Rp.McMurphy Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Bought this torch from cuttlefish approx 3 weeks ago. When I got it it was deep purple with white tips. Brought it home, Bayer dip and temp acclimated, and placed it in a medium flow spot on the bottom of the tank. Within a week the color loss was noticeable, now it's just alarming. Tried moving it up halfway in the tank thinking it might've needed more light. I have two frogspawn at the top with great color and seem happy, so I figured that might be a good idea but it hasn't helped. Running a single AI Prime over a Nuvo 20 (settings below). I don't feel as though I'm overpowering the tank. Last night the torch expelled a fair amount of what I assume is zooxanthellae (from stress?). Now I'm seeing brown around the edges of the coral (especially in the middle where it branches). Moved the torch to get a pic of the back side and noticed a fairly large growth there, ID help anyone? SG- 1.026 NO3- 10 (salifert) PO4- less than .05 (seachem) Don't currently test for alk, etc. water changes of 20% weekly Any advice please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Those are vermetid snails and can irritate the coral. I would recommend covering its mouth with super glue gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rp.McMurphy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 minute ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: Those are vermetid snails and can irritate the coral. I would recommend covering its mouth with super glue gel. Will do. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rp.McMurphy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Could the vermetids be the sole cause? If not, thoughts on placement or ways to help it recover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 It looks bleached. Low light. Try and feed it. It’s a Aussie torch and sometimes they need to be acclimated to our lighting. How’s ur temp been? A lot of people are having issues right now with the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rp.McMurphy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Originally had it in the corner- only way for it to get less light would be to put it in shadow. Is that what you recommend? Temp has been a steady 79. Have the AC running around the clock. Tried spot feeding it mysis. Don't have reef roids, etc. Could grind up some pellets though. Edited July 24, 2018 by Rp.McMurphy Added info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Also we feel alk is the most important test to run on a reef tank. Bring in a water sample and we can test it for u. Highly recommend picking one uo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Lower in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rp.McMurphy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Got it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would reccomend Alk, Cal, and mag tests. It really helps when all of our parameters are in line. I run a AI prime over a 20 nuvo and I don't run my whites over 25 -30. I think you need to crank your royal blue and your blue lights up, Of course I would make theses changes slowly to your blues and back down your whites some couldnt hurt.This is my schedule at 2pm. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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