Torch coral help

[Mikee3y]

So I bought a torch, it’s open but it’s not fully extended. Can anyone help me? Everything else is doing great, fully opened and extended. Water params are great and stable too.
Salinity - 36.2 ppt
Calc - 450
Magnesium - 1400
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0.02
Phos - 0.33ppm
Alk - 182

 

[Sharkbait19]

Vid isn’t loading on my end, can you upload a pic.
How long have you had it? My guess is it’s just stressed from transport and being in a new environment. Make sure to keep it in moderate flow and moderate light and it should bounce back in a few days.
Do you mean that your nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 0.02? Because you want to have some nitrate and no nitrite.

 

[nereefpat]

Did you just get it? If so, give it a couple days. Parameters look okay, although phosphate is really high

 

[afrokobe]

the torch looks healthy to me, just give it a few days

 

[Mikee3y]

Vid isn’t loading on my end, can you upload a pic.
How long have you had it? My guess is it’s just stressed from transport and being in a new environment. Make sure to keep it in moderate flow and moderate light and it should bounce back in a few days.
Do you mean that your nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 0.02? Because you want to have some nitrate and no nitrite.

I’ve had it since October 1

 

[Mikee3y]

Did you just get it? If so, give it a couple days. Parameters look okay, although phosphate is really high

It’s been like that since October 1, the day that I got it

 

[Sharkbait19]

Still early. Mine have gotten angry for over a week. Just keep an eye out for bjd and try to get that phos down a bit.

 

[Mikee3y]

Vid isn’t loading on my end, can you upload a pic.
How long have you had it? My guess is it’s just stressed from transport and being in a new environment. Make sure to keep it in moderate flow and moderate light and it should bounce back in a few days.
Do you mean that your nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 0.02? Because you want to have some nitrate and no nitrite.

 

[Mikee3y]

Still early. Mine have gotten angry for over a week. Just keep an eye out for bjd and try to get that phos down a bit.

Thanks!!

 

[Sharkbait19]

That isn’t too bad, looks like my euphilia when stressed. As long as it doesn’t recede until the skeleton and the flesh around the skeleton stays there, it’s in good condition.

 

[Mikee3y]

That isn’t too bad, looks like my euphilia when stressed. As long as it doesn’t recede until the skeleton and the flesh around the skeleton stays there, it’s in good condition.

It receded and the spikey skeleton part showed twice but it only stayed like that for 5-10 minutes then it puffs back up but not fully extended. That’s normal right? Cause I was moving it

 

[Sharkbait19]

It receded and the spikey skeleton part showed twice but it only stayed like that for 5-10 minutes then it puffs back up but not fully extended. That’s normal right? Cause I was moving it

If that happened while being moved then it’s fine.
If it shows like that all the time it is a sign of disease, but briefly due to stress is completely normal.

 

[Mikee3y]

If that happened while being moved then it’s fine.
If it shows like that all the time it is a sign of disease, but briefly due to stress is completely normal.

I figured it might also because of the flow. So currently my ai wm are at 855gph. Is the enough? Or too slow? I have a reefer 170

 

[Sharkbait19]

I figured it might also because of the flow. So currently my ai wm are at 855gph. Is the enough? Or too slow? I have a reefer 170

I barely know the specs for pumps/wave makers, so I cannot comment on specifics there. What I would say is that as long as you are seeing some movement of tentacles, it is ok. Just nothing violent where it’s struggling to go up straight, and nothing too calm where it isn’t moving at all…if that makes sense.