Zoa/paly hates any flow?!?

Abyrd92 · 09/26/2014, 10:37 PM

Okay so my 3 frags have done okay inthe past week i have had them except 1 colony that basically turned into umbrellas and got shorter by the day...
Well today i fed everyone which required me to turn off my power head.. Well i work 3rd shift so i went to sleep forgetting to plug in my power head..
4-5 hours later i wake up check my tank n see this colony fully open tall n skinny... Not slumped but straight and looking beautiful.. I noticed my power head wasnt on so i plugged it in after a few min they were back to umbrellas...

They are in low flow to begin with because they wont open in medium or high.. I moved them out of. 90% of the flow n still umbrellas.

Can they not like flow cuz thats not an option???ImageUploadedByTapatalk1411792652.020921.jpg

cherubfish pair · 09/26/2014, 11:34 PM

They need flow to carry food and oxygen to them and carry away wastes.

Abyrd92 · 09/26/2014, 11:50 PM

So why do they look like poo when i have a flow going but look perfect with no flow i dont get it .. My power head doesn't even push the right amount of gph for the size i have .. My cousin told me to put 2 600gph hydor in my 20gal(tall) n the 1 i have now is like only 180gph ..

09/26/2014, 10:37 PM	#1
Abyrd92 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 35	Zoa/paly hates any flow?!? Okay so my 3 frags have done okay inthe past week i have had them except 1 colony that basically turned into umbrellas and got shorter by the day... Well today i fed everyone which required me to turn off my power head.. Well i work 3rd shift so i went to sleep forgetting to plug in my power head.. 4-5 hours later i wake up check my tank n see this colony fully open tall n skinny... Not slumped but straight and looking beautiful.. I noticed my power head wasnt on so i plugged it in after a few min they were back to umbrellas... They are in low flow to begin with because they wont open in medium or high.. I moved them out of. 90% of the flow n still umbrellas. Can they not like flow cuz thats not an option???ImageUploadedByTapatalk1411792652.020921.jpg

09/26/2014, 11:34 PM	#2
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	They need flow to carry food and oxygen to them and carry away wastes. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/26/2014, 11:50 PM	#3
Abyrd92 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 35	So why do they look like poo when i have a flow going but look perfect with no flow i dont get it .. My power head doesn't even push the right amount of gph for the size i have .. My cousin told me to put 2 600gph hydor in my 20gal(tall) n the 1 i have now is like only 180gph ..