Torch Show Off Thread!

[BobbyCline]

Did you ever figure out what was bothering your other torches?

I think it is the increased lighting. I moved the Dragon Tamer to lower lighting and it has begun to extend again. The Indo Gold is still in the same spot and still pretty retracted. Weird that only these two torches would respond to the lighting like this. To me, it looks as though all the other pieces are fuller and healthier after the addition of the T5.

 

[Eddie7144]

There is a couple different types of aussie "gold" torches. I have had 2 of them. The teal tip looks more like what your describing, the ultra which is the known melter is gold tentacle with blue tips and stubby. I have seen ultras without all gold tentacles but rather have gold striations which I had one for 4 months and poof in 3 days it was gone. I have spoken to at least 7 different people who sell corals for a living and they all knew about issues with aussie golds melting and most of them stayed away from buying any. There's also a longer tentacle Aussie gold that is real nice looking I have seen them with a purplish tip, could be lights affecting tip color, to blue tip. I know lights play a big role in how a camera picks up the colors in a torches tips. The first picture is the Aussie gold melter second is a 5 very large headed colony of golds. They were in the tank together. No other coral died when the gold melted and I have no known or provable reason as to why it did melt. View attachment 1026439View attachment 1026443

I have the same aussie gold, blue tip and stubby tentacles, about a year ago is started to melt on me. It was a 2 1/2 heaf torch. I took dioped it in iodine and thankfully the melting stopped. I managed to save 1 1/2 heads. 1 year later ots goi g strong hasnt split or anything, still hanging in there.

 

[Hop2jr]

My 3 torches off the frag rack and happy happy happy!

 

[Michaelnguyen714]

I don’t have anything crazy to contribute, but here are my torches

 

[Easy Reefing]

Indo gold and indo hellfire

 

[James w Lewis]

Slowly getting my collection to your level hahaha picked up a 24k hg from a member here this place is very addictive haha

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Who did you get this from I want one.

 

[Mal11224]

part of my collection

 

[MERKEY]

Who did you get this from I want one.

Its a coral cruz, not sure if he's taking orders

Just got another nice one from Ben here...ASD HG

 

[James w Lewis]

Can you hook a fellow up?

 

[James w Lewis]

Heres a few I have aquired recently

 

[BobbyCline]

I’ll trade your a $100 mushroom for a $40 torch.

 

[MERKEY]

I’ll trade your a $100 mushroom for a $40 torch.

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I want so many of your torches HAHAHAHA

A while ago your tank got me hooked!

Very impressive sir!!

 

[BobbyCline]

I want so many of your torches HAHAHAHA

A while ago your tank got me hooked!

Very impressive sir!!

Thanks man....if you have Facebook I highly suggest you join the “Euphyllia Freaks“ group. Beware....there is no turning back!

 

[jazzfisher]

@BobbyCline they don’t bother your Zoas, mushrooms etc.?

 

[Marlon C]

Here are mine. I want a rasta

 

[BobbyCline]

@BobbyCline they don’t bother your Zoas, mushrooms etc.?

They seem to irritate alot of stuff, but nothing too extreme. I'm more concerned about keeping the large anemone, at the right, away from the torches. He's a killer.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

what is this red torch and where can I get one?

 

[Marlon C]

what is this red torch and where can I get one?

Yes what is it

 

[BobbyCline]

I have never seen a truly "red" torch. That one kinda looks like it is actually what I would call a purple tentacle/lavender tip torch. Pretty common really, but they do look cool. Some have "snakeskin" appearance on the tentacle like this one.

 

[Nilo]

Here’s my unnamed Indo rainbow torch I got for 50 bucks a couple of yrs ago from my lfs. Pretty slow grower, started as 1 small head and now I think has 5 or 6. Pic in blues and daylight