Is my torch toast?

[AlohaReef]

I have has this torch for a couple months and it's been doing swimmingly. Until I had a nutrient spike, then i started noticing tissue recession. I have been getting nutrients in check and dipped in medicoral and the existing polyps seem to be alot happier. Im curious if the other half of the torch will be able to regrow polyps again? I think it was trying to split into 3 heads but wasn't fully split and I only have polyps left in 1 head. If it won't regrow, should I try to frag it?

 

[chase240sx]

I have has this torch for a couple months and it's been doing swimmingly. Until I had a nutrient spike, then i started noticing tissue recession. I have been getting nutrients in check and dipped in medicoral and the existing polyps seem to be alot happier. Im curious if the other half of the torch will be able to regrow polyps again? I think it was trying to split into 3 heads but wasn't fully split and I only have polyps left in 1 head. If it won't regrow, should I try to frag it?

It will not regrow, you could cut off that skeleton but it won’t do anything other than stress the already stressed torch if you want to do this I would suggest leaving it alone for a few months and only cut it if you have a dermil with a diamond bit or the correct band saw for coral cutting

 

[rcpiv93]

Hard to tell. Is it a wall??? If so, probably gone. Otherwise drag it to save it.

 

[VintageReefer]

The split does not appear complete. Fragging would likely leave an entire section of the torch exposed without skeleton. What I do in situation like this is clean/flush the dead head out then seal completely with superglue

 

[AlohaReef]

The split does not appear complete. Fragging would likely leave an entire section of the torch exposed without skeleton. What I do in situation like this is clean/flush the dead head out then seal completely with superglue

Any chance for regrowth or is always gonna look like half a torch?

 

[chase240sx]

Any chance for regrowth or is always gonna look like half a torch?

The dead head will not regrow

 

[VintageReefer]

Any chance for regrowth or is always gonna look like half a torch?

It will never regrow in that dead head.

 

[Lavey29]

I just let the corals figure out their own path forward. I've had torches lose a head the sprout up multiple new heads same with hammers. I've got one hammer with 40 heads. If one gets shaded out and dies 3 more pop up.

 

[chase240sx]

I just let the corals figure out their own path forward. I've had torches lose a head the sprout up multiple new heads same with hammers. I've got one hammer with 40 heads. If one gets shaded out and dies 3 more pop up.

That’s not the same as saying that dead head will grow back we are telling him that the dead head is done for not that the whole torch is dead

 

[Lavey29]

That’s not the same as saying that dead head will grow back we are telling him that the dead head is done for not that the whole torch is dead

Agreed, dead heads generally don't grow back however I've had corals dead in my tank for 2 years covered in algae that all of a sudden one day came back to life. Cyphastrea and goni.

You can remove dead heads or just let the coral do its thing naturally.

P.s. I had a 240sx back in the day