Green Star Polyp's not opening.
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brstwv
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Did you just get them? Alot of times after shipping they stay closed for a while. Mine took 4 day's to come out. Hope this help's.
hal000
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sometimes if you pull them out the tank,even for a second. it may take up to a week or two to open back up. also if the air temp outside the tank
differs from greatly from the tank they will stay closed longer.
somtimes just moving them in tank will make them close up for a week, just remember the rougher you are ,or if the rock falls often the longer they will take.
i frag my gsp often, and whats odd is that the frags mostly open in a couple
hours, while the main colany takes a couple days( 4 to 7)
differs from greatly from the tank they will stay closed longer.
somtimes just moving them in tank will make them close up for a week, just remember the rougher you are ,or if the rock falls often the longer they will take.
i frag my gsp often, and whats odd is that the frags mostly open in a couple
hours, while the main colany takes a couple days( 4 to 7)
hunted
Member
Originally Posted by hal000
sometimes if you pull them out the tank,even for a second. it may take up to a week or two to open back up. also if the air temp outside the tank
differs from greatly from the tank they will stay closed longer.
somtimes just moving them in tank will make them close up for a week, just remember the rougher you are ,or if the rock falls often the longer they will take.
i frag my gsp often, and whats odd is that the frags mostly open in a couple
hours, while the main colany takes a couple days( 4 to 7)
Thanks but they where in the same spot and had not been touched or bothered and they closed up for no reason, but as for the temp outside my tank that can change from cold to hot fast or be cold one day and warm the next, ha depends on how much wifie plays with the thermostat, it is -20 C up here now. But what would the temp outside the tank have to do with whats inside the tank, the tank is pretty consistant at 77 F.
sometimes if you pull them out the tank,even for a second. it may take up to a week or two to open back up. also if the air temp outside the tank
differs from greatly from the tank they will stay closed longer.
somtimes just moving them in tank will make them close up for a week, just remember the rougher you are ,or if the rock falls often the longer they will take.
i frag my gsp often, and whats odd is that the frags mostly open in a couple
hours, while the main colany takes a couple days( 4 to 7)
Thanks but they where in the same spot and had not been touched or bothered and they closed up for no reason, but as for the temp outside my tank that can change from cold to hot fast or be cold one day and warm the next, ha depends on how much wifie plays with the thermostat, it is -20 C up here now. But what would the temp outside the tank have to do with whats inside the tank, the tank is pretty consistant at 77 F.
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brstwv
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Hal000, what kind of fish is that in your avatar? Hunted, have you added any new corals since they have closed? How's your water? You could try a water change, if you can post some pic's.
robertff4294
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i have heard of cases where gsp have for no reason at all closed up for over a month. they didnt move or anything just decided to close but month month and a half they came back out. i havent had anything like that with mine but have heard bout it.
joshd123
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Iodine. Some people will say you dont need it BUT, I add it when my toad stool starts drroping and my star polyps do not open. They grow like crazy after that. All soft tissue needs Iodine to grow. I can bet I can also bet I have more ring of fires Than anyone on this site. I can also say that I have more zoas than 80% of the people on this site. I started with a 30 polyps and now I have over 2000. With No deaths. I must be doing something right.
Just give it a shoot. You will be happy.
Just give it a shoot. You will be happy.
hunted
Member
Originally Posted by Joshd123
Iodine. Some people will say you dont need it BUT, I add it when my toad stool starts drroping and my star polyps do not open. They grow like crazy after that. All soft tissue needs Iodine to grow. I can bet I can also bet I have more ring of fires Than anyone on this site. I can also say that I have more zoas than 80% of the people on this site. I started with a 30 polyps and now I have over 2000. With No deaths. I must be doing something right.
Just give it a shoot. You will be happy.
Do you have a problem with hair algae from adding Iodine??
Iodine. Some people will say you dont need it BUT, I add it when my toad stool starts drroping and my star polyps do not open. They grow like crazy after that. All soft tissue needs Iodine to grow. I can bet I can also bet I have more ring of fires Than anyone on this site. I can also say that I have more zoas than 80% of the people on this site. I started with a 30 polyps and now I have over 2000. With No deaths. I must be doing something right.
Just give it a shoot. You will be happy.
Do you have a problem with hair algae from adding Iodine??
hunted
Member
Originally Posted by brstwv
Hal000, what kind of fish is that in your avatar? Hunted, have you added any new corals since they have closed? How's your water? You could try a water change, if you can post some pic's.
Thats a maroon clown, ah no I have not added a thing , my water is near perfect except for my nitrates they are sitting around 40 ppm, and i do a 25% change every wednesday. I will get some pic here right away and post.
Hal000, what kind of fish is that in your avatar? Hunted, have you added any new corals since they have closed? How's your water? You could try a water change, if you can post some pic's.
Thats a maroon clown, ah no I have not added a thing , my water is near perfect except for my nitrates they are sitting around 40 ppm, and i do a 25% change every wednesday. I will get some pic here right away and post.
dburd708
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Just a thought how about your cal. and alk levels. I add Iodine to my tank also. My stars like the top of the tank with good water flow over them
. My SG 1.024 and ph 8.4. My water temp is @ 80 degrees. What type of filter are you using? May need to clean filter if you are using a canister. I would also recheck all the levels just to make sure you didn't miss something.
