What is a blow torch?

[Enkopaaisen]

Hi ppl, can anyone give me some hint where the name “blow torch” comes from? What is the color code for it? I mean, so far I can tell the difference between hg/master/ds and so on, but blow torch, I can find very little info about it.....

 

[mike321]

I believe blow torch is a bright yellow torch

 

[Enkopaaisen]

I believe blow torch is a bright yellow torch

Thanks, do you have a photo so that I can study a bit about it? Most indo gold torches look all most the same to me.... all like ds......

 

[mike321]

Sorry I don’t

 

[Spieg]

Here is one for sale at TSA

 

[Brandon3152134]

Hi ppl, can anyone give me some hint where the name “blow torch” comes from? What is the color code for it? I mean, so far I can tell the difference between hg/master/ds and so on, but blow torch, I can find very little info about it.....

A blow torch is a device that can produce flame usually using propane or butane.

 

[Enkopaaisen]

A blow torch is a device that can produce flame usually using propane or butane.

Thanks, that is what google told me as well. Not sure a coral can produce any flames.....

 

[homer1475]

Fancy name given to a run of the mill torch, that looks crazy under extreme blue lights, so vendors can charge ridiculous prices.

Unless you run all blues(FYI no one should, it's not healthy for the coral), you'll never see the colors vendors post for most corals.

Notice how even the frag rack is blue in the pic posted? Dead give away that that coral will never look that way in your tank.

 

[GlassMunky]

Just another fancy name to squeeze more money out of unknowing customers

 

[Tamberav]

It will look that way at sunrise and sunset!

I did have a LPS tank that appeared all blue all the time for 2 years and everything did fantastic. However it was a trick as I was running mint leds instead of white so it wasn’t just blue led diodes.

Not that anyone should pay more for that blow torch over any other indo gold. It is a name.

 

[Enkopaaisen]

Fancy name given to a run of the mill torch, that looks crazy under extreme blue lights, so vendors can charge ridiculous prices.

Unless you run all blues(FYI no one should, it's not healthy for the coral), you'll never see the colors vendors post for most corals.

Notice how even the frag rack is blue in the pic posted? Dead give away that that coral will never look that way in your tank.

That is also what I think, I mean hg and master are kind of ok, as they do look different from most torches. But 2nd tier names are very confusing

 

[Enkopaaisen]

Just another fancy name to squeeze more money out of unknowing customers

Last week my LFS got a lot indo torches in stock with a lot names. Some of them I can tell the differences most of them I can’t. Today I checked his website, he named 90%of them as indo gold torch, with some grade such as ultra, neon, green tip etc....the prices are different, but that is fair enough. I guess that will make more sense.