torch problem

Carbone · #1 12/09/2007, 01:03 PM

Hello,
my torch is not feeling very well in the last 2 days. I have it for 2 months in the same place doing well, but yesterday morning it was deflated.

My system info:
75 gallons system with sump
nh3: 0
no3: 0
sg : 35ppm (checked yesterday)
temp: 26 C
alk: 10
ca: 420-440
mg: 1280

I also have some zoas, xenia, favites, hammer, blue ridge. Friday night all was ok, but Saturday morning all corals where closed. I did 20L water change in the evening, changed the carbon, and this morning everybody was opened except the torch. I added a BTA 2 weeks ago that is not doing so well. It is deflated since the day I bought it.

I looked more carefully to the torch and it has some spiral worms on some of the tentacles as you can see in this picture.

That do advice to do to save him ?

thanks

Carbone · #2 12/09/2007, 01:20 PM

and another picture...

Sk8r · #3 12/09/2007, 01:41 PM

Run some carbon. YOur zoas may be spitting at it.

Carbone · #4 12/09/2007, 01:49 PM

I changed the carbon last night, but the torch condition is the same.
In the second photo you can see some tube worm on the skeleton.
Can they harm the coral ?

I searched here on RC for some ID for the spiral worm that I marked with red in the first photo, but no success.

Carbone · #5 12/10/2007, 01:40 AM

could it be flatworms ?
a FW dip will help ?

stevelkaneval · #6 12/10/2007, 02:05 AM

it may be the rbta i had a metalic green one that didnt open at all then all my fish died and my corals started not looking so good. took the rbta out and all my coral was fine and the damsel that lived.

Carbone · #7 12/10/2007, 03:19 AM

indeed, my BTA have a green tint and the skimmer is producing strange greenish foam.

Carbone · #8 12/11/2007, 01:36 AM

bad news. I removed the BTA, but my torch and hammer is still in bad condition, even worst. The worms on the hammers have multiplied.
Can someone ID this ?

thanks

Carbone · #9 12/15/2007, 11:12 AM

I removed all the worms from the torch, but still don't opening.
Today I removed the hammer in a plate to manually remove the worm with 2 tooth pins. After the procedure, in the plate I found 4-5 little fishes I think. The only fish pair that spawned in the tank was 2 3 stripe damsels.

PS: the worms from the previos photo could it be predatory nudibranchs ? If so, manualy removing them every other day will help ? Can the also eat my zoas ?

thanks

Lotus99 · #10 12/15/2007, 01:42 PM

Yes, those look like nudibranches. I don't think you can do a freshwater dip on LPS, try a Lugol's dip.

The second pic in the red circle looks like a mysid shrimp to me.