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12/08/2008, 01:25 PM | #1 |
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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.
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12/09/2008, 08:49 AM | #2 |
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Nobody in this forum can help me? Any advice will help.
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12/09/2008, 10:59 AM | #3 |
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You need to test your water and let us know parameters. Also has anything changed about your tank lately? Light, equipment, salt?
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12/09/2008, 11:17 AM | #4 |
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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.
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12/09/2008, 11:45 AM | #5 |
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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 |
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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.
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12/10/2008, 10:04 AM | #7 |
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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.
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12/10/2008, 12:24 PM | #8 | |
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RIP ReefCast... it was nice while you lasted. Evan <=> Liberace <=> Evan Current Tank Info: 150 Reef. |
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12/11/2008, 09:15 AM | #9 |
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Hmmm...I figured that my angel would be more prone to pick at my zooanthids rather then my torch.
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12/11/2008, 07:50 PM | #10 |
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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
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