1st corals and I'm freaking out

[mattc183]

I got me some xenia and star polyps that might be having problems. Is it normal for xenia to just drop polyps? Mine has been dropping about two heads a day? Is this how it spreads? At least that's what I'm hoping. My star polyp seems to be tearing itself apart. I can see it stretching. Will this hurt it? Both the xenia and stars look good, so I'm hoping I'm freaking out for nothing.

thanks
mattc

 

[TWallace]

Neither one of those sound normal to me, sorry. Both are pretty hardy corals, so I think you made a good choice on your first corals. They could pull through. How do your ammonia, nitrite, pH and salinity levels look?

 

[Ursus]

The star polyps are stretching to try and find a surface to adhere to as they grow. There's a reason people hate them, and it's because they can take over a tank very rapidly.

 

[t11t5]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8316962#post8316962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ursus
The star polyps are stretching to try and find a surface to adhere to as they grow. There's a reason people hate them, and it's because they can take over a tank very rapidly.

How can you stop them if they already connected to main rock formation?