torch coral retracing

[marine99702]

have a question for everyone I have a torch coral that is retracing and seems like as if the tentacles got blasted off in the night.

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3626/3626566-3c2ae30c01bc60d8d0d75a300c6bd68f.mp4

 

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[eliaslikesfish]

post this in the corals forum, everyone will just say welcome here. When you do please also post your current parameters, age of tank, what livestock…

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[marine99702]

post this in the corals forum, everyone will just say welcome here. When you do please also post your current parameters, age of tank, what livestock…

Welcome to the Reef!

will have to get a ICP test for params since its a 2 year old tank i got off someone and i have not tested for much other then nitrate nitrite ammonia and ph, not sure if thats enough to post on the forum. i also have 2 clown fish one percula Ocellaris and a purple dotty back

 

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[vetteguy53081]

have a question for everyone I have a torch coral that is retracing and seems like as if the tentacles got blasted off in the night.

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3626/3626566-3c2ae30c01bc60d8d0d75a300c6bd68f.mp4

have a question for everyone I have a torch coral that is retracing and seems like as if the tentacles got blasted off in the night.

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3626/3626566-3c2ae30c01bc60d8d0d75a300c6bd68f.mp

This happens when a few things occ...vated phosphate levels A few things to check

 

[Uncle99]

have a question for everyone I have a torch coral that is retracing and seems like as if the tentacles got blasted off in the night.

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3626/3626566-3c2ae30c01bc60d8d0d75a300c6bd68f.mp4

Someone taste?

 

[marine99702]

Someone taste?

will have to get a ICP test for parameters since its a 2 year old tank i got off someone and i have not tested for much other then nitrate nitrite ammonia and ph, not sure if thats enough to post on the forum. i also have 2 clown fish one percula Ocellaris and a purple dotty back

 

[Uncle99]

will have to get a ICP test for parameters since its a 2 year old tank i got off someone and i have not tested for much other then nitrate nitrite ammonia and ph, not sure if thats enough to post on the forum. i also have 2 clown fish one percula Ocellaris and a purple dotty back

When corals good one day and bad the next, first thing I look for.

 

[marine99702]

When corals good one day and bad the next, first thing I look for.

i have a feeling as if the flow was to much though throughout the night and it needed a break from the higher flow, i tried to keep it in similar flow to LFS and it was bouncing all over.

 

[marine99702]

i have a feeling as if the flow was to much though throughout the night and it needed a break from the higher flow, i tried to keep it in similar flow to LFS and it was bouncing all over.

i will get a ICP test and confirm results

 

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’ll move this to the main forum.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

will have to get a ICP test for params since its a 2 year old tank i got off someone and i have not tested for much other then nitrate nitrite ammonia and ph, not sure if thats enough to post on the forum. i also have 2 clown fish one percula Ocellaris and a purple dotty back

While chemistry issues are surprisingly infrequently the cause of individual coral issues, measuring alkalinity would be a good first step.

 

[ryanjohn1]

have a question for everyone I have a torch coral that is retracing and seems like as if the tentacles got blasted off in the night.

https://www.reef2reef.com/data/video/3626/3626566-3c2ae30c01bc60d8d0d75a300c6bd68f.mp4

Put it in low flow area to recover. Looks a bit like polyp bail out.

 

[marine99702]

Put it in low flow area to recover. Looks a bit like polyp bail out.

i just unplugged the power head near it that was blasting it with flow an

Put it in low flow area to recover. Looks a bit like polyp bail out.

seems like the polyps are extending again for sure some damage to some though with bad extension and both mouths are open in the middle with the lines showing