trev-salt55
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Help with kenya tree!
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trev-salt55
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A pic wont send so it looks like the bigger side of the tree is falling down qnd the little side is up right are they splitting or fraging i dont know i put alit if money into my tank and thats a main piece qnd help me find a solution could it be the likying like the 10000k white light is never on only the blue antanic light si i put on the 10000k white and the heavy side went up so should i get different light ir keep on the 10000k white light bulb on more
flower
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Originally Posted by trev-salt55 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539485
A pic wont send so it looks like the bigger side of the tree is falling down qnd the little side is up right are they splitting or fraging i dont know i put alit if money into my tank and thats a main piece qnd help me find a solution could it be the likying like the 10000k white light is never on only the blue antanic light si i put on the 10000k white and the heavy side went up so should i get different light ir keep on the 10000k white light bulb on more
it's really hard to tell without a picture....but Kenya tree coral usually drops their limbs and the limbs become trees.... Is it possible you have too much water flow and it's bent over?
Originally Posted by trev-salt55 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539485
A pic wont send so it looks like the bigger side of the tree is falling down qnd the little side is up right are they splitting or fraging i dont know i put alit if money into my tank and thats a main piece qnd help me find a solution could it be the likying like the 10000k white light is never on only the blue antanic light si i put on the 10000k white and the heavy side went up so should i get different light ir keep on the 10000k white light bulb on more
it's really hard to tell without a picture....but Kenya tree coral usually drops their limbs and the limbs become trees.... Is it possible you have too much water flow and it's bent over?
zoidberg01
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When I turn of my Kenya trees they look dead and shribbled but also when they get to heavy they bend and frag themselves
flower
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539494
When I turn of my Kenya trees they look dead and shribbled but also when they get to heavy they bend and frag themselves
Okay...I'm sure it's a typo, but it's funny anyway....what in the world does shribbled look like? How do you "TURN" a Kenya tree coral so it looks dead and shribbled?
Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539494
When I turn of my Kenya trees they look dead and shribbled but also when they get to heavy they bend and frag themselves
Okay...I'm sure it's a typo, but it's funny anyway....what in the world does shribbled look like? How do you "TURN" a Kenya tree coral so it looks dead and shribbled?
michaeltx
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Originally Posted by trev-salt55 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539485
A pic wont send so it looks like the bigger side of the tree is falling down qnd the little side is up right are they splitting or fraging i dont know i put alit if money into my tank and thats a main piece qnd help me find a solution could it be the likying like the 10000k white light is never on only the blue antanic light si i put on the 10000k white and the heavy side went up so should i get different light ir keep on the 10000k white light bulb on more
you should really have both lights on. Kenya trees are a lower light coral but they do enjoy light and use it. The blue is atinic 03 so it has a certain spectrum and the white 10k is more like full daylight. If I was able to turn lights on and off and different times you would have the blue turn on for 30 minutes or so before the 10k comes on then the 10k shuts off and 30 minutes later the atinic shuts off. You will need to find a balance for the on time for awhile because you might have some algae growth. The biggest thing we try to do with our artificial lights in replicate the sun and it cycles. This will help.
also as I think flower said the will drop branches to reproduce. The other thing is that leather in general go through a cycle of "wilting" and "shredding" of their skin. They will look unhealthy for a little bit every so often for this to happen.
Mike
Originally Posted by trev-salt55 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539485
A pic wont send so it looks like the bigger side of the tree is falling down qnd the little side is up right are they splitting or fraging i dont know i put alit if money into my tank and thats a main piece qnd help me find a solution could it be the likying like the 10000k white light is never on only the blue antanic light si i put on the 10000k white and the heavy side went up so should i get different light ir keep on the 10000k white light bulb on more
you should really have both lights on. Kenya trees are a lower light coral but they do enjoy light and use it. The blue is atinic 03 so it has a certain spectrum and the white 10k is more like full daylight. If I was able to turn lights on and off and different times you would have the blue turn on for 30 minutes or so before the 10k comes on then the 10k shuts off and 30 minutes later the atinic shuts off. You will need to find a balance for the on time for awhile because you might have some algae growth. The biggest thing we try to do with our artificial lights in replicate the sun and it cycles. This will help.
also as I think flower said the will drop branches to reproduce. The other thing is that leather in general go through a cycle of "wilting" and "shredding" of their skin. They will look unhealthy for a little bit every so often for this to happen.
Mike
silverado61
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539496
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539494
When I turn of my Kenya trees they look dead and shribbled but also when they get to heavy they bend and frag themselves
Okay...I'm sure it's a typo, but it's funny anyway....what in the world does shribbled look like? How do you "TURN" a Kenya tree coral so it looks dead and shribbled?
+1
I really like the last part about "frag themselves".
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539496
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539494
When I turn of my Kenya trees they look dead and shribbled but also when they get to heavy they bend and frag themselves
Okay...I'm sure it's a typo, but it's funny anyway....what in the world does shribbled look like? How do you "TURN" a Kenya tree coral so it looks dead and shribbled?
+1
flower
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Originally Posted by MichaelTX http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539499
you should really have both lights on. Kenya trees are a lower light coral but they do enjoy light and use it. The blue is atinic 03 so it has a certain spectrum and the white 10k is more like full daylight. If I was able to turn lights on and off and different times you would have the blue turn on for 30 minutes or so before the 10k comes on then the 10k shuts off and 30 minutes later the atinic shuts off. You will need to find a balance for the on time for awhile because you might have some algae growth. The biggest thing we try to do with our artificial lights in replicate the sun and it cycles. This will help.
also as I think flower said the will drop branches to reproduce. The other thing is that leather in general go through a cycle of "wilting" and "shredding" of their skin. They will look unhealthy for a little bit every so often for this to happen.
Mike
Yes leathers do that, but I never had a Kenya tree do it. The melting thing is a sign of death, such as high nitrates or some other parameter way off.....if a coral just keeps getting smaller and smaller, it's usually starving, either for light or food.
Do you add any kind of coral food for filter feeders? Folks run their skimmers 24/7 and it removes all the organics from the water...organics, AKA food for filter feeders.
Originally Posted by MichaelTX http:///t/397198/help-with-kenya-tree#post_3539499
you should really have both lights on. Kenya trees are a lower light coral but they do enjoy light and use it. The blue is atinic 03 so it has a certain spectrum and the white 10k is more like full daylight. If I was able to turn lights on and off and different times you would have the blue turn on for 30 minutes or so before the 10k comes on then the 10k shuts off and 30 minutes later the atinic shuts off. You will need to find a balance for the on time for awhile because you might have some algae growth. The biggest thing we try to do with our artificial lights in replicate the sun and it cycles. This will help.
also as I think flower said the will drop branches to reproduce. The other thing is that leather in general go through a cycle of "wilting" and "shredding" of their skin. They will look unhealthy for a little bit every so often for this to happen.
Mike
Yes leathers do that, but I never had a Kenya tree do it. The melting thing is a sign of death, such as high nitrates or some other parameter way off.....if a coral just keeps getting smaller and smaller, it's usually starving, either for light or food.
Do you add any kind of coral food for filter feeders? Folks run their skimmers 24/7 and it removes all the organics from the water...organics, AKA food for filter feeders.