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Stunning Torch Corals For Sale Online add Color and Texture to Your Reef Tank

Torch coral frags (Euphyllia) are often one of the first LPS corals to be added to a reef tank, as they are relatively easy to keep, are forgiving of less-than-ideal water chemistry and are good confidence builders for beginning coralheads fearful of the usual learning curve (and expense) of coral husbandry. That said, Euphyllia coral frags are also prized by experienced reefers for the many gorgeous color morphs available these days and the irresistibly mesmerizing effect of watching the long-tentacled polyps animated by powerheads in their displays.

Torch Coral Care Guide

Experience Level

Our torch coral frags can be a good choice for beginners provided they have a cycled system and stable water chemistry. If you’re just starting out, we recommend trying out a couple of our more affordably priced torch frags. Once you have a feel for the right combination of lighting and flow and are getting decent growth out of your torch colonies, then start adding different colors for a dazzling effect in your reef.

Optimal Water Quality Parameters

Temperature: 72-78F, 22-25C
pH: 8.1-8.3
dKH: 7-11 (125-200ppm CaCO3 equivalent)
Calcium: 375-450ppm
Magnesium: 1275-1350ppm
Salinity: 35ppt
Ammonia (NH3): less than 0.1ppm
Nitrite (NO2): less than 0.2ppm
Nitrate (NO3): less than 0.2ppm
Phosphates (PO4): less than 0.03ppm

Lighting Preferences:

Torch corals tend to prefer moderate lighting in the middle or lower-middle part of the water column. Too little lighting will starve the photosynthetic algae living in the tissue of the polyp for energy, resulting in lackluster color and polyp extension. Too much lighting will stress the zooxanthellae and can kill it, causing the polyps to expel it in long, wispy strands, which will also disrupt color and extension.

Water Flow Preferences:

Moderation is the key here, too. Shoot for flows that lightly animate the polyps back and forth, as they do on their native reefs, delivering food and exporting waste. Too little flow and the polyps will droop. Too much and the polyps will retract to protect themselves from damage by being thrashed against their skeletal base and surrounding rockwork.

Placement Considerations:

Initially, choose a somewhat sheltered location in the lower third of your display and observe it for at least two weeks, paying attention to color, turgidity and extension. If you think that an adjustment is necessary, move your torch frag to an area with slightly stronger flows and a bit more light. As always, patience is the key to finding the perfect spot and developing a coralhead’s intuition, so resist the temptation to make too many adjustments too quickly!

Feeding Considerations:

After a week or so in your quarantine tank or display, you can start experimenting with light feeds of brine or mysis shrimp or similar small wet protein. Although torch corals are capable of taking on larger chunks of shrimp, fish, clam, etc., we recommend doing this very infrequently, as tropical temps make these foods decompose quickly and will degrade your water chemistry and negatively impact the health of your system and animals.

Beautiful, Thriving Online Torch Corals from CoralFrags.com

Whether you have a nano reef or a massive display in the hundreds of gallons, our torch coral frags are a great addition. Our coral frags are cut with care and attention to detail and held in propagation systems designed and maintained by professional aquarists to provide the best water quality and the healthiest frags to our customers. Our philosophy is: Healthy systems make for better water chemistry, which make for healthier frags, which result in happy (and repeat) customers. Thanks for looking!

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