Torch receding white film HELP

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Anyone experience with torches receding, while dipping find a white film under the receding flesh after blowing it. I find that all of my receding torches have this white film/ mucus on it. Either under it or cover the loss flesh area. Could it be fungal? Or bacterial?

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White mucus/film is somewhat normal when dipping and adding new Euphylia. After a day or 2 it should disappear.
 

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6 months+ torches, could it be dead flesh from receding
You have had the film for the last 6+ months?

It sounded like you had just dipped the corals and then noticed the film. It didn't sound like it was ongoing issue from your original post, sorry for misinterpreting that.
 

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6 months+ torches, could it be dead flesh from receding
I've never seen it last longer than a few days anytime I've noticed after dipping and adding a new Euphylia. Personally I've had it happen more with hammers then torches.
 
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I've never seen it last longer than a few days anytime I've noticed after dipping and adding a new Euphylia. Personally I've had it happen more with hammers then torches.
I think it may be dead flesh from stress high nutrients, I’ll try lowering phosphates to around .05 and see if it helps. I dipped and remove the the fleshy film yesterday from all my torches.
 
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This afternoon. All out as if nothing happen. They looked fine before the dip nothing changed. Odd finding some of them receding the tissue. Really puzzled
 

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