Torches dying!

[LIreefguy]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the video sure looks like brown jelly to me.

Yes. It does
Most likely from poor water quality

I think op should take the chemipure out

Do 20 percent water changes once a week
Make sure to blow rocks and siphon 1/4 of sand bed every week

Try that for a month or 2 and see if that works

Also I prefer liquid gfo remover. To me it’s easier to dose liquid then gfo. Gfo strips the water too fast imo

 

[Desmond]

Have you tested ammonia levels as you said you pulled the tank apart to remove the fish. Disturbing the sand bed could have caused a spike in levels. Also a spike in phos can have a negative effect. I would also raise your alk to 8. Most important i have found is stability other than chasing numbers. I would suggest a few water changes. Unfortunately its part of the hobby :-(

 

[Ojv81]

Have you tested ammonia levels as you said you pulled the tank apart to remove the fish. Disturbing the sand bed could have caused a spike in levels. Also a spike in phos can have a negative effect. I would also raise your alk to 8. Most important i have found is stability other than chasing numbers. I would suggest a few water changes. Unfortunately its part of the hobby :-(

Haven’t tested ammonia yet. Will need to pick up a kit for that one.

 

[Ojv81]

Yes. It does
Most likely from poor water quality

I think op should take the chemipure out

Do 20 percent water changes once a week
Make sure to blow rocks and siphon 1/4 of sand bed every week

Try that for a month or 2 and see if that works

Also I prefer liquid gfo remover. To me it’s easier to dose liquid then gfo. Gfo strips the water too fast imo

My wife did a water change when it was first suggested. I’ll do another in 24-48 hours.
We will remove the chemipure too.

 

[LIreefguy]

I prefer regular carbon.
Normally put like 1/2 of recommendations and change ever month

That’s all you should need If any. But that’s my opinion many people use chrmipure

 

[CoralBuddy]

I had this happening to me a while ago. I found out that one of my aiptasia eating file fish actually enjoyed LPS and softies, caught him munching on a Grand Master Krak zoanthid. $600+ meal, he is no longer in between us.

 

[BradB]

Recently had a lot of unexplained death and an icp test showed tin and zinc. Given the cost of what you lost, it might be worth sending one in.

I do agree with the others, your alk is probably low and your nutrients are probably high, but I don't think either is off enough to be your only problem.