Trim torch tentacles?

[moorjames]

Just curious if I can cut the long ones back so they don’t sting anything. You can see them in this photo- can I cut those back without issue?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

@OrchidMiss do you know?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

great looking tank by the way

 

[moorjames]

great looking tank by the way

Thank you! It’s been a journey with this Biocube

 

[Troylee]

I’d say it would put you at risk for infection if you do… maybe do a iodine dip if you try it.. I’d also guess it will just grow right back.

 

[i cant think]

Just curious if I can cut the long ones back so they don’t sting anything. You can see them in this photo- can I cut those back without issue?

It’s likely it’ll just send out other sweepers. The biggest risk factor you’ll be adding is infection as Troylee said.

 

[moorjames]

Gotcha- makes sense and I appreciate the answers! Little bit of a pain when I have to turn the pumps and flow off (for cleaning and spot feeding) and the tentacles rest- they start touching each other. I just blast them with a little water to try and get them to retract right before but I’m sure that’s not really good for them either.

 

[fodsod]

Great looking tank!

 

[OctaviusBrine]

Great lookin tank!! crazy two stringers for sure.

 

[OrchidMiss]

@ADAM @MERKEY

 

[ScubaFish802]

Bumping & Following for info

 

[MERKEY]

Great question and lots of good info!

Torches will lose pieces of tenticles for various reasons all the time...so in theory cutting them shouldn't do long term harm.

With that being said, like mentioned by @Troylee there is risk of bacterial infection just as there is with any open wound.

Iodine bath would be helpful.

However like @i cant think mentioned, the torch will likely send a different tenticle to do the sweeping haha

Just a heads up, even a broken or cut tenticle can sting other coral.

I've seen tenticles land on coral and kill them in that spot.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following for Info as well. Also amazing looking tank!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just curious if I can cut the long ones back so they don’t sting anything. You can see them in this photo- can I cut those back without issue?

They will produce new sweepers. Assure no corals within 4" of them and they look great

 

[Bruce Burnett]

Those look nice and long. Maybe even more flow are direction. It must feel something is encroaching on its space.

 

[The WaterSide Fishing]

I have a 160 gal with them and I just keep corals 1 feet away from them because there10” plus

 

[moorjames]

I appreciate the replies from everyone! I’ll leave them alone- I wasn’t sure if “trimming” was a thing or not. The other torch gets a lot of flow from the power head- so this one may be be since it’s under the power head. And makes sense that it thinks something else might be near it as the tank feels a little cramped with being such a small tank (32 g) and I have all soft and lps corals.