Tink December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 Have a 2.5 year old gold torch that has started doing very poorly. This started almost a week ago, and has slowly gotten worse (well, if you consider 6 days slowly). No alk swings, and everything else is doing fine (SPS, LPS, etc.). pH 8.1 Alk 9.6 dKH Temp 75.5-76 SG 1.025 Tried a Revive dip yesterday, but that just upset the coral more it seems. Should I move this to the frag system perhaps? Maybe a Lugols dip? Sucks to watch your favorite coral die. You can see the flesh recession in the pictures, as well as a picture of other LPS in the system. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 Lighting or flow issue? Et else doing ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 10, 2014 Author Share December 10, 2014 Been in the same spot the entire 2.5 years. Everything else is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcrazyjoker81 December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 Lighting or flow change? Mine hated when i put in new T5's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 11, 2014 Author Share December 11, 2014 No changes at all, though the tank did drop 3 degrees about a week ago when a heated had an issue. Maybe that was it? I'd be surprised though, the tank only dropped to 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 No changes at all, though the tank did drop 3 degrees about a week ago when a heated had an issue. Maybe that was it? I'd be surprised though, the tank only dropped to 72 Do you have a controller that tracks your temps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 11, 2014 Author Share December 11, 2014 I sure do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 11, 2014 Author Share December 11, 2014 Temp always stays between 75.5 and 76. The temp drop was actually only to 73.7 before I caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 I don't really have any further ideas. When my clam kicked it, the best answer I got was "sometimes it happens." If it keeps receding, maybe consider fragging it up? I have a few colonies of lps that only had 3 or so heads out of 10-15 heads still alive, and they keep on keeping on. I got them from someone else, so I expect that with time they will grow back over the skelleton again, or maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 What issue did the heater have? Any possibility that it is putting voltage or metal into the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 11, 2014 Author Share December 11, 2014 No, thermostat kept it off even though the controller had it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 Have you test your nutrient level? Have you feed it directly? any reduction in fish population? LPS does not do well if water is too clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 Any possibility of euphyllia eating flatworms being introduced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 I second the, "it just happens" theory over any others mentioned previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 December 12, 2014 Share December 12, 2014 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 December 12, 2014 Share December 12, 2014 The only thing that has changed is temp... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink December 12, 2014 Author Share December 12, 2014 That's correct, and that was a relatively brief event. I don't believe there's a flatworm issue due to the other euphyllia doing fine. Also, no new adds for over a month or 2. The coral has been fed in the past. I feed it meaty foods any time I feed them to the fish. The system is relatively low population, only 3 fish. I've relocated the torch to the frag tank to rule out an environmental issue I hope. It seems to be doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom2245 December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 The only other thing I can think of is you didn't by chance brush up against with your hands did you? Sometimes the euphyllias can be a little sensitive to any oils or anything on your skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now