Question about torch coral

Thelonius

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Hi guys! I had a torch coral die a few days after putting it into my tank a few months ago. It started to shed flesh until there was nothing but skeleton. At that point I removed the skeletal stock from the tank, but never figured out why it rejected my tank's water.


A couple of months later, I now have what looks to be a single strand of torch coral that has appeared on a rock. It is growing and is about an inch or two long now. I have read that this is possible, but I can't find any literature that really describes what is happening.


Will this single strand grow out and form a skeletal base like a torch coral I would purchase at a store, or exactly what can I expect?

Also, is there anything that I can do to foster its development besides keeping my alk/ca and mg within normal ranges?
 
A picture would be helpful. I don't think what your saying is possible. If it was the whole head that separated from the skeleton, That's called polyp bail out and they can survive. But just on strand without a mouth would be unlikely. Please post a pic?
 
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