Potential emergency.

[ArmyReefer]

A couple weeks ago I had a dragon soul torch that did a complete poyp bail out. He floated over into my Goni Garden and destroyed a prized coral. Have no idea what caused it, as it was a full head and showed no stress. Still bright and colorful when it detached. No brown jelly or anything else I could see. Today, I get home from work and see my ultra rare elegance halfway detached. Completely fluffed up and out, just detached from half the skeleton. What can I do, please help. Don’t want it to detach and go into another prized coral, but this is my wife’s prized coral.

he is low flow, and been in the same spot for over a year.

salinity 1.026
Ph 7.96
Alk 8.2
Calcium 435
Mag 1340
Nitrate 8-9
Phosphate .091

I am battling a little dyno issue but nothing is on the corals, only on the sand bed

 

[Fred2482]

Sorry, are you saying the torch split off its skeleton and floated to a different part of the tank?

 

[Johniejumbo]

Think the dinos are bothering it?

 

[BighohoReef]

That looks like an elegance coral, not a torch. Have you changed your flow at all, lighting? It's strange that it would bail after a year in the same spot. Poor water quality also can cause it to bail out, water change?

 

[Johniejumbo]

I believe the op said a torch bailed out a couple of weeks ago and now the elegance is starting to separate. I wouldn’t think it would be coincidence. My go to move is a water change but I just don’t know what could cause bailout like that.

 

[Boochika]

Please read his entire post before responding.

 

[ArmyReefer]

Sorry, are you saying the torch split off its skeleton and floated to a different part of the tank?

Yes about two weeks ago my dragon soul torch just let go of its skeleton in one large chunk and floated away. Now I see this

 

[ArmyReefer]

Think the dinos are bothering it?

Dinos are only on the sandbed, can’t find any on my rocks or corals.

 

[ArmyReefer]

I believe the op said a torch bailed out a couple of weeks ago and now the elegance is starting to separate. I wouldn’t think it would be coincidence. My go to move is a water change but I just don’t know what could cause bailout like that.

it’s just crazy because he is fluffy and full sized right now, looks completely happy, but half way detached

 

[ArmyReefer]

That looks like an elegance coral, not a torch. Have you changed your flow at all, lighting? It's strange that it would bail after a year in the same spot. Poor water quality also can cause it to bail out, water change?

My parameters have always stayed pretty stable. Nitrates between 5-8 phosphate between .05-.90. The parameters I originally posted are from right now, just ran all those tests when I got home

 

[Fred2482]

I do not have any experience with them actually detaching, only receding. As dinos are typically caused from very low nutrients, has anything changed recently? Your current parameters look great.

 

[BighohoReef]

I still might suggest a 20% water change. Normal bailout on euphyllia is typically caused by poor water quality. Do you use RODI water in your tank?

 

[ArmyReefer]

Nothing has really changed in the tank, all other corals and euphillia look completely fine.

 

[ArmyReefer]

Yes, I use RODI, and everything was good on my last ICP test. Just did a 15% water change on Saturday. Temp, ph, and salinity were matched

 

[ArmyReefer]

Issue I have right now, is the elegance coral is one of our favorite corals, and it looks happy (which makes this hard) but I don’t want it to fully detach while I’m at work and kill acros or other sensitive corals. This hobby is so brutal sometimes

 

[ArmyReefer]

I used to have an acrylic fish trap, wonder if I could put him in there and see how he does, but has anyone seen one do this? Can’t reattach to the skeleton right?

 

[Fred2482]

Strange, there is something definitely bothering them enough to bail out. Sounds like their not starving, flow/light good, alk/calc good....

Pests? Something picking at them?

 

[Fred2482]

I used to have an acrylic fish trap, wonder if I could put him in there and see how he does, but has anyone seen one do this? Can’t reattach to the skeleton right?

I have heard people successfully keeping them in jars and things after bailing. Not sure I have ever heard of them reattaching though....

 

[ArmyReefer]

Would assume he would look ticked off if something was picking at him right?

 

[Fred2482]

Would assume he would look ****** off if something was picking at him right?

Potentially. Just trying to think of all the possibilities.