my torch coral is melting! help!

hapka16 · 12/08/2008, 01:25 PM

I have a torch coral that has two separate heads on it, and when I woke up today one of the heads was melting away into a pile of slime. What would cause this and should I worry about the other head? There was no brown slime or anything, just clear melted tentacles. Please help me.

hapka16 · 12/09/2008, 08:49 AM

Nobody in this forum can help me? Any advice will help.

kpendarvis · 12/09/2008, 10:59 AM

You need to test your water and let us know parameters. Also has anything changed about your tank lately? Light, equipment, salt?
There are a million reasons this can happen, but without info it is a stab in the dark.

hapka16 · 12/09/2008, 11:17 AM

Parameters are all in check salinity is 1.025, dkh is 9 nitrates and phosphates are 0 calcium is around 450. I haven't changed a single thing in my tank. I was about to do a water change. I'm not really sure what triggered the meltdown because evetthing Has been stable for a long time and I've never had a tank crash.

Guygettnby · 12/09/2008, 11:45 AM

do you have any pepermint shrimp in the tank? a buddy of mine had thhem eat away at his frogspawn and hammer.

so you might have something munching on it in your tank.

hapka16 · 12/09/2008, 11:59 AM

I have no shrimp in my tank. I have zebra hermits and snails and then a lawnmower blenny, an ocellaris clown, and an ebli angelfish. I keep my eye on the angel and he does not touch any of my corals.

hapka16 · 12/10/2008, 10:04 AM

Also, ammonia is 0 and ph is 8.4. My lighting is 6x39 watt T5 over my 30 gallon. I can keep hammer and frogspawn. Any help us appreciated.

DaveJ · 12/10/2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by hapka16
I have no shrimp in my tank. I have zebra hermits and snails and then a lawnmower blenny, an ocellaris clown, and an ebli angelfish. I keep my eye on the angel and he does not touch any of my corals.

Even though you haven't seen it, that angel would be a prime suspect. They are notorious for LPS picking/eating.

hapka16 · 12/11/2008, 09:15 AM

Hmmm...I figured that my angel would be more prone to pick at my zooanthids rather then my torch.

spamreefnew · 12/11/2008, 07:50 PM

i have had 3 torch corals melt on me to,,the rest of my lps have always been fine.........let us know if you get to the bottom of this

12/08/2008, 01:25 PM	#1
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	my torch coral is melting! help! I have a torch coral that has two separate heads on it, and when I woke up today one of the heads was melting away into a pile of slime. What would cause this and should I worry about the other head? There was no brown slime or anything, just clear melted tentacles. Please help me.

12/09/2008, 08:49 AM	#2
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	Nobody in this forum can help me? Any advice will help.

12/09/2008, 10:59 AM	#3
kpendarvis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Starkville, Mississippi Posts: 188	You need to test your water and let us know parameters. Also has anything changed about your tank lately? Light, equipment, salt? There are a million reasons this can happen, but without info it is a stab in the dark.

12/09/2008, 11:17 AM	#4
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	Parameters are all in check salinity is 1.025, dkh is 9 nitrates and phosphates are 0 calcium is around 450. I haven't changed a single thing in my tank. I was about to do a water change. I'm not really sure what triggered the meltdown because evetthing Has been stable for a long time and I've never had a tank crash.

12/09/2008, 11:45 AM	#5
Guygettnby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,050	do you have any pepermint shrimp in the tank? a buddy of mine had thhem eat away at his frogspawn and hammer. so you might have something munching on it in your tank.

12/09/2008, 11:59 AM	#6
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	I have no shrimp in my tank. I have zebra hermits and snails and then a lawnmower blenny, an ocellaris clown, and an ebli angelfish. I keep my eye on the angel and he does not touch any of my corals.

12/10/2008, 10:04 AM	#7
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	Also, ammonia is 0 and ph is 8.4. My lighting is 6x39 watt T5 over my 30 gallon. I can keep hammer and frogspawn. Any help us appreciated.

12/11/2008, 09:15 AM	#9
hapka16 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: dallas, Texas Posts: 169	Hmmm...I figured that my angel would be more prone to pick at my zooanthids rather then my torch.

12/11/2008, 07:50 PM	#10
spamreefnew Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: rhodeisland Posts: 1,491	i have had 3 torch corals melt on me to,,the rest of my lps have always been fine.........let us know if you get to the bottom of this