Torch barely Surviving

[JustPoprocks]

I have recently received a torch in bad condition. The torch was purchased 2-3 weeks ago as it looks now ... it looks like the torch was cut straight down the mouth...any ideas or suggestions to help recover or get ahead of any issues

 

[andrewey]

First and foremost, don't give up on your frag! I've had far worse frogspawn and torches that were almost completely receding make full recoveries!

Dip you dip the coral when it came in?
What is the flow like at that particular spot?

 

[JustPoprocks]

I received it from friend who I believe did dip it.

 

[JustPoprocks]

Flow,..its in a 10 gallon grow out with a hydor 240&425, it’s moves with flow but not pushed around at all.

 

[Angelwolf21203]

Following. I have a branching hammer that is all retracted up to, but is still alive. Following to see what happens.

 

[Cleaner.]

seachem--reef plus,light flow and a spot O sun if you can get it ;) turn off skimmer for 1/2 day

 

[JustPoprocks]

Never used the seachem, what does it do exactly?

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

I just bought seachem reef yesterday to use on a hammer that wouldn't open up. Its an iodine based disinfectant. I left it in the dip for about 10 minutes. 30 minutes after, in the DT, it was open and happy. Highly recommend

 

[Arthacker87]

had one look like this after it was in my tank 2 months. Just had a flat head mostly white with little bubble tips. I put lower flow lower light to heal up. Its not much better after 4 more months but slowly getting there

 

[JustPoprocks]

Beautiful! I’m fairly new to coral not saltwater and haven’t really fragged much...how do you properly frag a torch I feel like this was done wrong lol

 

[Arthacker87]

Cut a head off as low as the branch will go (or heads) as far as I know. Should look like a lollipop lol branch and head (or multiples).

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

Most of the ones I've gotten have an inch or 2 of skeleton (branch), then the polyps. Definitely not cut at the mouth. Ive had some pretty bad cut frags though, not quite that bad

 

[JustPoprocks]

I think the LFS was trying to get stuff fast and just cut it where it was splitting before it actually split? With it being cut this way... is there any infection possibility to watch for?

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

There's a large chance of infection. Did you dip it?

 

[JustPoprocks]

I haven’t dipped it personally, the friend I received it from did 2-3 weeks ago when he received it which was probably fresh cut at the time.

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

I'd recommend dipping it yourself. Have you noticed any brown jelly coming out if it? Is it showing any skeleton?

 

[JustPoprocks]

I'd recommend dipping it yourself. Have you noticed any brown jelly coming out if it? Is it showing any skeleton?

Sorry about the dumb question....but what do you mean by skeleton lol

 

[JustPoprocks]

here real-time pictures (lights have been off for a few hours)

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

here real-time pictures (lights have been off for a few hours)

Whoa what a job...
The skeleton is the boney structure of the coral. Pretty much everything that isn't the polyp. When unhappy, the coral polyps retreat into the stalk, (skeleton), and you see sharp bits in a ring around where the polyps were. Give it a dip in an iodine solution, put it in low flow and lower light and leave it for awhile. It should recover

 

[JustPoprocks]

Gotcha, so how far down the stalk would still be considered part of the skeleton?