scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just picked up an australian golden torch coral at my lfs.. it was dying off so the lady at my lfs said I could take it if I want it for 5 bucks. I broke off the dead heads and placed it in my qt. After breaking the dead heads off, the rest of the base won't stand upright. So I have it sitting sideways on the bottom of the tank. its kind of hard to see because of the lighting but its on a frag rack in the pic but I took the rack out and moved it to the bottom Right now its getting flow from a koralia 240gph but not directly and lighting from one BOOSTled par30 bulb.. is there anything I should be doing differently? Thanks guys Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Leave it and watch. Sounds good to me. Link to comment
Trogdor447 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 should be good, you got one hell of a deal if that is the case Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 wow thats probably the fastest response ive gotten.. ever lol thanks man! yeah the lady at my lfs loves me Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 yeah the lady at my lfs loves me Love her back. Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 oh I do! haha shes the only person I ever go to Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Go on a date. Are you guys the same age? Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 LOL oh thats what you meant.. nah shes like probably in her 40's or so and shes married. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Oh. I'm sorry. But yes it you supply heat, light and flow, there's really no way to lose a hardy coral. He'll be fine. Just be patient. Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Fosho!! Thanks iball and Trog! I'll just do a water change and let em be.. my waters lookin a lil nasty Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Keep us updated brizzle Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Word! Will do Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 heres an update my dudes.. its doin way better. I found what looked like a barnacle living inside the side of one of the heads. "When in doubt throw it out" so I grabbed that little sucker with some plyers and ripped him out. It closes up at night, is that norm? Heres some pics of it open now Link to comment
DansTundra Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 heres an update my dudes.. its doin way better. I found what looked like a barnacle living inside the side of one of the heads. "When in doubt throw it out" so I grabbed that little sucker with some plyers and ripped him out. It closes up at night, is that norm? Heres some pics of it open now It looks happy now. It also looks like it's a frogspawn and not a torch. My frogspawn closes up a night also. Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 thats not a torch. its a frogspawn. Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 hmm weird thats what I thought it was too and my lfs owner kept saying it was an aussie gold torch but oh well I got it for 5 bucks and was looking for anything in the euphyllia family Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 5 dollars, great deal. Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 good job reviving him! i love my frogspawn. Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 thanks! it really looked like sh*t when I bought it.. I should have taken a before and after pic but oh well really happy with the outcome.. I wanted a frogspawn to begin with so im a bit happier now that you guys cleared that up for me Link to comment
Ramsrt Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thats not frogspawn thats cristata coral that looks nothing like frogspawn Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 ok just googled cristata coral.. THAT looks nothing like my coral. you wanna give me a specific link or maybe a common name? instead of just saying "MEH you're wrong HOE, and I KNOW EVERYTHING RAWR!" you're right tho, doesn't really look like a frogspawn now that im really looking at a frogspawn.. looks like the tips split several times in a frogspawn and the tips of my coral are all individuals with no splits. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Nice job bringing it back! FYI, that's definitely a frogspawn. Link to comment
scoobahSAM Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 heres another pic.. I circled where the mouths are and the arrow is pointing to the 3rd mouth facing the other way. Link to comment
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