RedzaRamzan
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Hello all!
Just got my first torch coral, a tiny frag, each head is less than 1inch wide. Originally I placed it up top with high flow and it seemed like it hated it, and it expelled some brown stuff, probably the zooxanthellae stuff cause the light is pretty strong up top. The next after i moved it to a lower part of the tank with medium flow and medium light, seems to be happy, with awesome pretty polyp extensions. looks like its blooming.
However, this morning, the second head (right) seemed to have some fluffy stuff under the polyps and it seems like its way smaller than what it was. Is it receding and is it on the way to dying?
I did quick 30% water change and now waiting for any improvement or changes. I read up on alot of torch coral stuff, it doesnt seem like the messiential(?) filament thing, and its not entirely closed up. It seems happy,but at the same time the 2nd head (and probably the first head too) is getting smaller.
My water parameters are all ok, havent gotten a phostphate test kit, but there are little specks of algae, so maybe its climbing? Alk is kinda high too like 12-13 and its climbing every week. Not dosing anything. Ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are at 0. PH is 8.1, SG is at 1.024
Questions
1. Is my torch dying receding? What should i look out for next and what should i do?
2. Why does my Alk keep climbing even when i dont add anything? How do i reduce it to like 8-9? Water changes?
3. Is Alk and Phosphate the main reason its receding?
4. I see other people posting that their Torch is receding too, but their polyps seem retracted, my torch is still blooming, does this mean something?
Any help is much appreciated!!
Just got my first torch coral, a tiny frag, each head is less than 1inch wide. Originally I placed it up top with high flow and it seemed like it hated it, and it expelled some brown stuff, probably the zooxanthellae stuff cause the light is pretty strong up top. The next after i moved it to a lower part of the tank with medium flow and medium light, seems to be happy, with awesome pretty polyp extensions. looks like its blooming.
However, this morning, the second head (right) seemed to have some fluffy stuff under the polyps and it seems like its way smaller than what it was. Is it receding and is it on the way to dying?
I did quick 30% water change and now waiting for any improvement or changes. I read up on alot of torch coral stuff, it doesnt seem like the messiential(?) filament thing, and its not entirely closed up. It seems happy,but at the same time the 2nd head (and probably the first head too) is getting smaller.
My water parameters are all ok, havent gotten a phostphate test kit, but there are little specks of algae, so maybe its climbing? Alk is kinda high too like 12-13 and its climbing every week. Not dosing anything. Ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are at 0. PH is 8.1, SG is at 1.024
Questions
1. Is my torch dying receding? What should i look out for next and what should i do?
2. Why does my Alk keep climbing even when i dont add anything? How do i reduce it to like 8-9? Water changes?
3. Is Alk and Phosphate the main reason its receding?
4. I see other people posting that their Torch is receding too, but their polyps seem retracted, my torch is still blooming, does this mean something?
Any help is much appreciated!!
