New coral

saltymight · 10/06/2010, 05:16 PM

Hey just got my first coral ever. Ya I been in the hobby for about 6 years on and off because of the military. Any who its a toadstool mushroom. I was just wondering if its normal for it to be hiding its polyps a little bit for a couple of days. I have it in moderate flow and my lights a 8 t-5 each 54w in a 55 gallon tank. People kept telling me i can keep pretty much anything. And i did some research and the toadstool uses light more than taking in food on its own.

NJS7x7 · 10/06/2010, 05:46 PM

I just got my first coal too after a year of having my tank. Got a few small mushrooms, Sun Poly coral, Starburst colony, and a button colony. All but the sun has come out. Good luck to us both!

Palting · 10/06/2010, 06:06 PM

Yes, a lot of coral don't open for several days as they adapt to their new surroundings. Did you light acclimate it? If the coral came from an lfs with significantly less light than yours, or if it was shipped, you will have to put it low in the tank and cut your light period down, then slowly move it up to it's final position over the course of several days and go back to your previous light period.

despot101 · 10/06/2010, 06:07 PM

Yeah it's quite normal for it to not have full polyp extension. Mine will sit closed up a couple days at a time. Your lighting is plenty.

saltymight · 10/06/2010, 06:36 PM

The lfs told me to have it at mid level than move it up after a few days. I told them about my lighting so everything sounds great than thank you for calming my nerves.

neoalchemist74 · 10/06/2010, 06:41 PM

Don' be worried at all, toadstools may stay closed for over a week at first then they will shed thier skin and will come back out. If it has trouble shedding its skin then you will need to give it more water flow.

neoalchemist74 · 10/06/2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NJS7x7

I just got my first coal too after a year of having my tank. Got a few small mushrooms, Sun Poly coral, Starburst colony, and a button colony. All but the sun has come out. Good luck to us both!

Nj, look at your sun coral about an hour or more after the light goes off. You may have to train it with food to come out during the day.

10/06/2010, 05:16 PM	#1
saltymight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clay, Ny Posts: 860	New coral Hey just got my first coral ever. Ya I been in the hobby for about 6 years on and off because of the military. Any who its a toadstool mushroom. I was just wondering if its normal for it to be hiding its polyps a little bit for a couple of days. I have it in moderate flow and my lights a 8 t-5 each 54w in a 55 gallon tank. People kept telling me i can keep pretty much anything. And i did some research and the toadstool uses light more than taking in food on its own.

10/06/2010, 06:06 PM	#3
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Yes, a lot of coral don't open for several days as they adapt to their new surroundings. Did you light acclimate it? If the coral came from an lfs with significantly less light than yours, or if it was shipped, you will have to put it low in the tank and cut your light period down, then slowly move it up to it's final position over the course of several days and go back to your previous light period. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

10/06/2010, 06:07 PM	#4
despot101 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 1,937	Yeah it's quite normal for it to not have full polyp extension. Mine will sit closed up a couple days at a time. Your lighting is plenty. __________________ And the bottom line In all of this seems to say There's no right and wrong way Current Tank Info: 55g, 20L, 29g

10/06/2010, 06:41 PM	#6
neoalchemist74 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 627	Don' be worried at all, toadstools may stay closed for over a week at first then they will shed thier skin and will come back out. If it has trouble shedding its skin then you will need to give it more water flow. __________________ You have two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you talk. Current Tank Info: in progress

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10/06/2010, 05:46 PM	#2
NJS7x7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Monte Rio, CA Posts: 51	I just got my first coal too after a year of having my tank. Got a few small mushrooms, Sun Poly coral, Starburst colony, and a button colony. All but the sun has come out. Good luck to us both!

10/06/2010, 06:36 PM	#5
saltymight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clay, Ny Posts: 860	The lfs told me to have it at mid level than move it up after a few days. I told them about my lighting so everything sounds great than thank you for calming my nerves.