long polyp leather coral won't open

hermitlover · 05/19/2014, 11:25 AM

I bought a long polyp leather coral about 2weeks ago, it extended its polyps for two days, was knocked over by my lawnmower blenny and hasn't opened since. My other corals are doing fine, I have ricordia, zoas, and star polyps. i tried moving it around a couple times, but still not opening, my water params are fine. It doesn't look like its dying, still nice color and no brown. I have led lights in a nanocube, should it be on the bottom, or closer to the top?

MacWilliams · 05/19/2014, 12:17 PM

Try putting it closer to the bottom and leaving it alone for a few days/ week. Moving it around too much will stress it out and cause it to basically reset its comfort levels. What are your parameters? You say they are fine but numbers will help us in determining a cause.

hermitlover · 05/19/2014, 01:02 PM

nitrite 0 ammonia-0 ph-8 nitrates 5

Pife · 05/19/2014, 05:50 PM

How much flow do you have in this tank? Weekday are your po4s?

hermitlover · 05/22/2014, 06:50 AM

I have stock pump and a koralia nano 425

hermitlover · 05/22/2014, 06:51 AM

all the other corals, I forgot to add I have a candy cane, are doing fine, the polyps will still not extend on the leather for some reason.

05/19/2014, 11:25 AM	#1
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	long polyp leather coral won't open I bought a long polyp leather coral about 2weeks ago, it extended its polyps for two days, was knocked over by my lawnmower blenny and hasn't opened since. My other corals are doing fine, I have ricordia, zoas, and star polyps. i tried moving it around a couple times, but still not opening, my water params are fine. It doesn't look like its dying, still nice color and no brown. I have led lights in a nanocube, should it be on the bottom, or closer to the top?

05/19/2014, 05:50 PM	#4
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	How much flow do you have in this tank? Weekday are your po4s? __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

05/19/2014, 12:17 PM	#2
MacWilliams Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 410	Try putting it closer to the bottom and leaving it alone for a few days/ week. Moving it around too much will stress it out and cause it to basically reset its comfort levels. What are your parameters? You say they are fine but numbers will help us in determining a cause.

05/19/2014, 01:02 PM	#3
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	nitrite 0 ammonia-0 ph-8 nitrates 5

05/22/2014, 06:50 AM	#5
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	I have stock pump and a koralia nano 425

05/22/2014, 06:51 AM	#6
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	all the other corals, I forgot to add I have a candy cane, are doing fine, the polyps will still not extend on the leather for some reason.