Hello everyone.
I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced losing a torch coral over a period of hours. It had been flurishing had new heads growing then all of a sudden when i went to do a water change 2 heads had melted completely and 2 other heads had brown jelly.
It happen so fast. I ended up throwing the colony away as it looked to far gone. Very sad it was looking so good very heart breaking and discouraging. I asked my local fish store and they say thats a common issue with torches. The torch was next two other torches so i am concerned it might have spread. Should i be worried? I follow bjd coral removal protocol as not to spread diseased tissue but who knows what had already came off already. Any advice would be greatly appreciated .
My parameters.
Temp 77-76
Salinty 1.025. Currently raising it to 1.026 a little bit every day. From 1.024
Ph night 8.3 day 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 1.5ppm
Phosphate. . 08ppm
Alk. 9.66
Calcium 437 ppm
Magnesium 1347. Was recommended to bring it up to 1500 by someone since a scoly was receding. Came receded.
170 gallon innovative marine tank
With all the works
Skimmer
Neptune systems
Refugium
Algae scrubber
C02 scrubber
Radion 6
G6 lights and neptune
Skylight.
I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced losing a torch coral over a period of hours. It had been flurishing had new heads growing then all of a sudden when i went to do a water change 2 heads had melted completely and 2 other heads had brown jelly.
It happen so fast. I ended up throwing the colony away as it looked to far gone. Very sad it was looking so good very heart breaking and discouraging. I asked my local fish store and they say thats a common issue with torches. The torch was next two other torches so i am concerned it might have spread. Should i be worried? I follow bjd coral removal protocol as not to spread diseased tissue but who knows what had already came off already. Any advice would be greatly appreciated .
My parameters.
Temp 77-76
Salinty 1.025. Currently raising it to 1.026 a little bit every day. From 1.024
Ph night 8.3 day 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 1.5ppm
Phosphate. . 08ppm
Alk. 9.66
Calcium 437 ppm
Magnesium 1347. Was recommended to bring it up to 1500 by someone since a scoly was receding. Came receded.
170 gallon innovative marine tank
With all the works
Skimmer
Neptune systems
Refugium
Algae scrubber
C02 scrubber
Radion 6
G6 lights and neptune
Skylight.