question on button polyps ?

[mpls man]

I've hasd some button polyps for about 2 weeks now , 2 of them seem to be like a umbrella that hasent opened yet, is this due to the lighting. I have them in the middle of my 75, lighting is a coralife 4 - 65 watt lts, med flow, been couple days since opened, others eating very good. :notsure:

 

[midwest reefer]

that should have nothing to do with the lighting. what are the water parameters? what other corals are they close to? how high/low of flow are they in... need more info.

 

[kyle10]

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[mpls man]

ok , here are the results, PH 8.1 SALINITY 1.023 CALC 440 NITRATES 20 PHOS 0.5 NITRITES 0.3 Been having somewhat hard time getting them down, button polyps are in med flow, I have 6 fish with several crabs and a cleaner shrimp.

 

[beaslbob]

Originally posted by MPLS MAN
ok , here are the results, PH 8.1 SALINITY 1.023 CALC 440 NITRATES 20 PHOS 0.5 NITRITES 0.3 Been having somewhat hard time getting them down, button polyps are in med flow, I have 6 fish with several crabs and a cleaner shrimp.
NitrItes should be 0.0. Stop feeding the fish until they come down. should only take 3-5 days.
Nitrates and phosphates require more plant life to lower.
And the buttons may open up on their own in few days anyway.

 

[mpls man]

What do you sug for more plant life? does giving them green alge affect that at all?

 

[mpls man]

rabbitfish, can you put shavin brushes anywhere? they look kind of cool. thanks for alll the help too.:happy:

 

[mpls man]

hey rabbitfish, i picked up 2 of the shavin brushes today from sfishy, but didn't realyze they had to be in sand, will they still live in cc, or do i have to put a little dish of sand there?:thinking:

 

[dicemanj]

I have the same question, can you put them in CC, or do you need a dish of sand to put them in?

 

[mpls man]

1st coral

 

[mpls man]

2nd one

 

[mpls man]

3rd one

 

[kelkoolaid]

Hey sorry to jump in, I am going to Mall Of America for spring break next week. Can you give me some names of good SW stores in the Minn area? Thanks Kelly - Iowa:happyfish

 

[kelkoolaid]

that is a warm minnesotain welcome; Under the sea is our 1 st stop, we ran out of time our 1st trip there last year. and since then got bit by the reef bug. My boys 10 and 8 are really into this hobby too. I will dafinatly let them know who sent me thanks a ton.:jumping:

 

[kelkoolaid]

sorry I spazed out there, under the sea was a store here, that went down the drain. I mean't the one at MOA that you talked about. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[mpls man]

my toadstool

 

[mpls man]

my 75 gal

 

[mpls man]

hey rabbitfish, sounds good about the ordering. i live over by the river by lk street, send me a e-mail and i'll give you my #, we can get in touch, i do need some sand! will they still be ok since i put them in yesterday? also how can you split polyps, ur more familar with that.

 

[mpls man]

hey sounds great,how did you pick up a bi color blenny from *****, didnt nkow they sold anything like that, send me some pics when you get a chance,i know what u mean by spending loot:yes:

 

[kelkoolaid]

Thank you, we went to both shops, Liked both of them, had more than any stores down here. We did get a yellow tang at WOF, they were actually less than SF. and we did get a $15 frag of xeina, but so far it hasn't opened and doesn't look good.Will definatly stop back there this summer when I am up there. Thanks againi Kelly