Is this too much flow for my torches?

[OneOtter]

Okay and which direction while pointing at the surface for where it is located? If you dokt mind me asking your opinion on that.

 

[OneOtter]

Just did what you wanted and this is the outcome.

 

[fuelman]

Just did what you wanted and this is the outcome.

That looks better not quite as powerful try changing the mode to C & see if that makes it a little more gentle on the torch. Looks like you have a jebao Power head

 

[OneOtter]

You have good eyes my good sir, dod you want the speed at the same as what you have in that image or no?

 

[fuelman]

You have good eyes my good sir, dod you want the speed at the same as what you have in that image or no?

i would start at the lowest power setting & see what it looks like. if it's way to low then slowly work your way up.

 

[OneOtter]

This is 2 speed settings below your pic

 

[OneOtter]

Jebao sow-3 is the power head to be specific if that helps

 

[fuelman]

This is 2 speed settings below your pic

that looks much better. i would let them get comfortable with that for a few days and not make any other changes to flow & see how they look.

 

[OneOtter]

Okay perfect if there is any change can I shoot you a message in regards to it?

 

[fuelman]

Okay perfect if there is any change can I shoot you a message in regards to it?

sure feel free to reach out. i think your gonna see it open up under the lighter flow, but if you still have an issue with it we can look at other things.

 

[OneOtter]

Marvelous thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

 

[fuelman]

Marvelous thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

You're welcome. Another thing that might be a issue is the first video it looks like your clown is trying to host the green torch, they can be a bit ruff on them & can irritate the coral if they are rubbing into it too often. Just keep an eye on it

 

[OneOtter]

I will the male clown has been doing that to the green one which is why he is closed up more he does it every dang day. I'm thinking about putting another anemone in my tank to make him and his waifu happier

 

[OneOtter]

Okay so I couldn't help myself as a little side thing but I got a frogspawn I saw while my wife was getting some Acans for her tank. I put him lower in front of the green torch so im excited about him being there.

 

[Grigs]

So i just want others opinions but the torch in the back has been in here for about 2 weeks and the pink tipped one in front I placed about 2 hours ago just want others opinions if it looks like a bit much flow.

Looks a bit rough to me. Here's a shot of my flow

Eta: your second video looks a lot better but might still be a little rough until they get settled in and build up some flesh. If you hit them too hard they will just continue to recede and die off...

 

[vetteguy53081]

One of the biggest problems I have seen beginner hobbyists have is failing to account for the calcium demand for these corals. If there is insufficient calcium in your aquarium water, these corals will not be able to make their coral skeleton. You should also never lift a torch coral out of the water if you can avoid it. You could tear the polyps, and torn polyps are prone to infection followed by necrosis
Torch require typical parameters including a temperature around 78 degrees, a specific gravity of about 1.025, ph of about 8.2, and a calcium level of about 400 ppm. Like most large polyp stony corals, a torch coral benefits from moderate water flow. The polyps will remain retracted and under-inflated if the water current is too fast because the large flowing polyps are prone to rip and tear in high or ultra-high current environments.
The torch coral is a photosynthetic coral, meaning it has a relationship with symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-cell photosynthetic organisms) that live inside its tissues that converts the light energy into sugar. In exchange for a home inside the coral, the zooxanthellae split their harvest and feed the coral. Therefore, it is possible to keep the Torch coral without any feeding at all. However, all corals are animals, and animals are meant to eat.
The best placement for a torch coral is in a location that gets moderate water flow and moderate-intensity lighting. Torches are aggressive corals that protect themselves by wielding their sweeper tentacles maliciously. Sweeper tentacles are specialized tentacles that extend much larger than the typical tentacles and are equipped with stinging cells. Torches will send out these long tendrils to zap anything nearby within reach.

 

[OneOtter]

I know all this and all of my parameters are more than good the issue I was addressing was flow. And quite frankly I think it is very bland and doesn't help much to say needs moderate flow and light because that changes depending on the powerhead and the light you use. Hence why I asked and posted videos because when someone says moderate flow that doesn't help much but when someone can see what I am working with and tell me from their experience it helps allot more.

 

[OneOtter]

I know all this and all of my parameters are more than good the issue I was addressing was flow. And quite frankly I think it is very bland and doesn't help much to say needs moderate flow and light because that changes depending on the powerhead and the light you use. Hence why I asked and posted videos because when someone says moderate flow that doesn't help much but when someone can see what I am working with and tell me from their experience it helps allot more.

 

[OneOtter]

I know all this and all of my parameters are more than good the issue I was addressing was flow. And quite frankly I think it is very bland and doesn't help much to say needs moderate flow and light because that changes depending on the powerhead and the light you use. Hence why I asked and posted videos because when someone says moderate flow that doesn't help much but when someone can see what I am working with and tell me from their experience it helps allot more.