Kenya Tree How does it work??

Westfield · 06/27/2015, 06:20 AM

Have one Kenya tree for about a week
It appears to like being with my SPS
Yesterday it looked great branch in every direction...gorgeous
First thing this morning it looked like a pile of mush
Now after 2-3 hours its back to gorgeous
I know its 99% salter water
How does to "fill" its self" to be a tree like animal?
What mechanism does it use?

Thanks much John

Dkuhlmann · 06/28/2015, 04:15 AM

They go to sleep at night (deflate down to almost nothing on the branches) and once the light is on they wake up expanding to gather light to feed their zooxanthellae.

Mock · 06/29/2015, 07:12 AM

It takes in water, just like sponge it can push water out or take it in. Making it shrivel at times and big and bold at others.

Westfield · 06/30/2015, 05:53 AM

Thanks I do understand. My question which is NOT clear is HOW mechanically does it draw in water and later expel water

Mock · 06/30/2015, 07:40 AM

Like a sponge.

Dkuhlmann · 07/01/2015, 12:33 AM

I gave you that answer in post #2

Reeftankaquaman · 04/20/2016, 08:41 PM

how come mine shrivels up even when the light is on? it opens.itself up again in the morning though. is my light on too long?

michaelg · 04/21/2016, 02:02 PM

A water channel protein? What's even weirder is watching their branches pinch off to make babies. You will see a constriction ring first then it pinches off.

fity2pounder · 04/22/2016, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reeftankaquaman

how come mine shrivels up even when the light is on? it opens.itself up again in the morning though. is my light on too long?

Could be a fish or something nipping at it that causes it to deflate.

06/27/2015, 06:20 AM	#1
Westfield Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Westfield, Indiana Posts: 74	Kenya Tree How does it work?? Have one Kenya tree for about a week It appears to like being with my SPS Yesterday it looked great branch in every direction...gorgeous First thing this morning it looked like a pile of mush Now after 2-3 hours its back to gorgeous I know its 99% salter water How does to "fill" its self" to be a tree like animal? What mechanism does it use? Thanks much John

06/29/2015, 07:12 AM	#3
Mock Saltwater Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 669	It takes in water, just like sponge it can push water out or take it in. Making it shrivel at times and big and bold at others. __________________ 250g In-Wall, 75g fuge, 40g sump, 20g frag tank, Aqua Euro PS-400, RK Elite, 2x400w 14k Halides, 2 MP40s, MRC-6

06/30/2015, 07:40 AM	#5
Mock Saltwater Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 669	Like a sponge. __________________ 250g In-Wall, 75g fuge, 40g sump, 20g frag tank, Aqua Euro PS-400, RK Elite, 2x400w 14k Halides, 2 MP40s, MRC-6

07/01/2015, 12:33 AM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I gave you that answer in post #2 __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

04/21/2016, 02:02 PM	#8
michaelg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,903	A water channel protein? What's even weirder is watching their branches pinch off to make babies. You will see a constriction ring first then it pinches off. __________________ 60 Cube SPS: Hydra52, Hydra26HD, 2x Vortex MP10, Reef Octo 3500DC return, sea-swirl, Vertex Omega 150 Current Tank Info: 60 Cube SPS Reef, 40G IM goniopora tank

06/28/2015, 04:15 AM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	They go to sleep at night (deflate down to almost nothing on the branches) and once the light is on they wake up expanding to gather light to feed their zooxanthellae. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

06/30/2015, 05:53 AM	#4
Westfield Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Westfield, Indiana Posts: 74	Thanks I do understand. My question which is NOT clear is HOW mechanically does it draw in water and later expel water

04/20/2016, 08:41 PM	#7
Reeftankaquaman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 9	how come mine shrivels up even when the light is on? it opens.itself up again in the morning though. is my light on too long?