Torch loss
After losing one of my torch corals another on started showing the same symptoms, (deflated and shrinking back into skeleton). One head has completely gone, I managed to remove it and the second head isn't looking to happy.
I tested the water and found nitrates to be a bit higher then I'd like so i started with big water changes and target feeding the coral.
This didn't make much difference and things still looked bad. While trying to figure out why the nitrates were still high I noticed a few areas of substrate that were holding alot of gunk. I made the decision to start removing the substrate a bit at a time and return it to the way I had it originally.. a bare bottom tank.
I had also been playing with the lighting using my PLC to dim the lights etc and may have set them too low. This coupled with the nitrate, I'm not sure if this is the reason things started to crash. Everything else is doing great, hammers are happy, zoas are taking over everything, and my fish healthy.
I tested the water and found nitrates to be a bit higher then I'd like so i started with big water changes and target feeding the coral.
This didn't make much difference and things still looked bad. While trying to figure out why the nitrates were still high I noticed a few areas of substrate that were holding alot of gunk. I made the decision to start removing the substrate a bit at a time and return it to the way I had it originally.. a bare bottom tank.
I had also been playing with the lighting using my PLC to dim the lights etc and may have set them too low. This coupled with the nitrate, I'm not sure if this is the reason things started to crash. Everything else is doing great, hammers are happy, zoas are taking over everything, and my fish healthy.
