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Has anyone seen their torch act like this for 2+ weeks? I'm honestly shocked that it's still alive as I have never seen a torch retract like this and not begin turning to jelly.
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Here are my parametersPhosphates?
I feed them 5x a week...reef roids, oyster feast, rods food, coral frenzy, mysis, krill...the po4 & no3 are both too low. the po4 being more important to the torch. i would try to bring the po4 up to around .08 & get the no3 to about 5ppm. mag is also a bit low, torch coral like a bit higher mag around 1400 is best. ph is also on the low side 8.1-8.3 is preferred need to try & bring that up also.
that's great they get food on the regular, but that's something that's in addition to optimal parameters. low po4 is an issue for torch coral, a 7.8 ph is not great for any stony coral. getting the parameters in line is more important. if everything is at optimal levels you can have a beautiful torch coral & not spot feed them at all, but the other way around & results may vary.I feed them 5x a week...reef roids, oyster feast, rods food, coral frenzy, mysis, krill...
OP’s po4 is 0.3, not 0.03. Too high if anything.the po4 & no3 are both too low. the po4 being more important to the torch. i would try to bring the po4 up to around .08 & get the no3 to about 5ppm. mag is also a bit low, torch coral like a bit higher mag around 1400 is best. ph is also on the low side 8.1-8.3 is preferred need to try & bring that up also.
I could not disagree more with this post.that's great they get food on the regular, but that's something that's in addition to optimal parameters. low po4 is an issue for torch coral, a 7.8 ph is not great for any stony coral. getting the parameters in line is more important. if everything is at optimal levels you can have a beautiful torch coral & not spot feed them at all, but the other way around & results may vary.
Yup you're right I looked at it again it is .3 , way to high, my bad on that one thought it showed .03OP’s po4 is 0.3, not 0.03. Too high if anything.
yup the po4 completely my fault thought it showed .03 not .3 that's a pretty big difference. , 7.8ph is on the low side of acceptable 8.1-8.3 is considered optimal at least according to Randy. my tanks have never gone below 8.15 even during the off lighting period. so i guess we just differ as to what normal is on that one.I could not disagree more with this post.
7.8PH is a normal PH in a reef tank in a closed up home and is perfectly fine. Only thing elevated PH does for corals is allow them to grow faster. If it wasn't for those "great" BRS videos on PH, no one would even be concerned with PH like everyone is obsessed over now.
0.3 is too low for phosphates? What you smoking willis?
This is my advice also. High phosphates killed my torches last week. My po3 went from a steady .05 to .35 and I lost a lot of coral till I found the problem. Turns out adding dry rock to an established reef has its riskOP’s po4 is 0.3, not 0.03. Too high if anything.
Similar story, my PO3 skyrocketed after a GFO malfunction and it's been causing multiple problems. My torches are okay so far, but I’m struggling with some spsThis is my advice also. High phosphates killed my torches last week. My po3 went from a steady .05 to .35 and I lost a lot of coral till I found the problem. Turns out adding dry rock to an established reef has its risk