my polups die?
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rebelprettyboy
Active Member
wats ur lighting?
tank parameters?
sotcklist fish, inverts...
Any zoa Preds in the tank?
tank parameters?
sotcklist fish, inverts...
Any zoa Preds in the tank?
bender
New Member
lights are 250k hal.with 130 comp,its a standard 30 gal30"x12"x18",stock other than listed in first post are as follows, 20 snails, 10-20 blue leges crabs,10-20 red legged crabs, sally light foot, red striped shrimp,4 emerald crabs, 2 damsel fish,and 10 of those snails with snorkel,srry i admit my noobness but im tring hard to learn from u all ty for help
shyfish
Member
Hi and welcome,
Critters like different things that make them grow.
Your tank has certain things in it that lets some corals do fine, but polyps don't. The problem I have found is that if I tweak the water to satisfy one type of critter, the ones that were doing good take a nose dive.
There are so many wonderful things to place in the tank. If Polyps don't do well in your tank, just stock the kind of corals that do.
Also I have some advice. I am not the grammar, or spell police, but... My spell check won't work on this site, I can't fix the thing, so I keep Microsoft word running in the back ground, and before I post, I copy paste my response or question and spell check it that way, then paste the correct version back on the reply window. It takes only a few seconds.
I am dyslexic and I don't like being made fun of for my spelling or writing a word like, t-h-e to look like h-t-e. Also it helps others to understand what I am talking about.
Critters like different things that make them grow.
Your tank has certain things in it that lets some corals do fine, but polyps don't. The problem I have found is that if I tweak the water to satisfy one type of critter, the ones that were doing good take a nose dive.
There are so many wonderful things to place in the tank. If Polyps don't do well in your tank, just stock the kind of corals that do.
Also I have some advice. I am not the grammar, or spell police, but... My spell check won't work on this site, I can't fix the thing, so I keep Microsoft word running in the back ground, and before I post, I copy paste my response or question and spell check it that way, then paste the correct version back on the reply window. It takes only a few seconds.
I am dyslexic and I don't like being made fun of for my spelling or writing a word like, t-h-e to look like h-t-e. Also it helps others to understand what I am talking about.
nycbob
Active Member
i hv to disagree with the above. thats completely not true in regards to some water can support some corals and not others. zoas r fairly easy to keep, and they hv the same requirements as the corals he/she already has. to get back to the original question, did ur zoas open up after u purchase them? how long did it remain in the tank b4 it started dying? ur light is certainly enough assuming u placed the zoas near the middle to bottom. placing it too high can shock or melt the zoas.
oceansidefish
Active Member
Originally Posted by BENDER
http:///forum/post/2957434
lights are 250k hal.with 130 comp,its a standard 30 gal30"x12"x18",stock other than listed in first post are as follows, 20 snails, 10-20 blue leges crabs,10-20 red legged crabs, sally light foot, red striped shrimp,4 emerald crabs, 2 damsel fish,and 10 of those snails with snorkel,srry i admit my noobness but im tring hard to learn from u all ty for help
If you post a pic and your actual water numbers it might be easier for us to help you out. Also I am a little worried about you having problems with all those hermits. Also the sally light foot and 4 emeralds may start having some territory issues. Personally I had too many problems with my hermits. I now only have 2 in my 120. I would say that 5 though should be sufficiant for your tank. Also your water change schedule and where the zoas were at, a 250 may be pretty hot for them in a 30g if they were close to the top.
http:///forum/post/2957434
lights are 250k hal.with 130 comp,its a standard 30 gal30"x12"x18",stock other than listed in first post are as follows, 20 snails, 10-20 blue leges crabs,10-20 red legged crabs, sally light foot, red striped shrimp,4 emerald crabs, 2 damsel fish,and 10 of those snails with snorkel,srry i admit my noobness but im tring hard to learn from u all ty for help
If you post a pic and your actual water numbers it might be easier for us to help you out. Also I am a little worried about you having problems with all those hermits. Also the sally light foot and 4 emeralds may start having some territory issues. Personally I had too many problems with my hermits. I now only have 2 in my 120. I would say that 5 though should be sufficiant for your tank. Also your water change schedule and where the zoas were at, a 250 may be pretty hot for them in a 30g if they were close to the top.