Torch bailout???

[Charlie G]

Hi all,

I have been keeping some sos and an Australian torch in a coral QT. The torch has been in since 4/18. A couple of days ago I saw it retracting and tonight the polyps are completely detached from the body.

Is this lost completely? Any reason why this happens. Anything to do at this point!?

 

[Geebs19]

I’m not seeing any tissue in that skeleton. Looks to be a goner, sorry

 

[twentyleagues]

Where did the polyps go? Sometimes I have heard that if the polyp is intact it can regrow a skeleton. I've never seen this nor do I want to, much happier if the coral stays together and happy.

 

[SchrutesReefs]

Agree with the above. Could have been a cause of bad parameters, fluctuation in water quality, pest, salinity.. etc. too many unknowns.

 

[twentyleagues]

I agree the skeleton has no flesh it's done. If it had you may have been able to regenerate it.
Possible causes could be to much flow or chemistry of your water no to its liking.

 

[Charlie G]

Has to be parameters. I have a too many turbo snails that I received as an over shipment and I think that totally increase the bio load and parameters.

My nitrate at 15 and phos at 0.7

Don’t want to throw out the snails as they are living creatures but I have a bunch of coral in there for Qt. They seem fine. If I can hold out 2 days might be able to give to an Lfs.