Torch issue?

[Aaron Gustafson]

One of my torch coral's polyps is slightly darker compared to the others and he seems a little less extended and limp. Thoughts?

Clarification: He's the one on the right.

Everything else in the tank is happy.

Params:

- pH: 8
- Nitrate: 0
- Nitrite: 0
- Ammonia: 0
- Salinity: 1.026

 

[Dylan J.]

possibly to much light, not enough flow, to much flow, parasites such as flat worms could be irritating it, lack of food?, salinity is a lil bit over then recommended but isnt to bad. touches, frogspawns, and hammers i have learned are very easily disturbed if lights have been adjusted (changing bulbs,lowering leds, moving the coral up higher) and as well as adjusting powerheads to blow more their way. I've learned that they like a more low-moderate flow as well as low lighting

 

[Aaron Gustafson]

Thanks. He's got moderate everything and hasn't been moved in a few days (I just got him last week). I'll give him another day before I start worrying (in case my blenny ****** him off).

 

[Dylan J.]

that could be it as well, blennies have a tendency to throw sand around as well as sit on your corals. so might want to sit enjoy your tank for a lil and watch the blenny for a bit

 

[Aaron Gustafson]

Bah. Woke up to the polyp partially rolling around the tank this AM. :-(

Moving it to another location in lower flow.

 

[scsdukefan408]

I just lost a head just like urs is doing last week just kept getting worse(even tho it had been in the same spot if a year same flow and everything) and it finally just died the other two heads are great..just odd things sometimes hard to tell what is the exact reason

 

[Aaron Gustafson]

Ok, I won't worry about it too much unless another starts to crash.

 

[pmt81777]

oh no looks like polyp bailout. happens when the coral is stressed and is a last ditch effort to live. I had a whole colony just die on me like that. My issue was insufficient light. I was a noob back then...but I also know too much flow could literally rip that flesh off the skeleton