Kaplanm Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've a Torch in my tank that's been seemingly healthy for quite some time. Suddenly today its tentacles started retracting, turning dark purple and then bursting leaving behind a series of stringy filaments connected to the base. Is there something that can be done, or is it too late to salvage it and I should pull it before it kills off the whole tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Ammonia: 0.0 Nitrite: 0.15 Nitrate: 20 Salinity: 1.027pH: 8.1 Temp: 78.2The tissue at this point has gone almost entirely flaccid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I don't know how long your system has been setup but a cycled tank should not really register any ammonia or nitrite. I would assume the nitrite is what's doing the damage and a guess at your phosphate level as a possibility too since you don't know the level in your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Last measured PO4 came out to .25ppm, that was on Sunday. I can reflex now, but presume it's unnecessary as odds are it's still high.I just got some GFO that I was about to start to knock that down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I have a pretty dirty tank and my torch is doing amazing. Ik every tank is different. I keep my salinity at 1.024 and I saw urs at 1.027. Idk if theres suchthing as too high or not. Maybe some other people can chime in but its something u could try. Maybe bring it down a couple parts and see how it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've been bringing it down. It started at around 1.030. Weekly I push it down another thousandth of a point. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 1.027 should be fine but I would double-check your salinity with someone else's equipment or the local fish store. PO4 is a little high too but looks like you are taking care of that with the GFO. I would start with very little GFO and slowly take down the PO4 level over time. Stripping it out too quick will cause issues as well. The real issue I think still is reading nitrite levels at all. Cycled tanks shouldn't be reading any nitrite. Sent via Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I don't have the capabilities for a proper reactor so it's a retrofit into an existing overflow filter. I've Recalibrated my refractometer just in case. Value is spot on, but I'll take a sample to my LFS to be vetted. I did a 60% + water change things seem to have perked up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm going to forgo feeding for the next day or so. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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