toadstool @ night

[manners]

isit normal for a leather toadstool to contract the "tenticals?" when i turn off the lights??? not all of them go in bout id say 70% of them do. i dont have a moon light but the light in the room next to it is always on so there is still a little light.

 

[morrowss]

Both of mine do that at night

 

[daphne]

same here!

 

[reefaholic33]

yep normal, mine pulls all of them in usually for a period even with the moon lights.

 

[alix2.0]

yeah. corals open up to get food and sunlight, kind of like a leaf or solar panel. it takes energy for them to be open, so they close when there is no light to save energy.

 

[manners]

ok now ive turned the lights on for about 5 hours now and it still wont open??? all the other corals look fine tho and the water is what it should be. whats wrong?????

 

[meowzer]

Maybe it's not in the mood to open...Really I have one and every day it seems different. I would only worry if it NEVER opens, and starts to look like it is melting.

 

[manners]

i have it about med height in the tank, its in good light and med water flow. is that about right?

 

[meowzer]

Well w/o knowing anything about your tank or lights, I really can't answer that. They are supposed to have medium light and medium flow.

 

[scopus tang]

How long have you had it? It does take them awhile to establish, and if its newly introduced, it may just be adjusting. Here's mine after I cleaned the tank.

 

[nano reefer]

its probably going to die in a couple days.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
http:///forum/post/2933111
its probably going to die in a couple days.
What is?

 

[nano reefer]

i was just kiddin