Beginner Torch coral dying help

[Mrt88]

Hi all

can anyone please help with my torch coral. Had it in the tank for about a month. Relatively new tank. About 4 months old. I’m currently still going through a diatom bloom but my torch is completely retracted.

It’s been like for about a week and really doing my best not to loose it, have done a full range if test is that would help anyone help me.

would hate to kill it,

2 x radios xr30 running at 45%
Nitrate 2
Phosphate 0.17
Ph 8.1
Kh 7.1
Calcium 460
Mag 1580
Ammonia 0
Salinity 1.026
Temp 24.5

flow 2 x Nero 5 pumps

any help would be great.

 

[Lavey29]

Euphyllia are hard to sustain in new unstable systems. Your nitrates are low so the coral is starving. Nitrates need to be 10. How much par is the coral getting? XR30s are powerful lights. Torches are fine in 200 to 250 par.

 

[Mrt88]

Thank you so much for the quick reply.

I don’t have a par meter unfortunately so I have no idea honestly.
I didn’t realise that so I might slow down with the water changes. Keep doing them frequently to help with the diatom bloom.

 

[Lavey29]

Thank you so much for the quick reply.

I don’t have a par meter unfortunately so I have no idea honestly.
I didn’t realise that so I might slow down with the water changes. Keep doing them frequently to help with the diatom bloom.

Weekly water changes are necessary in new tanks. Just feed your fish more and nitrates will come up. You want low to low moderate flow for the torch. Placement mid tank or bottom third is fine. They will close up some if to much flow or par

 

[Mrt88]

Thank you, I will move it down first thing in the morning before the lights come on and see if that helps some reducing it’s par and flow.

 

[Lavey29]

Here are my torches so you can see flow

 

[Mrt88]

Doest seem to be loading but I really appreciate the help

 

[Lavey29]

Doest seem to be loading but I really appreciate the help

Try it again. Plays for me so maybe site is slow

 

[Mrt88]

got It to work. Thank you very much will update tomorrow morning

 

[Lavey29]

got It to work. Thank you very much will update tomorrow morning

I lost a few torches between 4 and 8 months. Tanks are just to unstable. After a year my tank became much more stable and my torches do fine now. Don't spend to much on euphyllia until your tank is more mature. Your wallet will thank you later. Really focus on getting through your ugly stages and keeping good parameters.

 

[Dave1993]

i have torches in the same age tank as urs my nitrates are sky high though like 60+ (dnu how they just are i don't feed the tank are anything they just go up and up)