Why are my torches retracted?

[Derrick0580]

do any of your fish/CUC touch it constantly?
two of my toches started receding/ had messed up sweepers and after watching the tank for a while I realized that the culprit was actually my clownfish. He was since been removed. Hopefully my other clwonfish leaves them alone and lets the torch recover nicely.

None that I have seen. Like I said I sumped the file fish. I have seen him swim up and eye ball them but never seen him physically touch or nip at them. Besides the torches and zoas everything else looks great and growing! Blastos, hammers, frogspawn, mushrooms, favias, leptos, leathers….all look awesome!

 

[pugz508]

I wouldnt chase the ph at all. it within the low range of normal but still normal. The flow on the green torch almost looks a little high can't truly tell because its retracted. Otherwise the only concern is the high alk, sweet spot is really around 8.5 of euphyllia. If there's any chance of it being bacterial, always good to have some cipro on hand.

 

[Mark Goode]

I was also going to ask if there is anything bothering them. I've a Singapore Angel who, if not fed at least 3 times a day, will peck at my Torch coral (and only the Torch). She doesn't bite pieces off, and I can never find any sign of damage. The Torch though, definitely doesn't enjoy it.

 

[Patrick Murphy]

Lafayette Indiana myself! I have 3 xr15 g5 blues over the tank which is a 48” 120. I basically run the ab+ with all red and green removed and whites only at 10%

I think it would benefit to turn the whites up in my opinion. Cause it does promote coraline growth and I have noticed more ph with higher whites. Generally around the 16 to 20% range. Richmond IN here, that's only about 2.5 hrs or less away.