Moon lights and acclimation time for Buttons and Ricordea Yumas!?!

artemk

artemk

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Hi,
I just got two corals, one fragment of Palythoa Buttons and Ricordea Yuma Mushroom corals. I was wondering how long I should acclimate them for? Ive been drip acclimating them from 8pm, and now its 9:20. Should I do more?
Also, do these need a moon light at all times of the day/night to be on? Or can I continue my light schedule of about 8 hours on a day. I have 2 T5HO 54W bulbs currently. I just got 2 more T5 regular 28W, but haven't set them up yet.
Thanks for your help!
 
geoj

geoj

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For the growth of the corals 8hrs a day will work when you have all the bulbs on. As for the moon lights it will help show the florescence of the corals and I would run them one or two hours before the main lights start, till one or two hours after the main go off.
What is the k rating and or nanometers of the bulbs you have?
 
artemk

artemk

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Currently I have an Aquatic Life 4 ft T5HO lamp. 1 bulb is White, 10,000K 54W, and the other one is 54W Actinic/Blue. I also have a Marinelife 24'' light from my QT that has 9 small LED bulbs, 6 are white, and 3 are moonlight blue that I put onto of my tank for now, just so that I can keep some blue light after my T5's shut off.
Since I got the corals in the tank at about 9:30 tonight, is it okay for me to turn off my main lights at 11:30, or is that too soon?
 
artemk

artemk

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My Yuma has tipped over?!?! Is it just walking around until it finds a good spot or what? lol
Heres some Pictures of it:
 
artemk

artemk

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Yes, its on a small piece of live rock. It might have been in a spot with too much flow, so I moved it last night, and checked it this morning. Its in the same spot, so I hope it likes it where it is for now. From what I've read about their photo acclimation, I placed it under a shaded part of my tank, so that it gets well acclimated, and will move it in about a month to a place with a little bit more light. I heard these take a while to get photo acclimated.
 
geoj

geoj

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If it stands up and looks like a mushroom it is reaching for light. I would then move it to a brighter spot along the bottom.
Reaching for light

Not reaching for light
 
artemk

artemk

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My zoo buttons still haven't all opened up. Maybe like 85-90% of them are open and hanging out, but the rest are still closed. How long does it usually take for them to fully open up??
 
geoj

geoj

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They will do that if something is irritating the Zoa. Look for Zoanthid eating Nudibranchs, Sun Dial Snails after the lights have been off for a few hours.
 
artemk

artemk

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Last night after the light went out, i saw a Zoa eating nudi on my colony. Quickly took out the zoas and sucked the damn pest with a syringe and got him out of my tank. I just hope there aren't more of them on there, which probable there are. What should I do if there are???
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Originally Posted by GeoJ http:///t/390038/moon-lights-and-acclimation-time-for-buttons-and-ricordea-yumas#post_3451827
They will do that if something is irritating the Zoa. Look for Zoanthid eating Nudibranchs, Sun Dial Snails after the lights have been off for a few hours.
 
geoj

geoj

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I would inspect the colony for zoa eating nudibranch eggs. Remove any eggs with a toothbrush. Where gloves and eye protection and do it in a separate working tub.


Then keep looking out for any signs of the pest after dark and remove and inspect. If you keep that up you will clean them out.
 
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