Help?? My zoos are closed!!

[tarrahsmom]

I got these on Sat and they were great on sat and sun. Today I come home from work and they are closed? Help what is wrong??

 

[paintballer768]

Pictures? Tank inhabitants? Water quality readings? With this we should have a general idea.

 

[snakeblitz33]

Yeah, I agree. We need some water parameters... How about temp readings as well...
What kind of lighting do you have?

 

[tarrahsmom]

Temp is 80-81
nitrates 20 ppm
ph 8.2
nitrite 0
ammonia 0
Pc lights. I have them right by a power head so they have a lot of flow. I also have some other zoos on the other side of the tank and they still look good. i also have a colt coral and it looks good also

 

[paintballer768]

They might be getting too much flow being close to that powerhead. Zoanthids do best in low flow IME. Could be this or not getting enough light. Whats your photoperiod like?

 

[tarrahsmom]

uggg, they are still closed. i did a water change and moved them away from the powerhead. Everything else looks fine

 

[privatejoker]

Give them time to open up after you move them. They may not open for a couple of days if you really pissed them off.

 

[dogfaceman]

try putting a little food next to them, if mine are closed up because of a mischievous hermit, this usually works.

 

[tarrahsmom]

Still not open. I am now thinkg my pc lighting is not enough for them. Ugg

 

[dogfaceman]

Originally Posted by Tarrahsmom
http:///forum/post/2728371
Still not open. I am now thinkg my pc lighting is not enough for them. Ugg
when is the last time you switched them out, and they will still open if its not enough because they will be begging for light pretty much