so i think my polyps are dien'

Tru2nr · 01-18-2008, 12:57 AM

so i think ive done the almost impossible which is kill button polyps...i just recently moved them from the middle of my tank to the very top for the lightning and the flow but there were origionally 3 polyps now there are 2 polyps and one nub...
here you can see the nub just above the lower polyp

then u can see it from the side on this one

some one help i don't wanna loose these guys

goldenmean · 01-18-2008, 01:01 AM

I would move them back to the middle of the tank.
The one doesn't seem to like the extra light.

vdituri · 01-18-2008, 01:01 AM

You can try to move them back to where they were to test it out.
They MAY be adjusting to the new higher light levels.
Palythoas in my tank seem to close for no discernable reason.
I have one that just decided one day to close up shop.
All the corals are fine. Fish fine.

Can't please all the corals all of the time.

BigAl07 · 01-18-2008, 08:07 AM

Corals are indeed funny like that. Right at this moment I have a garden of palys... maybe 30-40 polyps. 10 minutes ago they were ALL out and open just fine. Now maybe 5 of them (scattered around randomly) are closed up tight like they are DOA. I see this all the time with no changes in the tank. Sometimes they just get "lazy" and want to sleep for a while. I wouldn't sweat it unless it stays closed for a few days at a time. Then there's really nothing you can do about it. I've had individual ones "Expire" in a colony and that's just how it goes. I didn't remove anything or really give it much thought. It happens now and again.

Tru2nr · 01-18-2008, 11:53 AM

yeah that one has been that way for a couple of days they are doing better at the top of the tank where there is alot more flow..and light before they just weren't lookn' right u know...and now today that one polyp looks like it has a hole where the polyp should come out rather then before where it looked sealed shut

AQTCJAK · 01-18-2008, 11:56 AM

look for polyp eating predators

Tru2nr · 01-18-2008, 03:44 PM

well now that i put the polyps up real close to the light all three have opened up

but now they are kinda constricting like theres to much light so im going to try and find a better home for them but atleast all three are out...the only thing that would be a predator would be the emerald crabs but they have plenty other stuff to eat in the tank so im not worried about them

01-18-2008, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,058 View Gallery Karma Komment	so i think my polyps are dien' so i think ive done the almost impossible which is kill button polyps...i just recently moved them from the middle of my tank to the very top for the lightning and the flow but there were origionally 3 polyps now there are 2 polyps and one nub... here you can see the nub just above the lower polyp then u can see it from the side on this one some one help i don't wanna loose these guys

01-18-2008, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,062 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: so i think my polyps are dien' I would move them back to the middle of the tank. The one doesn't seem to like the extra light. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

01-18-2008, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,719 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: so i think my polyps are dien' You can try to move them back to where they were to test it out. They MAY be adjusting to the new higher light levels. Palythoas in my tank seem to close for no discernable reason. I have one that just decided one day to close up shop. All the corals are fine. Fish fine. Can't please all the corals all of the time. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-18-2008, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,613 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: so i think my polyps are dien' Corals are indeed funny like that. Right at this moment I have a garden of palys... maybe 30-40 polyps. 10 minutes ago they were ALL out and open just fine. Now maybe 5 of them (scattered around randomly) are closed up tight like they are DOA. I see this all the time with no changes in the tank. Sometimes they just get "lazy" and want to sleep for a while. I wouldn't sweat it unless it stays closed for a few days at a time. Then there's really nothing you can do about it. I've had individual ones "Expire" in a colony and that's just how it goes. I didn't remove anything or really give it much thought. It happens now and again. __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

01-18-2008, 11:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,058 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: so i think my polyps are dien' yeah that one has been that way for a couple of days they are doing better at the top of the tank where there is alot more flow..and light before they just weren't lookn' right u know...and now today that one polyp looks like it has a hole where the polyp should come out rather then before where it looked sealed shut

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01-18-2008, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,058 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: so i think my polyps are dien' well now that i put the polyps up real close to the light all three have opened up but now they are kinda constricting like theres to much light so im going to try and find a better home for them but atleast all three are out...the only thing that would be a predator would be the emerald crabs but they have plenty other stuff to eat in the tank so im not worried about them

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