Torches hate me

[Bry17nyc]

It's incredible how I have a wide variety of corals, from softies to sps and clams and they all thrive. I've bought I think around four frags of dif types of torches and they never thrive in my system !
What going on!?
Is there something I'm not aware of!? Lol

 

[irvp13]

maybe too much flow where you place the coral?
sometimes I have to move around a new coral a few times to find the right spot for it.

 

[kidninja]

my frogs and hammer are all in low - medium flow

 

[Bry17nyc]

maybe too much flow where you place the coral?
sometimes I have to move around a new coral a few times to find the right spot for it.

There is very little flow where it is at the moment
He's located right in the middle of the tank half way up
So it's gets enough light and flow I'm guessing since they don't like aggressive flow

 

[Bry17nyc]

my frogs and hammer are all in low - medium flow

Mines are in medium-high lighting and they are doing pretty good
I don't know what's up with torches in my tank

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Try spot feeding them, maybe they aren't getting enough food from being in low flow or you aren't feeding your tank enough.

 

[Bry17nyc]

I try to
But it does t seem to grab it completely.. It grabs it and it retracts but it doesn't eat it
I feed my tank heavily
Two times a day with a lot of food

 

[Tonyscoots84]

what are your parameters
what are your levels

how about some pics of your tank, when you do water changes, and all the good stuff

 

[Reef Fixations]

how often do you do water chagnes?

I've feed my own 1/2"-1" pieces of silversides without issues so if u want to attempt something bigger, you may give that a try. For me it was easier than mysis for a few reasons.

Is it possible that you have them too close to something like an Elegance or Hydnophora?

What type of lighting are u using?

Also, if you do have aggressive corals in the tank and flow mainly goes in one direction, than maybe put the most aggressive coral at the end of that stream so it's sweepers can't sting anything that is downstream of it.

 

[Bry17nyc]

This is my tank
And the torch is right in the middle of the tank
I do water changes every two weeks
Sometimes three
15-20 gallons
The total water volume should be around
100 gallons

 

[Bry17nyc]

I have a 8 bulb tek light

Ammonia nitrate nitrite - 0ppm
Cal : 440-480
Mag: 1300-1370
Alk:9.3
Temp: 76-80

 

[OOtzie]

ribbon eel is jaw dropping awesome one of my favorites for many years. I have the same problem with zoas, they just don't live with me. Have you considered some sort of chemical warfare these corals fight for space with sweeper tentacles and other weapons, is the next to an agressive coral