Is my torch dying or is it dead

[albertski]

My Indy Gold Torch looks like it is dead or dying

This is how it looked a couple months ago

I wasn’t giving it Coral food or doing anything different. What should I do?

Parameters:
Temperature: 76.7
PH: 8.2
Salinity:1.024
Alkalinity: 6dkH
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0

 

[Dav2996]

It’s definitely very close to death. Need 1-5 nitrates for corals like this. Alkalinity needs to be minimum 8. Raise it slowly by 1 each day. I would lower the flow around it a lot because it’s flesh can rip off at the stage.

 

[Miniyork]

agreed

 

[albertski]

It’s definitely very close to death. Need 1-5 nitrates for corals like this. Alkalinity needs to be minimum 8. Raise it slowly by 1 each day. I would lower the flow around it a lot because it’s flesh can rip off at the stage.

How should I raise alkalinity? Do you think I should try buying coral food?

 

[Dave1993]

How should I raise alkalinity? Do you think I should try buying coral food?

by dosing alk torches don't need fed

 

[Dav2996]

How should I raise alkalinity? Do you think I should try buying coral food?

Coral food is good because it can help growth by up to 25% and I like using it as a buffer in case I do make mistakes and the coral won't see as much damage when I have a swing. I also recommend feeding corals that look bad because it can help them recover faster. I brought back near dying corals with AB+ red sea and reef roids. Be careful with alkalinity it kills stuff the most if swings are too hard or its too low. When you change alkalinity make sure calcium rises with it.

 

[Reef0holic]

It’s definitely very close to death. Need 1-5 nitrates for corals like this. Alkalinity needs to be minimum 8. Raise it slowly by 1 each day. I would lower the flow around it a lot because it’s flesh can rip off at the stage.

It’s definitely very close to death. Need 1-5 nitrates for corals like this. Alkalinity needs to be minimum 8. Raise it slowly by 1 each day. I would lower the flow around it a lot because it’s flesh can rip off at the stage.

Yes

 

[nereefpat]

My Euphyllia do fine at undetectable nitrates. Alk of 6 is not deadly either. Seawater is close to 7 dKH. If anything, calcification would be a little slower.

How are you testing salinity?
Do you test Ca or Mg?

What specific lighting?

Any livestock that could be picking at the coral?

 

[Danny G]

Seachem Fusion is what I used to start increasing my alk. Defiantly want to start by half does, test next day and see how it does. Remember small adjustment! Also, I had a torch close up and turned out to be flat worms. See anything slithering around it? I didn’t see these worms until it closed up all the way… the can be much smaller than the one in my picture.

 

[Dav2996]

Seachem Fusion is what I used to start increasing my alk. Defiantly want to start by half does, test next day and see how it does. Remember small adjustment! Also, I had a torch close up and turned out to be flat worms. See anything slithering around it? I didn’t see these worms until it closed up all the way… the can be much smaller than the one in my picture.

Had that problem before haha

 

[nereefpat]

Seachem Fusion is what I used to start increasing my alk. Defiantly want to start by half does, test next day and see how it does. Remember small adjustment! Also, I had a torch close up and turned out to be flat worms. See anything slithering around it? I didn’t see these worms until it closed up all the way… the can be much smaller than the one in my picture.

Nice (scary) picture of flatworms and eggs.

 

[albertski]

My Euphyllia do fine at undetectable nitrates. Alk of 6 is not deadly either. Seawater is close to 7 dKH. If anything, calcification would be a little slower.

How are you testing salinity?
Do you test Ca or Mg?

What specific lighting?

Any livestock that could be picking at the coral?

I test salinity with this one.

I haven’t been testing Ca and Mg.

I’m using the Prime 16hd light.

I don’t think the livestock was picking at it, I have two clown fish, 1 Purple Pseudochromis, 1 Springeri Damsel, 1 cleaner shrimp and some hermit crabs.

 

[nereefpat]

I test salinity with this one.

Okay. If you've calibrated it, then I would raise your salinity to 1.026. That would raise your alk to about 6.5 as well.

I haven’t been testing Ca and Mg.

It would be worth testing Ca. Mg is debatable, unless you aren't doing water changes at all, then I would test that too.

I’m using the Prime 16hd light.

I'm not an LED guy, really. But what settings are you using?

I don’t think the livestock was picking at it, I have two clown fish, 1 Purple Pseudochromis, 1 Springeri Damsel, 1 cleaner shrimp and some hermit crabs.

Shrimp and crabs are possible culprits. It might not be an issue, but keep an eye out.

 

[albertski]

Okay. If you've calibrated it, then I would raise your salinity to 1.026. That would raise your alk to about 6.5 as well.

It would be worth testing Ca. Mg is debatable, unless you aren't doing water changes at all, then I would test that too.

I'm not an LED guy, really. But what settings are you using?

Shrimp and crabs are possible culprits. It might not be an issue, but keep an eye out.

Okay. If you've calibrated it, then I would raise your salinity to 1.026. That would raise your alk to about 6.5 as well.

It would be worth testing Ca. Mg is debatable, unless you aren't doing water changes at all, then I would test that too.

I'm not an LED guy, really. But what settings are you using?

Shrimp and crabs are possible culprits. It might not be an issue, but keep an eye out.

Here is a video of my tank. I forgot to mention that my other two corals seem to be okay.