How to fix an unhealthy torch

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Hello everyone, I will make this short en suite. I bought the three hammer. Corals from Petco after making a post and hearing back, it sounds like that was the worst decision I could’ve made and these are very unhealthy and very bad looking. Overall, I thought they were just stressed out from being added a few days before and being in a tank that is not really for them but from what I’ve heard they are basically about to die so my question is now that I have them what can I do to try and save them since it’s $210 worth of coral I would like to do whatever I can to try and bring them back to the health if there’s anything possible
I have a 46 gallon bow
Canister filter
Protein skimmer
Hob filter.
Lights are nothing crazy but I have been keeping my other torch, candy cane, blasto so and I have these new torch on a frag rack. I would really appreciate any help and I will be sure to make sure my post is approved and I get it other opinions before buying from Petco again.

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Need details please. Parameters, specifics on lighting and a video of flow in tank will move this process along.
 
The advice is to provide "good care" for them and hope they recover. I would not buy any of the corrals as showed above. If you give us more information about your tank, we may suggest certain changes.
They need low level flow, enough to see visible movement of the tentacles. Normally Nitrate should be low, so I would recommend not using the canister filter, or HOB filter. Temperature should be stable at acceptable range (76-82), and salinity should be stable and acceptable range, around (35 ppt). Ammonia and Nitrites should be "not detectable", and Nitrates should be low.
Euphillia does not require very high light, but information you give is not clear. Some of time, the damage is done and nothing you can do will reverse the health of the coral. A lot of the time, they, at least a head or two, will recover and start growing, if you continue to provide good care with adequate Alk and Ca
 
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They look unhealthy and you have a long road ahead for recovery. Do they open up to feed ?
 
Hello everyone, I will make this short en suite. I bought the three hammer. Corals from Petco after making a post and hearing back, it sounds like that was the worst decision I could’ve made and these are very unhealthy and very bad looking. Overall, I thought they were just stressed out from being added a few days before and being in a tank that is not really for them but from what I’ve heard they are basically about to die so my question is now that I have them what can I do to try and save them since it’s $210 worth of coral I would like to do whatever I can to try and bring them back to the health if there’s anything possible
I have a 46 gallon bow
Canister filter
Protein skimmer
Hob filter.
Lights are nothing crazy but I have been keeping my other torch, candy cane, blasto so and I have these new torch on a frag rack. I would really appreciate any help and I will be sure to make sure my post is approved and I get it other opinions before buying from Petco again.

IMG_6052.jpeg
I would not buy those corals. Those torches are not doing good, and your goal is to have torches thriving in your tank. Not spend $70 or so on a dying torch in hopes you can recover it
 

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