Help-Emergency. Torch rapidly dying

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I bought a beautiful austailian gold torch yesterday at a local frag swap. Acclimated over an hour. Dipped in revive and placed at the bottom of the tank with LED's turned down to 20% whites, 30% blues. Tonight when I got home from work I noticed some recession on one side. I thought perhaps too much flow, so I moved it to the other side of the tank and turned the flow down. Getting ready for bed i went to check on it, and the area of receding has more than doubled. I need to save this coral!
Params:
temp 79
pH 8.2
dKH 8.6
Ca 430
nitrates 10-25
Iodine on the high end of acceptable at 0.06
If anyone is up that can advise on this, I'd be ever so grateful.
 
I bought a beautiful austailian gold torch yesterday at a local frag swap. Acclimated over an hour. Dipped in revive and placed at the bottom of the tank with LED's turned down to 20% whites, 30% blues. Tonight when I got home from work I noticed some recession on one side. I thought perhaps too much flow, so I moved it to the other side of the tank and turned the flow down. Getting ready for bed i went to check on it, and the area of receding has more than doubled. I need to save this coral!
Params:
temp 79
pH 8.2
dKH 8.6
Ca 430
nitrates 10-25
Iodine on the high end of acceptable at 0.06
If anyone is up that can advise on this, I'd be ever so grateful.
Can you get a picture?
 
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It was pretty strong, but it's been away from it for over 6 hours now. I've actually moved it to a 10 gallon with very little flow.
 
With as rapidly as the recession took place, I'm afraid by morning it will be totally gone
 
My two don't like direct flow. The wave maker from the Jebao SW-4 gives it a nice shake back and forth and keeps the tentacles extended up.
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Yes, It probably had too much flow. Can I fix it now? Don't know why it kept receding after I relocated it to a low flow area.
 
Was it in a clear area and no coral Wars. Also did u test the water in the bag that it came in 2 know where there dkh and alk is. A swing would do that I've benever dipped a euphilia and have 4 hammers and a golden had a barnical in it. Now it's 100%. I fresh water dipped it 2 see if anything was in its plug. But they glue it for me in front of me when they frag and glue it then do a bead around the plug and base 2 seal the underside so that's y I don't need 2 dip with rx. Euphilias like slow 2 moderate flow. Enough 2 keep em moving basically. Otherwise I'll have a rogue tent that will suck the life from anything.
 
No coral war for sure. Did not test the water. Seller said she kept it at dKH around 9 so not too far off. I guess the dip could have affected it. I have a beautiful hammer, neon torch, pink frog-so I'm comfortable with euphoria. Or at least I was
 
It was pretty strong, but it's been away from it for over 6 hours now. I've actually moved it to a 10 gallon with very little flow.
This is typically a no no. Moving the coral from one tank to another can add more stress. Especially if any parameter+lighting is different. Typically you would just move the coral to a low light low flow area where it can heal. If by chance it dies keep the skeleton. There is a good chance it can regrow from the skeleton.
 
Yes, It probably had too much flow. Can I fix it now? Don't know why it kept receding after I relocated it to a low flow area.
If it's torn, there's not to much more you can do for it I don't think. Just get it out of the flow, watch it for infection.
 
Yes, It probably had too much flow. Can I fix it now? Don't know why it kept receding after I relocated it to a low flow area.
Idk man. I just feed the zooxanthellae when it feeds the most. True Actinic is great for chlorophyll A&B, because it peaks at 430nM chlorophyll A&B are between 400-450. I also keep my nitrates low between 0-5 the most always. I only test salinity 1.024. Temp 78.6. pH 8.
 

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