Whats wrong with my torch? :(

Shep · Apr 23, 2016

So over the last few weeks my torch coral has slowly been melting away and I have no idea what's wrong with it.

kddunlap21 · Apr 23, 2016

In my history with torch's when they melt away like that it seems there is always a pest at fault. have you tried dipping it?? removing the coral and closely inspecting it?

LetItReef · Apr 23, 2016

Happened to me due to elevated Phosphate levels

Kershaw · Apr 23, 2016

Full peramiters of tank. And a full tank shot so we can see location of coral. Denfitly appears like a water peramiter out of whack or pest

kschweer · Apr 23, 2016

Sorry to see this. I would say a light dip to see if you have any pests. Also parameters of the tank like stated above. Also any recent changes to the tank?

Diesel · Apr 23, 2016

That doesn't look good.
Dip the healthy pieces in a Iodine dip and all you can do is wait.
Mean while test your tank and let us know where you are and where you were a week ago.
What are the hairy polyps or strings under your Acro on the left and the same for that on the right by your acan?
Can we see a closed pic from both areas?

Shep · Apr 23, 2016

Kershaw said:
Full peramiters of tank. And a full tank shot so we can see location of coral. Denfitly appears like a water peramiter out of whack or pest

Nitrate, nitrite and ammonia are all zero according to my red sea test kit and phosphate is zero with an API test kit. I'll grab a FTS once I get back

Diesel said:
That doesn't look good.
Dip the healthy pieces in a Iodine dip and all you can do is wait.
Mean while test your tank and let us know where you are and where you were a week ago.
What are the hairy polyps or strings under your Acro on the left and the same for that on the right by your acan?
Can we see a closed pic from both areas?

-__- thats my algae that I have been battling for a few months now. I'll try the iodine dip but I'll have to go out for that, all i have is bayer.

Reefrookie220 · Apr 23, 2016

Alk swing? My torches absolutely detest unstable alk.

Diesel · Apr 23, 2016

Shep said:
Nitrate, nitrite and ammonia are all zero according to my red sea test kit and phosphate is zero with an API test kit. I'll grab a FTS once I get back

-__- thats my algae that I have been battling for a few months now. I'll try the iodine dip but I'll have to go out for that, all i have is bayer.

Bayer works for pest (no pest eggs) but iodine will work for bacterial infections as I was told.
When fragging it is always a must to do a dip as they recover faster and not running the chance of infection.
Hoping your torch will pull it through as it is always a tough call once this started.

Shep · Apr 23, 2016

Reefrookie220 said:
Alk swing? My torches absolutely detest unstable alk.

Doubtful just because I don't dose or have corals that eat alk up.

MonsterReef · Apr 25, 2016

I just lost a torch that was doing that one head at a time I did that several times and coral RX and it did not help then I did some research online and find out there's a disease that your torch can get call Brown sludge disease and it slowly dissolves each head until the head comes out so far I haven't found nothing to fix it

Shep · Apr 25, 2016

matthew crowson said:
I just lost a torch that was doing that one head at a time I did that several times and coral RX and it did not help then I did some research online and find out there's a disease that your torch can get call Brown sludge disease and it slowly dissolves each head until the head comes out so far I haven't found nothing to fix it

Thankfully I do not think its BJD, I have had a very bad history with BJD but so far this is not presenting the same way