My TORCH is going out

[Fishie Nut]

I've had a large green tip fluroescent torch coral since December. It's got 10 heads and has always been extended and colorful. Now it's turning greyish puple, not extending and looks like it "going out."

Water params are good. amonia zero, pH 8.5, alk on the high side, nitrites zero, nitrate 20+/-. I use Kent Nano A&B every day. Everything else in the tank looks good and seems healthy. I had a problem with cyanobacteria last week and used a red sponge type cure for three days and it completely cleared up.

I'd really like to save this piece. It's a beauty. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks :eek1:

 

[supertech3]

When was your last water change?

 

[aqua_obs]

cyano is usually high nutrients. How old is your tank? different algae outbreaks happen in a newer tank pretty quickly. Parameters can be perfect and still weird things happen.

 

[mg426]

weird things do happen in this hobby !!!!!!!

 

[loyalty]

i had a torch die on me inexplicably, i'm still confounded

 

[Fishie Nut]

My tank has been alive since December. This coral was the first addition. Everything else is doing well coral/fish.

 

[Fishie Nut]

Sorry: My last water change was three weeks ago. 5 gals for a 30 gal tank

 

[supertech3]

Well it has been a little while for that you may want to do one to replenish what has been lost and has not been added since.

 

[Fast Fred]

Do you have a decent skimmer?

 

[Fishie Nut]

I have a Prizm Delux hang on with surface skimmer and carbon pac. It's taken a while to adjust it to give me some reasonable foam without bubbles in the water. It's working fine.
I've been using bottled water for top offs. Looking into a RO/DI.

 

[ACBlinky]

I'd do a water change (or several back to back) to replenish traces and get those nitrates down, hopefully it just needs a little 'pick-me-up'

 

[Fishie Nut]

Thanks all for your help. I hope the water change works.
:wave: