Torch growing translucent tubes

chimbo84 · Mar 9, 2021

My torch has been developing fuzzy growths on its skeleton. I have been dipping and scrubbing them off as they seem to be eroding the skeleton. Today I noticed that there are translucent tubes growing from the same fuzzy spots on the torch.

Disregard the retracted tentacles; I took this about two hours before lights out and my torch has a habit of retracting for a bit every day. It also just caught a piece of mysis.

JGT · Mar 9, 2021

Hard to see, could be pineapple sponges.

PBnJOnWheat · Mar 9, 2021

This looks like GHA, the fuzzy green stuff

chimbo84 · Mar 9, 2021

JGT said:
Hard to see, could be pineapple sponges.

I just googled this. It looks extremely similar. I’m pretty sure that it’s eroding the skeleton though; is that normal? My torch skeleton has a flat spot where I previously scrubbed a large patch off.

Tiki Reef Joshua · Mar 9, 2021

I'd quit messing with it and worrying about it. Just control your parameters and everything will be fine..

JGT · Mar 9, 2021

chimbo84 said:
I just googled this. It looks extremely similar. I’m pretty sure that it’s eroding the skeleton though; is that normal? My torch skeleton has a flat spot where I previously scrubbed a large patch off.

No, they are just sponges. Will reduce in numbers over time. They wouldn’t cause what you describe.

MohrReefs · Mar 9, 2021

+1 pineapple sponge

. Would be cool for a close up but it looks like that to me.

chimbo84 · Mar 9, 2021

MohrReefs said:
+1 pineapple sponge . Would be cool for a close up but it looks like that to me.

Here is what it looked like when I first discovered it a few weeks ago. There was a large quarter-sized fuzzy growth on the side of the skeleton. It scrubbed off pretty easily but seems to be slowly growing back now.

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Torch coral has some fuzzy stuff on its skeleton. Not sure if this is normal. The parameters are good. I’ve had this for about 5 days. The video is right when I turned on my lights so it’s closed up and that’s how I was able to see what was going on. Tank is almost 3 months old.

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