Polyp extension issues…

[Yamaha1634]

Can anyone advise why my green torch looks more like a toadstool?!

Had it for around 6 months and been in the same spot the whole time, no change in flow or lighting. Was happily extending for months but in the past 3 weeks it’s looked like this. Really fleshy and not receding, just no polyp extension at all!! Other euphylia next to it are all happy…

Photos from July and then today…

Sal 1.025
Ph 8.2
Nitrate 6
Phos 0.04
Cal 400
Mag 1380
Alk 10.2
Temp 25.3C

Just sent off an icp test awaiting results.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Is it possible something or another coral is touching it? Any pest for it, maybe?

 

[Yamaha1634]

Nothing touching it, it used to brush the hammer nearby occasionally but never had an issue with touching… can’t see any pests but I will keep an eye on it. It’s in a corner of the tank away from everything else….

Is it possible something or another coral is touching it? Any pest for it, maybe?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can anyone advise why my green torch looks more like a toadstool?!

Had it for around 6 months and been in the same spot the whole time, no change in flow or lighting. Was happily extending for months but in the past 3 weeks it’s looked like this. Really fleshy and not receding, just no polyp extension at all!! Other euphylia next to it are all happy…

Photos from July and then today…

Sal 1.025
Ph 8.2
Nitrate 6
Phos 0.04
Cal 400
Mag 1380
Alk 10.2
Temp 25.3C

Just sent off an icp test awaiting results.

feeding and calcium are important with this coral as is lighting. I realize no change in your lighting but demand may have increased as they grow as torch coral is a photosynthetic coral which has a relationship with symbiotic zooxanthellae . 450 seems to be the happy number for calcium not to say change it. last is flow . . . . torch coral benefit from moderate flow. If current is high or aggressive, torch generally remain retracted and under-inflated.

 

[Yamaha1634]

feeding and calcium are important with this coral as is lighting. I realize no change in your lighting but demand may have increased as they grow as torch coral is a photosynthetic coral which has a relationship with symbiotic zooxanthellae . 450 seems to be the happy number for calcium not to say change it. last is flow . . . . torch coral benefit from moderate flow. If current is high or aggressive, torch generally remain retracted and under-inflated.

I’ve started dosing AFR around 2 months ago as I was struggling with low calc at around 360-380… it’s trending upwards slowly but if anything things look worse after ‍

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ve started dosing AFR around 2 months ago as I was struggling with low calc at around 360-380… it’s trending upwards slowly but if anything things look worse after ‍

All for reef is tricky and has caused me issues as well
I would try pure calcium supplement and see how the numbers respond. I se Fritz calcium

 

[Yamaha1634]

All for reef is tricky and has caused me issues as well
I would try pure calcium supplement and see how the numbers respond. I se Fritz calcium

Don’t say that I’ve just bought a big bottle! I’ll cut the dosing and see if it changes anything. If it appears to improve without the AFR then I’ll consider swapping it for calcium dosing instead. My mag and alk were always stable at around 1200 and 8.4 or so so only the calc was low really…

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

I would say 1200 magnesium is low for euphyllia. I keep mine closer to 1350

 

[vetteguy53081]

I would say 1200 magnesium is low for euphyllia. I keep mine closer to 1350

Agree= 1300-1350 range

 

[MaxTremors]

I would say 1200 magnesium is low for euphyllia. I keep mine closer to 1350

It’s pretty impossible to raise your calcium with magnesium below 1290. Raise your mag up to the 1350-1400ppm range and then your calcium should be easier to raise/maintain.