Torch died

m.ochala · 06/08/2007, 01:17 PM

a torch head died in my tank and there are small pieces from the tips of the tentacles floating around, will they still my other corals?

m.ochala · 06/08/2007, 01:36 PM

help please!

HBtank · 06/08/2007, 02:20 PM

I would be more worried HOW your torch "died" and fell apart in your tank in reference to your other coral...

mojoreason · 06/08/2007, 02:27 PM

exactly ... have you checked your water parameters? a torch is fairly easy to keep even in extreme conditions - - for it to just die off is odd.

so far as the floating pieces ... i wouldn't worry about their stinging capacity too much. it's usually a defense mechanism and the corals wouldn't be trying to sting anything at that point.

johnike · 06/08/2007, 04:52 PM

Kind of weird,I had a 3 head torch go in the last couple of weeks too.Water has a tad of phosphate,but everything else tests perfect.Also in the tank are two purple tip and green tip frogspawn that have multiple heads and are doing fine.The floating pieces shouldn't hurt anything.Net 'em if you can.John

GuOD · 06/08/2007, 04:53 PM

too much flow? my torch suffered from too much flow when I first got it.

also my frogspawn has released pieces several times (without dying/detiorating). No idea why it does this.

johnike · 06/08/2007, 05:41 PM

BTW-Hello M.ochala.Grew up in Alsip in the 70's and 80's if I remember correctly!

am3gross · 06/08/2007, 06:14 PM

i have found that torches are touchy when it comes to tempeture change. what are your temps threw out the day?

06/08/2007, 01:17 PM	#1
m.ochala Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orland Park Illinois Posts: 2	Torch died a torch head died in my tank and there are small pieces from the tips of the tentacles floating around, will they still my other corals? __________________ tasty toxic caulerpa salad

06/08/2007, 01:36 PM	#2
m.ochala Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orland Park Illinois Posts: 2	help please! __________________ tasty toxic caulerpa salad

06/08/2007, 02:20 PM	#3
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	I would be more worried HOW your torch "died" and fell apart in your tank in reference to your other coral... __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

06/08/2007, 06:14 PM	#8
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	i have found that torches are touchy when it comes to tempeture change. what are your temps threw out the day? __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge

06/08/2007, 02:27 PM	#4
mojoreason Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Insane Diego Posts: 35	exactly ... have you checked your water parameters? a torch is fairly easy to keep even in extreme conditions - - for it to just die off is odd. so far as the floating pieces ... i wouldn't worry about their stinging capacity too much. it's usually a defense mechanism and the corals wouldn't be trying to sting anything at that point.

06/08/2007, 04:52 PM	#5
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	Kind of weird,I had a 3 head torch go in the last couple of weeks too.Water has a tad of phosphate,but everything else tests perfect.Also in the tank are two purple tip and green tip frogspawn that have multiple heads and are doing fine.The floating pieces shouldn't hurt anything.Net 'em if you can.John

06/08/2007, 04:53 PM	#6
GuOD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 665	too much flow? my torch suffered from too much flow when I first got it. also my frogspawn has released pieces several times (without dying/detiorating). No idea why it does this.

06/08/2007, 05:41 PM	#7
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	BTW-Hello M.ochala.Grew up in Alsip in the 70's and 80's if I remember correctly!