Torch dying?

[jackalexander]

Torch was totally fine yesterday and I came home today and saw this:

Pieces of tentacle look ripped, falling off. any suggestions of what I should do?

 

[jackalexander]

It has nearly 3 heads so I would assume that it’s just pooping at the same time? I wouldn’t expect all 3 to be withering away at once...

 

[Dkmoo]

Tank params? Age. Light/par info, and how long the torch has been in the tank. Do you feed?

 

[jackalexander]

Tank params? Age. Light/par info, and how long the torch has been in the tank. Do you feed?

Last test (Tank has been up 8+ months) Torch has been in the tank for about a month and has even better color than how I viewed it in my LFS. It’s sitting at around 100 par (perfect par for torches from what I’ve been told)
Sal- 1.025
Temp- 78
Ammonia- undetectable
Nitrite- undetectable
Nitrate >2ppm
Alk- 8.9
Calcium- 395

 

[jackalexander]

Tank params? Age. Light/par info, and how long the torch has been in the tank. Do you feed?

And to answer your last question, I don’t feed anything at the moment but I would like to start spot feeding either reef roids or reef frenzy. maybe once or twice a week... not getting to great of growth in my euphyllia but fantastic growth in SPS.

 

[Jekyl]

I wouldn't panic yet. Maybe while you weren't looking a snail crawled across it or something agitated it. Feeding some wouldn't hurt. My frogspawn likes things a little dirty.

 

[jackalexander]

I wouldn't panic yet. Maybe while you weren't looking a snail crawled across it or something agitated it. Feeding some wouldn't hurt. My frogspawn likes things a little dirty.

My hermits are tree climbers so I’m assuming they made it excrete some old food.. I do see some new tentacles weekly on my hammers + frogspawn so I bet feeding once a week will really boost that. Thanks for the help.

 

[JosephM]

Im with Jekyl. Only start worrying if it stays the same through a whole light cycle. I got a couple torches for my first time a few days ago and it did this but was open back up by the next day.

 

[jackalexander]

Im with Jekyl. Only start worrying if it stays the same through a whole light cycle. I got a couple torches for my first time a few days ago and it did this but was open back up by the next day.

They can be little divas like anemones so I’ll just hold out and hope it opens back up. fingers crossed...

 

[Uncle99]

Last test (Tank has been up 8+ months) Torch has been in the tank for about a month and has even better color than how I viewed it in my LFS. It’s sitting at around 100 par (perfect par for torches from what I’ve been told)
Sal- 1.025
Temp- 78
Ammonia- undetectable
Nitrite- undetectable
Nitrate >2ppm
Alk- 8.9
Calcium- 395

Magnesium?
my torches get unhappy whenever MG drops below 1400.
Phosphate?
Too high slows growth.
I am surprised these two important factors are not listed.

 

[Dkmoo]

Also what Ph

 

[jackalexander]

Magnesium?
my torches get unhappy whenever MG drops below 1400.
Phosphate?
Too high slows growth.
I am surprised these two important factors are not listed.

Haven’t tested magnesium or phosphate yet... I know, I’m a bad reefer haha. I still need to find a good test kit for those two. Thinking of Hanna for phosphate and maybe either Hanna, Salifert or Red Sea for mag.