torch coral help

  1. j1992c58

    Need help one head on my torch coral is barley opening

    It just started about two days ago. One head is the issue, it’s not opening fully all other heads are fine. I tried turning down flow thinking this was a tissue damage issue ,but still will not open. Please leave me some info. If you think you know what’s going on . Water parameters are fine...
  2. G

    Torch coral. Is it splitting or stressed?

    Good afternoon reefers. So i have read that the trunk splits first then the flesh part. Is this splitting or just going to have multiple heads? How do torch corals get a wider trunk? It looks too top heavy. Had it less than 2 weeks and this has happened rather quickly. Is there anything i should...
  3. N

    Torch coral dying

    My torch coral hasn’t been happy for a month I assumed it was bc of this nasty jelly like algae I had but after I removed it one side of the torch started looking better the other never recovered and eventually died off this morning, I woke up and one head had left it’s skeleton and had pieces...
  4. C

    Torch coral not extending fully help

    I got this torch on feb 24th and for the first few days it was fine, but I change my skimmer, went through a bacteria boom, had problems with zero phos/nitrate, but I've dosed phos/nitrate to keep it at a stable level, but it's still not extending fully and I'm not really sure why. I just moved...
  5. C

    What is theis on my torch coral skeleton?

    Noticed a strange thing on my torches skeleton I don't know what it is.
  6. C

    Identifying torch coral

    Can someone help identify this torch coral ?
  7. Tyler N

    New Torch Coral Healthy?

    Hey all! I finally got my first corals for my first tank! Thanks so much to everyone here that has helped me with questions as I have gone along. I picked up these Torch corals yesterday and got them added. I know they like high flow, but wanted to make sure this wasn't *too* high? They were...
  8. S

    Help me with my torch coral.

    Hi. Can somebody tell me what is wrong with my torch ? Tentacles are so tiny and thin And base is wide open or flat. Maybe strong light ?
  9. S

    “Sponges” coral skeletons?

    Is it possible for Euphillia skeletons to literally turn to soft sponge-like material if in chronically low mag/Calc/alk water? Or am I dealing with a disease/pest?? Alk 8.1 ph 8.0 phos 0.6 Ca 377 Mg 990 nitrate 41 I’ve since adjusted levels to Alk 11.0 ph 8.3 phos 0.53 Mg 1360 Ca 480 nitrate >...
  10. N

    Torch very upset

    i bought a torch with a golden hammer and the hammer is doing great and my torch was to, after a few weeks it just closed up for no reason my params are : Cal: 470 Alk: 8.8 Mg: 1350 NO-3: ~8 im in the process of setting up a refugium, i have a lot of hair algae and im pretty sure dinos. im...
  11. officialreefbros

    Frogspawn Receding Tissue

    Hi everyone - Recently I have been noticicing my frogspawn and now NYC knicks torch are retracting and the frogspawn has tissue lose. I tested all of my parameters and they are: Alk- 8.4 Phos 0.05 Calc 450 Salinity 1.025 Nitrates 20 Mg 1400 I am not sure why this is happening and if I should...
  12. S

    Healthy Torch Coral ?

    I have purchased a torch coral around a week ago and it appears to be doing fine. does it look healthy ? photos taken under red sea lights at RL90s - 20k spectrum using a camera filter. It is placed around the mid section of the tank also any tips for increasing colouration ? calc - 425...
  13. D

    Is my torch on its deathbed?

    Is my torch on its deathbed? It was nice and big for a while when it first entered the tank and then it began splitting. Photo coloring is terrible but there is no brown slime at the moment. The center does have this bubble look to it. I did dip this and all my other corals before adding It. All...
  14. devs_reefs

    Torches acting strange. Need help!

    Hey everyone, So I have 5 torches in my tank and for the last week and half 2 have been acting strange and I'm not sure whats going on. The issue is a little hard to describe but some of the tentacles have been retracted and super reflective (almost bright white) and I'm not sure if it's just...
  15. Zoa_Fanatic

    Merry Christmas and what’s wrong with my torch

    My torch has never done this when the blues come on. Tonight it’s got super tiny. Is this thing getting ready to try to bail?! I tagged dying because I need to change something if it’s getting too much flow or what’s going on here before it bails. Usually it’s fluffier than this when the blues...
  16. Max Rackstraw

    Torch coral detaching from skeleton?

    Hello everyone, I've woken up today to my torch coral looking as if it's attempting to leave it's skeleton! I have read other posts about this strange event occurring and I have came to understand that it is a result of the coral being unhappy with its conditions. Probably unstable salinity in...
  17. Zoa_Fanatic

    Torch ID

    So I got this Aussie torch from a fish store kinda local to me. They didn’t really tell me what it was. It kinda looks like firefly coloration to me but I figured I’d ask you guys. I don’t really do LPS outside of candy canes and acans so torch names are new to me. I’ve had it like 6 months now...
  18. Zoa_Fanatic

    Torches touching

    So I am not new to SW. I AM new to torches. We have 1 torch so far in my biocube. It’s doing great. I found a new friend who is selling me a Todds torch. Can it touch my firefly torch without coral warfare? It has way longer tentacles than mine. I’m not sure about the indo/Aussie and all that...
  19. J

    torch spawning?

    Hello, wondering if this torch is spawning and if there is anything I could do if it is to help keep the babies alive?
  20. H

    ID Dip Critters

    One of the heads on my torch was closed up the other day, and I saw a black dot on it. Next it went straight into some coral RX and some critters fell off... https://photos.app.goo.gl/XP4exzjVkvCwNzPc9 The head still isn't open (not even a day after the dip, but still...), so I'm hoping...
  21. Edudek

    Anyone have luck trying to save a torch?

    So got a banana torch last week started out very great noticed the flesh in one spot was a little short so i kept it in lower flow and after a couple days i noticed the flesh start to recede in that spot. Pulled it out and did a dip in reef dip for about 4 minutes and put it back in the tank in...
  22. coastalnanoreef

    Torch HELP!! Torch left skeleton completely intact and alive. What to do!!!

    I noticed my torch was leaving its skeleton. So last light I put it in a low flow area. Now the torch is completely alive but not in its skeleton. What should I do to keep it alive? Any help is appreciated.
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