Short Tenacle Torch is sick

[thelawnwrangler]

wow awesome- except for mushroom

 

[heritage]

Goby is thinking... Dude ! I told you this was a bad neighborhood and you should move.

 

[organism]

Wow that is a crazy picture!

 

[heritage]

Yeah that poor mushroom has been stung more than a dozen times. I think at one point the torch had 6 tentacles stinging at once.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Ya, that sure is a crazy picture. Funny how the torch knew the mushroom was under it, and that far is unreal.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

I over shot mg - 1,400

But it was amazing I did see a calcium uptick to 370, and alk to 9.8

just need to try to get it in line and steady

 

[heritage]

1400 is fine

 

[JamesFWB]

Unless you have several corals, you should be able to maintain proper alk/calc with water changes.

Your alk is too high and your calc too low. I also think the do better in a little cooler water 76-77.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

Unless you have several corals, you should be able to maintain proper alk/calc with water changes.

Your alk is too high and your calc too low. I also think the do better in a little cooler water 76-77.

Funny you say that my heater didn't keep up with temp drop last night and I was at 76. My hammer really looked good today.

I also added GFO reactor today. So I was thinking wow that was fast lol

I will test again today but calcium is inching up 390 yesterday; 1360 mg; Ak still a hair high 10.

I switched from Tropic Marin Bio Activ to Red Sea Coral Pro. I do 9-10 gallons of 36 gallons weekly

 

[thelawnwrangler]

I almost bought a replacement torch frag today but stopped myself want to get dialed in

 

[thelawnwrangler]

Short tentacle is looking worse if He isn't looking better tomorrow I might pull the plug

Hopefully I see some good signs from GFO

 

[heritage]

My tank runs at 78 most of the year and 80 during the summer.
Depending on how far away you are I can hook you up with a frag of mine if yours doesn't make it.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

My tank runs at 78 most of the year and 80 during the summer.
Depending on how far away you are I can hook you up with a frag of mine if yours doesn't make it.

That's awesome - I am north jersey but would make the trip.

Thanks for offer

 

[heritage]

That's awesome - I am north jersey but would make the trip.

Thanks for offer

Not a problem. Let me know.
I have a frag with 2 heads and I believe they are in the process of splitting now. I'll have to look at it later.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

Is it time to let the Short Tenacle go to the light?

My two other hammers are loving the GFO reactor

 

[heritage]

I would wait awhile. It still looks bad and will take some time. Could be months.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

I would wait awhile. It still looks bad and will take some time. Could be months.

oh I meant coral heaven lol

 

[heritage]

Oh.. :lmao:

Up to you but it could come back. If you want I'll swap you a healthy frag for it.
I'll try to bring it back.

 

[thelawnwrangler]

reading the buying sick corals thread - I might should try some Lugols and target feed because it has basically lost photosynthesis ability?

reading that thread I may need to cut off the bad heads

I guess I need bone cutters

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-5-sps-coral-bone-cutter.html?gclid=CKXc-vn7vssCFZQjgQodp3YF4A

 

[heritage]

You could try. I wouldn't feed more than twice a week.