I've Got Polyps!! And a Question

jasonrp104 · 12/11/2008, 05:20 AM

I've got a few polyps on a live rock that closed up a few weeks ago and haven't re-opened. They've been sitting still for long enough that brown alge is starting to grow on them but they still have a nice green color.

Tank levels are fine but It did happen after a massive water change

hijinks · 12/11/2008, 05:39 AM

was the salinity and temps the same as your main tank when you added in the water?

jasonrp104 · 12/11/2008, 06:09 AM

Yep, I'm real anal about that stuff. They are still nice and green under the algae but they have not opened

der_wille_zur_macht · 12/11/2008, 07:37 AM

What are the conditions in your reef? If algae start to overgrow a coral just because it's been closed for a while, you might have bigger problems.

If your tank is in good health overall, it may just be that the algae are bugging the coral enough that it's not opening fully any more. Try to get the coral clean, and put it in an area with a bit more flow.

jasonrp104 · 12/11/2008, 07:40 AM

My conditions are great, the only thing I could use is a bit more flow

jasonrp104 · 12/11/2008, 07:43 AM

I should mention, the only reason there is algae on them is because I wasn't sure of any way to get it off rom them. The only spot of nuisance algea on this rock is where they are because I don't want to hurt them getting rid of it.

12/11/2008, 05:20 AM	#1
jasonrp104 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: vt Posts: 1,113	I've Got Polyps!! And a Question I've got a few polyps on a live rock that closed up a few weeks ago and haven't re-opened. They've been sitting still for long enough that brown alge is starting to grow on them but they still have a nice green color. Tank levels are fine but It did happen after a massive water change

12/11/2008, 07:37 AM	#4
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	What are the conditions in your reef? If algae start to overgrow a coral just because it's been closed for a while, you might have bigger problems. If your tank is in good health overall, it may just be that the algae are bugging the coral enough that it's not opening fully any more. Try to get the coral clean, and put it in an area with a bit more flow. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

12/11/2008, 05:39 AM	#2
hijinks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 505	was the salinity and temps the same as your main tank when you added in the water?

12/11/2008, 06:09 AM	#3
jasonrp104 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: vt Posts: 1,113	Yep, I'm real anal about that stuff. They are still nice and green under the algae but they have not opened

12/11/2008, 07:40 AM	#5
jasonrp104 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: vt Posts: 1,113	My conditions are great, the only thing I could use is a bit more flow

12/11/2008, 07:43 AM	#6
jasonrp104 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: vt Posts: 1,113	I should mention, the only reason there is algae on them is because I wasn't sure of any way to get it off rom them. The only spot of nuisance algea on this rock is where they are because I don't want to hurt them getting rid of it.