Coral torch tips and tricks

[rgaleana2009]

Hello guys i have had 3 coral torch's in QT for 2 weeks. Wondering if you can share your experiences with them? Any tip or trick i can use to be success with them. I don't have a picture or video right now. But definitely i will post one tomorrow morning.

Any advice is really appreciated.

Thanks guys again

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

Maintain ca, alk, and mg and keep them stable as with all coral. Dont put torch corals near anything as they will sting other corals with sweeper tentacles.

 

[nervousmonkey]

^^^This^^^

 

[Flippers4pups]

Medium flow and don't blast them with too much light. Your mileage may vary.

 

[rgaleana2009]

Maintain ca, alk, and mg and keep them stable as with all coral. Dont put torch corals near anything as they will sting other corals with sweeper tentacles.

Thanks Toadstool , will do it

 

[rgaleana2009]

Hello , i was able to take a short video . Please let me know if that flow is the right one for them.

Your help is really appreciated

 

[johntdaballa]

I think a little more flow wouldn't hurt. Or you could keep it like that. Looks great man

 

[Centerline]

Don't forget that they can eat. Ive had very good success with these guys from feeding the .5 Reef Frenzy pellets when feeding other LPs. Don't overdo it though.

 

[johntdaballa]

This is mine . I consider mine in medium to high flow . This video from my Instagram https://instagram.com/p/BPLppD1hYB8/

 

[rgaleana2009]

Don't forget that they can eat. Ive had very good success with these guys from feeding the .5 Reef Frenzy pellets when feeding other LPs. Don't overdo it though.

Thanks Centerline, i have a little bottle of frenzy pellets however the expire date was 5 months ago, can i still use it?

Do i need to break them into small pieces? They r 1 mm

 

[rgaleana2009]

This is mine . I consider mine in medium to high flow . This video from my Instagram https://instagram.com/p/BPLppD1hYB8/

Wow really nice look i will try a little more flow. Btw any special reason to put some coral into a pvc ?

 

[rgaleana2009]

Another question how can i know if they receiving to much light or vice versa ? What to expect in their behavior

 

[Centerline]

Thanks Centerline, i have a little bottle of frenzy pellets however the expire date was 5 months ago, can i still use it?

Do i need to break them into small pieces? They r 1 mm

No problems. And the .5 mm size is perfect.

 

[rgaleana2009]

Another question how can i know if they receiving to much light or vice versa ? What to expect in their behavior

Any idea?

 

[Scorpius]

People say Torch Corals are hard to grow. I bought mine as a small frag and it's now the size of my fist. I made it's own frag rack that is held onto the back glass with magnets at the top of my tank where it gets blasted with light. Feed me Seymour.

 

[rgaleana2009]

People say Torch Corals are hard to grow. I bought mine as a small frag and it's now the size of my fist. I made it's own frag rack that is held onto the back glass with magnets at the top of my tank where it gets blasted with light. Feed me Seymour.

Thanks scorpius

 

[Milkmanskid]

I haven't had any issues with mine and they get huge. They have tolerated swings in parameters better than some other corals and I have had them in a variety of different flow patterns as well. Seems pretty hardy to me.

 

[Centerline]

Any idea?

They can tolerate a range of lighting conditions but my experience has been they seem to thrive in low to moderate lighting (though I have a bubble tip that's sitting under 400 watt MHs with no problems). So start it at the bottom of the tank, enough flow to keep it moving and see how it does. Something else worth considering is the coral will do much better if you have a couple of different pumps that can be controlled so that the flow direction varies. Have one come on for a few minutes and then the other come on for a few minutes. If it doesn't open up well then try a little less flow rather than more light. Like all euphyllia if you have too much flow it will not open up very well in an attempt to keep its tissue from being damaged. Too little flow allows detritus to accumulate on it and the coral may turn to "jelly". All in all if you started with a healthy coral and take care of it you should expect it to grow and thrive. One last thing, I really recommend that you test your water weekly and keep your parameters under reasonable control. In my experience high levels of p04 and low magnesium effect growth and morbidity. And- one more last thing, t0rches can and will sting other corals.

 

[rgaleana2009]

I haven't had any issues with mine and they get huge. They have tolerated swings in parameters better than some other corals and I have had them in a variety of different flow patterns as well. Seems pretty hardy to me.

Thanks Milk

 

[rgaleana2009]

They can tolerate a range of lighting conditions but my experience has been they seem to thrive in low to moderate lighting (though I have a bubble tip that's sitting under 400 watt MHs with no problems). So start it at the bottom of the tank, enough flow to keep it moving and see how it does. Something else worth considering is the coral will do much better if you have a couple of different pumps that can be controlled so that the flow direction varies. Have one come on for a few minutes and then the other come on for a few minutes. If it doesn't open up well then try a little less flow rather than more light. Like all euphyllia if you have too much flow it will not open up very well in an attempt to keep its tissue from being damaged. Too little flow allows detritus to accumulate on it and the coral may turn to "jelly". All in all if you started with a healthy coral and take care of it you should expect it to grow and thrive. One last thing, I really recommend that you test your water weekly and keep your parameters under reasonable control. In my experience high levels of p04 and low magnesium effect growth and morbidity. And- one more last thing, t0rches can and will sting other corals.

Very helpful information. Thanks Centerline