Turbinaria not growing

magikfly · 07/21/2009, 02:53 PM

I have a 3 inch wide turbinaria which just doesn't seem to grow.
It doesn't bleach either, polyps are totally extended all the time.
I've tried med light/med flow, high light/high flow
Anyone care to shed some light on how to make it grow?

thecichlidpleco · 07/22/2009, 11:45 AM

How often do you feed?

magikfly · 07/22/2009, 11:49 AM

I never feed the corals, fish are fed once a day

Logzor · 07/22/2009, 11:54 AM

Is this the yellow scrolling type or the pagoda cup?

My pagoda cup must grow 1cm a year or something. It is VERY slow.

The yellow scroll is definitely not a fast grower either but puts on an inch or two every year.

I have mine under around 450 par (med/high light) and VERY VERY high indirect flow.

A picture would definitely help.

magikfly · 07/22/2009, 12:11 PM

You can see the turbinaria in the lower left corner
It's a crappy cellphone pic, but it's the best I can do right now.
It's directly under a Phoenix 250W DE

Logzor · 07/22/2009, 12:22 PM

The picture is a bit washed out but it looks healthy to me.

Tonight, very late after the lights have gone out check the polyp extension. They should be massive. You want them to be dancing around a great deal. Try and shoot for flow that achieves this.

As far as light goes I do not think it would hurt to move it up higher.

What are the grow rate of other stony corals?

magikfly · 07/22/2009, 12:37 PM

Polyp extension during lights out is extraordinary, however I can't say that they dance around.
As for the other corals, growth is satisfactory given the fact that they're mostly just a bunch of stumps.
I'll move it up a few inches and see what happens.

cloak · 07/22/2009, 12:40 PM

I had this one for years and maybe got a little over an ich of growth out of it. It was almost half way up in a 60 gallon breeder under four 110 watt VHO's. It had great PE, but I never did feed it directly. Sometimes though, it would snag flakes or whatever frozen food it could get out of the water column. I just chalked it up to being a very slow grower.

JamesJR · 07/22/2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by magikfly
You can see the turbinaria in the lower left corner
It's a crappy cellphone pic, but it's the best I can do right now.
It's directly under a Phoenix 250W DE

you might have a turbinaria reinformis and I have found that they grow a lot faster than others in the genus. I don't neccessarily think polyp extension is an indicator of health but would agree that feeding them will help them grow better. I fed mine cyclopeaze and other plankton type foods.

07/21/2009, 02:53 PM	#1
magikfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 199	Turbinaria not growing I have a 3 inch wide turbinaria which just doesn't seem to grow. It doesn't bleach either, polyps are totally extended all the time. I've tried med light/med flow, high light/high flow Anyone care to shed some light on how to make it grow? __________________ Wind me up, put me down, start me off and watch me go Current Tank Info: RSR 425 XL

07/22/2009, 11:45 AM	#2
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	How often do you feed? __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

07/22/2009, 11:49 AM	#3
magikfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 199	I never feed the corals, fish are fed once a day __________________ Wind me up, put me down, start me off and watch me go Current Tank Info: RSR 425 XL

07/22/2009, 12:11 PM	#5
magikfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 199	You can see the turbinaria in the lower left corner It's a crappy cellphone pic, but it's the best I can do right now. It's directly under a Phoenix 250W DE __________________ Wind me up, put me down, start me off and watch me go Current Tank Info: RSR 425 XL

07/22/2009, 12:37 PM	#7
magikfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 199	Polyp extension during lights out is extraordinary, however I can't say that they dance around. As for the other corals, growth is satisfactory given the fact that they're mostly just a bunch of stumps. I'll move it up a few inches and see what happens. __________________ Wind me up, put me down, start me off and watch me go Current Tank Info: RSR 425 XL

07/22/2009, 11:54 AM	#4
Logzor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kenwood, Ohio Posts: 4,073	Is this the yellow scrolling type or the pagoda cup? My pagoda cup must grow 1cm a year or something. It is VERY slow. The yellow scroll is definitely not a fast grower either but puts on an inch or two every year. I have mine under around 450 par (med/high light) and VERY VERY high indirect flow. A picture would definitely help.

07/22/2009, 12:22 PM	#6
Logzor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kenwood, Ohio Posts: 4,073	The picture is a bit washed out but it looks healthy to me. Tonight, very late after the lights have gone out check the polyp extension. They should be massive. You want them to be dancing around a great deal. Try and shoot for flow that achieves this. As far as light goes I do not think it would hurt to move it up higher. What are the grow rate of other stony corals?

07/22/2009, 12:40 PM	#8
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I had this one for years and maybe got a little over an ich of growth out of it. It was almost half way up in a 60 gallon breeder under four 110 watt VHO's. It had great PE, but I never did feed it directly. Sometimes though, it would snag flakes or whatever frozen food it could get out of the water column. I just chalked it up to being a very slow grower.