Torch Advice

jisc · Jun 13, 2018

Should I move to higher flow or leave alone? Does it look healthy? I bought this blue tipped torch from WWC back in late March. Had to move it bc a maroon clown was biting off tips. Clown wouldn’t stop and bit off 1/3 of tentacle bulbs so got rid of clown. It’s healed but only opening about half as much as before. It was previously in higher flow so considering moving it back. Don’t want to upset it.
Ca - 440
Alk - 9
Phos - .33
Nitrates - 40ish
Working to drop phosphate and nitrates. Maybe that’s why it’s not opening as full?
I’m doing small weekly water changes and using phosguard plus purigen.

roberthu526 · Jun 13, 2018

What method did you use to drop nitrate and phosphate?

jisc · Jun 14, 2018

roberthu526 said:
What method did you use to drop nitrate and phosphate?

Water changes. Also using phosguard and purigen for 1 week. Torch looked like this for 2/3 weeks. I believe nutrient spike was from dying turf algae (used virbrant).
Phos was at .5 and nitrates 100

roberthu526 · Jun 15, 2018

How quickly did nutrient drop? I lost some when I used biopellets and GFO to deal with nutrient because I used too much and everything dropped like a rock