Advice for Torch coral extension

[Rockfish]

Looking for some advice. I have a small torch coral collection in a 20 gallon cube. They all seem to be thriving and my blue tip torch has grown multiple heads over the last year. However, I can’t seem to get the long tentacle extension I see with other indo torches. Any suggestions? Maybe lighting or flow?

light=Ai prime 16hd
Alk=7.3
Nitrate=2
Phos=0.015ppm

 

[MadReefer]

Only advice I have is maybe to much flow. When I had a nice torch and moved it my 90 corner the flow was very high and it did not extend much.

 

[john90009]

Did you ever see it with longer tentacles? Some torches will not ever get those longer tentacles.

 

[Aeb1419]

Dont worry man. Its not the size of the boat. Its the motion in the ocean

 

[Rockfish]

Did you ever see it with longer tentacles? Some torches will not ever get those longer tentacles.

Tentacles we’re definitely longer when I first got the torches.

 

[Rockfish]

Dont worry man. Its not the size of the boat. Its the motion in the ocean

Lol, now that is funny.

 

[Aeb1419]

But its probably not lighting. I got two 16hds at 110% and my torch is at the top with long tentacles. Could be the flow. What you runnin?

 

[Rockfish]

I don’t think it would lights either but guess I would need a par meter to be sure. Got a sicce 1.0 running the filter and a jabao nano running on low as a wavemaker.

 

[Deleted member 27248]

Torch's love flow

 

[Diogenes]

Torch's love flow

that looks really nice, is it yours?

 

[Deleted member 27248]

Yes sir

 

[Rockfish]

Changed my lighting schedule to AB+ from the “pirates” schedule on the 16hd, maintaining similar par (80-120). Also moved my wave maker more to the side. Things looking much better but have a ways to go. Thank you all for your advice.

 

[Deleted member 27248]

You may want to raise your nitrate and phosphate as well. They will appreciate it.