Torch coral issues please give me advice

[Elijah Estep]

I have a torch coral that has split into two heads and looks like it’s splitting into three but for the past two days I have pulled a flat work off each day. I dipped coral and thoroughly inspected it for more worms or eggs. But besides that I have some soft stuff at the base of the torch and I don’t know what it is and if it suppose to be there or not. In the picture it is the lighter part on the far right side. It’s not green like the rest of the skeletal structure and it is soft to the touch. I havent messed with it because I don’t want to harm the coral if it is indeed a part of it. Sorry for the bad quality pictures. I tried my best. Any insight would be great. Thanks.

 

[Reef Bazaar]

White part is sponge -- you can remove it if you want but it's actually beneficial to the tank (filters water). Don't worry about the flat worms too much; more than likely they're all over your tank and dipping the coral again and again will just stress it out; if they're bugging you, try using FlatWorm exit or something like that (make sure you do your research on this, as this entails doing massive water changes).

Again, the coral itself looks healthy to me and I'd leave it as is if I were you. Maybe get a wrasse in the halichores species or a six-line if the flatworms are bugging you too much.

 

[Elijah Estep]

White part is sponge -- you can remove it if you want but it's actually beneficial to the tank (filters water). Don't worry about the flat worms too much; more than likely they're all over your tank and dipping the coral again and again will just stress it out; if they're bugging you, try using FlatWorm exit or something like that (make sure you do your research on this, as this entails doing massive water changes).

Again, the coral itself looks healthy to me and I'd leave it as is if I were you. Maybe get a wrasse in the halichores species or a six-line if the flatworms are bugging you too much.

So you think it will be fine? I’ve seen pictures and posts of torches that were killed by flatworms

 

[Elijah Estep]

White part is sponge -- you can remove it if you want but it's actually beneficial to the tank (filters water). Don't worry about the flat worms too much; more than likely they're all over your tank and dipping the coral again and again will just stress it out; if they're bugging you, try using FlatWorm exit or something like that (make sure you do your research on this, as this entails doing massive water changes).

Again, the coral itself looks healthy to me and I'd leave it as is if I were you. Maybe get a wrasse in the halichores species or a six-line if the flatworms are bugging you too much.

Also, is there any chance this could be coral flesh? I’d hate to cut it out and it actually be apart of the coral. I don’t want to harm my coral in any way. I personally don’t like the growth on the side of my torch that is why I want to remove it.

 

[Reef Bazaar]

Also, is there any chance this could be coral flesh? I’d hate to cut it out and it actually be apart of the coral. I don’t want to harm my coral in any way. I personally don’t like the growth on the side of my torch that is why I want to remove it.

If it's "spongy", then it is not coral growth, but rather a sponge. You can safely peel it out.

 

[Elijah Estep]

If it's "spongy", then it is not coral growth, but rather a sponge. You can safely peel it out.

Thank you for your response!