Bleached torch

Eoka · Jan 3, 2023

My torch has been bleached for awhile and it happened because I didn't light acclimate. So it's been like this for almost a month now and I was wondering if there's any zoothanthellae left in it to repopulate or if there's something I can do for it?

JaaxReef · Jan 3, 2023

Dose aminos, feed it 1-2x per week, and put it in lower light/flow than in the tank where it was bleached. Could still recover!

Eoka · Jan 3, 2023

I just started dosing ab+ and I have it in the right par range and it looks happy other than being bleached so guess only tome will tell

Art Calde · Jan 20, 2023

Did it gain color?

Eoka · Jan 20, 2023

Art Calde said:
Did it gain color?

No it's doing about the same in polyps aren't out as far anymore

JaaxReef · Jan 20, 2023

Could be a bacterial issue… sorry man. It may not make it and dipping it may only make it worse since it is so far gone.

Eoka · Jan 20, 2023

JaaxReef said:
Could be a bacterial issue… sorry man. It may not make it and dipping it may only make it worse since it is so far gone.

Yea it could of it wasn't an expensive torch so it's not the end of the world. I kinda have low flow so it's possible I increased my flow recently tho and added an acro frag to try it out.