Torch not happy?

[RyanTheSquid]

Torch seemed very happy earlier in the day, high flow, extended fully. I go back to check in the afternoon and it's very retracted with a couple thing brown wisps coming from it. I turned off all flow and fed the tank reef rouds to see if it would perk up some. Attacked is a photo of it now and a video of it just 2 hours ago, nothing changed in between besides me lowering the light intensity some in case that was an issue.
Update : fed tank, 30 minutes later with no flow and lower light since it's end of day and the torch is retracted further into skeleton. Pretty sure it's done for? This is all 3 hours after the video attached with no tank changes in between.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

Also the torch is new to the tank, the only torch I've had. It's been in the tank for roughly 48 hours and only opened up more since I got it. I did increase my light intensity some as I've got a new clam in the tank as well. These are light settings on my AI 16 HD right now.

 

[Tinnerito]

Also the torch is new to the tank, the only torch I've had. It's been in the tank for roughly 48 hours and only opened up more since I got it. I did increase my light intensity some as I've got a new clam in the tank as well. These are light settings on my AI 16 HD right now.

I have the same issues as you do. What's you alk? And how old is the tank? I hear certain euphyllia, especially torches, wall hammers and frogspawns are rather sensitive for LPS coral.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

I have the same issues as you do. What's you alk? And how old is the tank? I hear certain euphyllia, especially torches, wall hammers and frogspawns are rather sensitive for LPS coral.

Well 3 weeks ago my alk was 9. The torch has receeded further now.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

had the same problem. Chalked it up to a young tank. I think am aged tank and stable parameters will get you to success.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

had the same problem. Chalked it up to a young tank. I think am aged tank and stable parameters will get you to success.

The tank has been solid and happy since October when I set it up, which was already an established tank i bought from someone who had it over a year.

 

[Shirak]

I looked at your clam thread. I see the torch is pretty high up on the rock too. brown wisps from the center could be expelling some zooxanthellae in response to excess light. That might also explain the retraction which is a typical response to too high light intensity.

You mentioned turning down the light. Not a good idea to mess with your lights as it will disrupt everything else that has acclimated to their current location. Better plan to relocate the coral in question and in this case lower down to a less intense spot and see how it does for a few days.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

The lights were just changed today, I thought it might be good for the clam. Not thinking about the rest of the corals as much. I know bad idea. So I just put the light back to where it has been the last 2 months or so. The torch, 2 hammers and a duncan that melted were all added at the same time as the clam.

I looked at your clam thread. I see the torch is pretty high up on the rock too. brown wisps from the center could be expelling some zooxanthellae in response to excess light. That might also explain the retraction which is a typical response to too high light intensity.

You mentioned turning down the light. Not a good idea to mess with your lights as it will disrupt everything else that has acclimated to their current location. Better plan to relocate the coral in question and in this case lower down to a less intense spot and see how it does for a few days.

 

[Shirak]

It will be a challenge to get the clam enough light and keep the corals happy. If you can raise the clam up even further that will help.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

It will be a challenge to get the clam enough light and keep the corals happy. If you can raise the clam up even further that will help.

The clam is currently as high as it can be without new rock work and taking the glued corals off the rocks. To accommodate that.

 

[RyanTheSquid]

I looked at your clam thread. I see the torch is pretty high up on the rock too. brown wisps from the center could be expelling some zooxanthellae in response to excess light. That might also explain the retraction which is a typical response to too high light intensity.

You mentioned turning down the light. Not a good idea to mess with your lights as it will disrupt everything else that has acclimated to their current location. Better plan to relocate the coral in question and in this case lower down to a less intense spot and see how it does for a few days.

This morning, with the lights still off, the Torch looks much happier, almost back to normal. So I fully believe you were correct on it being a response to light intensity. Hopefully with the lights back to where they were the clam and torch can both be happy enough for the day till I can re-arrange my hammers and torch where they are all happy and separated.

 

[Should I]

Also the torch is new to the tank, the only torch I've had. It's been in the tank for roughly 48 hours and only opened up more since I got it. I did increase my light intensity some as I've got a new clam in the tank as well. These are light settings on my AI 16 HD right now.

yea my torches hated when i fiddled with the light even a few % extra can cause them to do this

 

[RyanTheSquid]

yea my torches hated when i fiddled with the light even a few % extra can cause them to do this

Yes, I went up 10 points across the board, more than I thought it was I guess. I brought them all back to normal, as best I could remember.

 

[Should I]

Yes, I went up 10 points across the board, more than I thought it was I guess. I brought them all back to normal, as best I could remember.

i done it with mine they all took a spaz i like you put it back to what i could remember and was fine within a few hours