckyCorals.com A New York Knicks Torch Great Gold Color So Far

 

[thedougen]

Inferno hellfire

 

[hds4216]

Update: bought this two-headed Aussie gold torch from ASD and it arrived basically dead on arrival. Luckily they're an awesome store and are refunding, but still, not a good sign. Same shipment had another Aussie torch, an Indo torch, a goni, and a chalice. Both Aussie torches were dead, everything else was right as rain. I don't think they ship well.

 

[AJsReef]

Update: bought this two-headed Aussie gold torch from ASD and it arrived basically DOA. Luckily they're an awesome store and are refunding, but still, not a good sign. Same shipment had another Aussie torch, an Indo torch, a goni, and a chalice. Both Aussie torches were dead, everything else was right as rain. I don't think they ship well.

Interested how yours does long term. I got one from ASD at it already lost a head. Medium flow and about 130 PAR, doesn’t seem to happy :/

 

[hds4216]

Interested how yours does long term. I got one from ASD at it already lost a head. Medium flow and about 130 PAR, doesn’t seem to happy :/

Mine was dead on arrival, so..... it will not do well long term. Mine is being refunded though. I think maybe these torches are a little too sensitive for me. They don't seem to adjust well to our tanks.

 

[AJsReef]

Mine was dead on arrival, so..... it will not do well long term. Mine is being refunded though. I think maybe these torches are a little too sensitive for me. They don't seem to adjust well to our tanks.

Ah gotcha, read as if you’re getting a replacement. Smart choice IMO, definitely seem finicky in my limited experience. I got a hammer at the same time that is thriving