Is this a coral?

bender77

bender77

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I just recently upgraded from a 12gallon fish only tank to a 24 gallon fish only tank. I went to the LFS to get a couple more piece of live rock so the new tank didn't look so empty. After getting my rock the guy threw in a couple of pieces of broken rock for free. So as I was setting them up I noticed that one of the small broken pieces has some yellow things on it and I'm wondering if they are a yellow polyp. I have a 24gallon nano-cube with compact florescent 50/50 lights. If this is some type of coral will I be able to keep it alive and what do I need to do for it? I never intended on having more than a fish only tank, but I will certainly give it a try.

 
bender77

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It doesn't appear to move with the water. It's really small so I don't know if that would make a difference.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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looks like yellow polyps that havent opened. What lights do you have? and what are your water readings, and flow
T
 
bender77

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The lighting consists of 2 50/50 compact fluorsecent lamps. The daylight side is 10k and the actinic is 7100, the rock is sitting about 1/2 way up in the tank, approximately 6 inches from the light. The water flow is 266gph and the rock is on the oppisite side from the nozzle. Right now the water readings are:
Ammonia-0
Nitrate-0 (just did a water change not much time for it to build up yet)
Nitrite-0
ALk- 180ish
pH-between 7.8 and 8.4 (color change was inbetween)
Althought the tank is a upgrade most everything in it is from a 6yr established 12 gallon tank with only a new addition of 2 pieces of cured live rock and this one with the polyps. I've been keeping a close eye to make sure I don't get an ammonia spike.
This is an unexpected addition to a FOWLR tank, but if I can keep it alive I would be more than willing to try, I just need some tips since it's something I didn't reseach.
On another note, some of them look more "poochy" at the top. Does this mean that they are getting ready to open?
 
teresaq

teresaq

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give it a few days. How many watts are the bulbs.
If they open, you can try to feed them. They will eat mysis if they are yellow polyps
T
 
bender77

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3058977
give it a few days. How many watts are the bulbs.
If they open, you can try to feed them. They will eat mysis if they are yellow polyps
T
They and 36 watts. If they open I'll take a picture. Thanks for the help!
 
bender77

bender77

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3058977
give it a few days. How many watts are the bulbs.
If they open, you can try to feed them. They will eat mysis if they are yellow polyps
T
Well they are open. Do they still look like polyps?


My LFS is out of mysis right now, but I do have some frozen brine shrimp. Can I cut that into pieces and feed them? These things are tiny! Anything else I need to do for them?
 
teresaq

teresaq

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yes, they look like they are recovering. If they had been without light for a while, they may take some time to fully open. They will even eat crushed flake if they can catch it. They may need something really small until they fully open
T
 
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