TORCH HELP

[NowGlazeIT]

I tried torches around 6 months and had slow decline. Now at a year the torches are much more stabil because the tank parameters are very stabil also.

Yea that’s always a factor. Tank maturity. But if he sees other coral of the same genus growing, propagating then I don’t think maturity is the issue this time

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

where do u suggest i move it, i’ll attach a pic

Yea that’s always a factor. Tank maturity. But if he sees other coral of the same genus growing, propagating then I don’t think maturity is the issue this time

i have a single head bi color that split

 

[NowGlazeIT]

where do u suggest i move it, i’ll attach a pic

i have a single head bi color that split

I don’t knoooooow some of those rock look a little young around the reef there

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

where do u suggest i move it, i’ll attach a pic

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Be careful for po4 swings if your still adding dry rock to your established reef

 

[vetteguy53081]

Phos slightly high (you want .04 - .06) but not it. A few important necessities are location -calcium-light-flow.
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:
Temperature 77-79 degrees
Specific gravity of 1.025
Ph 8.1-8.3
Calcium level 400-440 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.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

where do u suggest i move it, i’ll attach a pic

i have a single head bi color that split

That’s a toughie because everything looks so pretty right where it is.

 

[Duncan62]

Try less flow

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

Be careful for po4 swings if your still adding dry rock to your established reef

i added 2 pieces of dry rock, stupid of me but we all make mistakes lol, i wanted to make an acan garden

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

Try less flow

i’ll try that for a few days see how it does

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

so should i move it or go with less flow for a few days!

 

[Duncan62]

so should i move it or go with less flow for a few days!

If you have a medium light area with no flow then move it. If not just redirect flow. Give it a few days to respond.

 

[Duncan62]

If you have a medium light area with no flow then move it. If not just redirect flow. Give it a few days to respond.

Sorry. Low flow. Not no.

 

[Lavey29]

Yea that’s always a factor. Tank maturity. But if he sees other coral of the same genus growing, propagating then I don’t think maturity is the issue this time

Possibly, I have a lot of euphyllia and at 6 months my torches struggled but hammers and frogspawn no issues. Torches can be finicky but he seems to have decent numbers and flow looked ok in his video so that only leaves light as a potential source. But also, torches will close up some as they grow a new head splitting off too.

 

[Lavey29]

Hey OP, since you have your torches on the sandbed do you get any sand blowing around down there at all? This can irritate them. I have mine up on rocks.

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

Possibly, I have a lot of euphyllia and at 6 months my torches struggled but hammers and frogspawn no issues. Torches can be finicky but he seems to have decent numbers and flow looked ok in his video so that only leaves light as a potential source. But also, torches will close up some as they grow a new head splitting off too.

that could be the issue because it looks as if it’s splitting

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

Hey OP, since you have your torches on the sandbed do you get any sand blowing around down there at all? This can irritate them. I have mine up on rocks.

no sand on them at all!

 

[Lavey29]

no sand on them at all!

I have one that has only been half opened for a few weeks. There is a big one next to it and I sometimes wonder if it's getting bullied. I don't see visible damage but maybe not all torches get along well with each other in close proximity.

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

I have one that has only been half opened for a few weeks. There is a big one next to it and I sometimes wonder if it's getting bullied. I don't see visible damage but maybe not all torches get along well with each other in close proximity.

move him higher up to the light today (i know there are other coral he can sting) i’ll move them if he opens just trying to diagnose the issue he’s dying off in the back

 

[DiamondCoralsLLC]

move him higher up to the light today (i know there are other coral he can sting) i’ll move them if he opens just trying to diagnose the issue he’s dying off in the back

it used to look like this