What’s happening to my torch

[johnsamm7]

Just put this torch in my tank about a week ago and it is declining day to day water parameters are in check idk what is goin on here anyone have any clues would be appreciated thanks

 

[ReeferMadness80G]

Do you have any shrimp? Peppermint etc?

 

[DSC reef]

Possibly brown jelly, bacterial infection. Doesn't look good. And iodine dip might help.

 

[Tony Elenbaas]

Euphlia eating flatworms? Was it dipped after you got it?

 

[Maggie321]

How old is the tank?

 

[johnsamm7]

No shrimp just some blue leg crabs and red leg I dipped the coral before introducing it to the tank. The tank is three months old

 

[Mal11224]

Tank is young. Could be the reason. You haven't posted any parameters so, can't make any comments about that. Nutrients can have an affect as in the absence of nutrients. Where are your nitrates at? May need to monitor it and see if something is picking on it and check for brown jelly and pests.

 

[johnsamm7]

Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 ph 8.1 salinity 1.026 phosphate 0 gotta recheck nitrate will post in a few

 

[johnsamm7]

How to you check for brown jelly besides under a microscope

 

[Mal11224]

How to you check for brown jelly besides under a microscope

You can usually see it in the skeleton. Looking at your pics, I really don't see any but you can take a closer look and perhaps see something. One head looks better than the other. Maybe try a dip as suggested earlier. Many euphyllias have trouble in younger tanks.

 

[John Gemmel]

Make sure your calcium and alk is in check if my are off torches look bad.. good luck

 

[Maggie321]

Mine is fine when my nitrates spike a little, my understanding is torches, frogspawns, and hammers like a dirty tank. Yours is probably still to new to be dirty enough for it.

 

[Zotch]

Was it ever fully open? What are calcium and alk. What lights and how far away. I had a torch that retracted badly until I raised my cal/alk/mag to normal levels.

 

[johnsamm7]

I haven’t checked mag call and alk yet I have 2 radion xr15 gen 4 there about 8 inches above the water I have a innovative marine 25 lagoon
There on coral labs lps setting on a four week acclimation I believe the intensity is set as 35 right now

 

[DSC reef]

All swings can affect there health too. Tank just might be to young right now.

 

[johnsamm7]

The one head never fully opened the other one did

 

[johnsamm7]

Thanks everyone for the fast responses

 

[Zotch]

I don't think it's disease or pests. If you want to keep corals I HIGHLY advise getting a cal/alk/mag test kit. Or do a lot of water changes. Do you use RODI? Any other corals in the tank?

 

[johnsamm7]

I use rodi and I have Red Sea mag calc and alk test kits just haven’t gotten around to testing them yet no other coral in the the tank this is the first addition besides the blue and red legs

 

[Maggie321]

I hope it makes it. It's got some great colors.