Elegant & Torch dying? Help Please!

[Mini Coop]

I have no idea what is going on! I got an elegant and a torch coral about a week and a half ago from a trusted local person who raises corals. Everything was fine. The torch was ok for a couple of days, but then didn't look happy. I moved it a few times, and it still would not come out. Ultimately, it is not going to make it - completely shrunk up inside.
Now my elegant looked like the second picture yesterday, then like this today. No changes. I haven't done anything different at all. I did a water change tonight to see if that is what it needed, and it was due. I also have included a couple of pics of the torch in case anyone has advice for it.
Phosphates are at .25, Nitrites at 0, Nitrates were between 5-10, after water change closer to 5. I have a few zoas, acan, Hammer coral and a plate coral, and all of them seem to be fine. I just can't understand the drastic change in the elegant in one day when it was fine just yesterday.
Help please! I really like this one and it was not cheap!

 

[Brew12]

#reefsquad

Let's see if we can get some help.

Can you post your water parameters? It might be useful for anyone to offer advice on.

 

[melypr1985]

I moved this to the LPS forum so you'll hopefully get better help. I won't be much help here though. I know they will want to know what your Alk, Ca and Mg are. I know that elegance corals are pretty sensitive and can be difficult to keep.

 

[Brew12]

I moved this to the LPS forum so you'll hopefully get better help. I won't be much help here though. I know they will want to know what your Alk, Ca and Mg are. I know that elegance corals are pretty sensitive and can be difficult to keep.

Thanks Melypr, I'm sure they will also want to know nitrates and phosphates.

 

[Mini Coop]

I know my calcium is 500. Don't have a test for mag. I can't remember the number, but just tested the alk yesterday and it was completely in normal recommended range.

 

[Mini Coop]

Thanks Melypr, I'm sure they will also want to know nitrates and phosphates.

Phosphates and nitrates are listed in original post.

 

[Brew12]

Phosphates and nitrates are listed in original post.

Ooops.. missed that!

 

[aaron23]

The elegance coral looks fine. Hammer seems to be a goner.. aquarium looks very new how old is it?

How's the flow in the tank, anything bother it?

Once the hammer is all shriveled up like that and tentacles start melting and more skeleton is exposed and the skin recedes I've never seen them recover at that point

 

[Supurderek]

Also, how did you acclimate them to your tank?

 

[Mini Coop]

Also, how did you acclimate them to your tank?

I acclimated them like I do with my fish. I temp acclimated for 15 minutes, and then did a half water change in the dish they came in four times 15 minutes each.

 

[andrew james]

I've experience polyp bailout from large Alk swings not saying that's what happened here just that I've had it happen.

 

[roberthu526]

500 calcium is pretty high but I don't think that's the issue here. How is lighting and flow? How deep is your tank? What light and power head?

 

[Mini Coop]

500 calcium is pretty high but I don't think that's the issue here. How is lighting and flow? How deep is your tank? What light and power head?

I don't have the specs of my light with me, but the guy I get corals said "you should be able to grow just about anything with that light". Great flow - 2 powerheads, one on the right, pointed down across toward the front of the tank, the other toward the middle/back creating a ripple on the surface. Tank is 4ftx2ftx2f.

 

[twilliard]

Lighting is what I was saying as I scrolled through the responses.