Alvapora not opening

[steveo32]

OK heres a question for you lps experts. I just added a nice sized alvaproa colony to my tank about 2-weeks ago. At the lfs it was in a 90 tank lets saty with a quad pc stripe. There it was fully opened and extened this thing looked huge. Not in my tnak I have a 125 w/ the same quad pc setup 2 10k's and 2 pure atinic. My levels are all perfect and this thing hasn't opened. My question is why is it not opening and what should I check for and hoe do I know this thing isn't dead already. IE sps bleaching ='s death. Thanks for your help

 

[albert7753]

I bought a nice one 2 wks ago and it took 3 days to fully extend.

 

[Julio]

As long as is not receding youa re ok. Just give it time to acclimate, like Albert said they usually take a while.

 

[David Grigor]

They prefer gentle flow.

Do you have higher flow than what it was in at the LFS ?

 

[steveo32]

Julio what do you mean by receding > All I see is a bare rock. I'll try and post a pic

 

[Julio]

losing tissue.

 

[heuerfan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6800914#post6800914 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by David Grigor
They prefer gentle flow.

Do you have higher flow than what it was in at the LFS ?

I agree, placed in my main tank where there is decent flow, didn't open fully for a week. Took it out placed in my nano, very low flow, opened right up....... Only problem is i wanted it in my main tank

 

[steveo32]

no my flow is fairly moderate

 

[falconut]

Mine started not to open after about a month when I had it directly under the lights (130W PC), so I moved it semi into a cave. The base is in a partially shaded area but the polyps extend into the light. And the flow is mild there too. Since then it's been doing great. I've had it there for about a year. My friend has his the same, base in a semi-shaded area and lower flow area. I think the flow may be a big factor. HTH

 

[steveo32]

hmm maybe ill try that.

 

[jt_redmist]

Yes, mine took a few days to open up. After about 2 weeks, it opened up fully. I have mine located about mid level of the tank. It receives mild gentle flow, and it's partially shaded by my montipora cap. I've noticed when I increased the flow on it, it tend to not extend its polyps as much. I'd say, gentle flow and medium light.

 

[justincognito]

Yes with most Alveopora start with gentle flow and light. I would feed oyster eggs directly to it. They need a good amount of plankton sized food. If you don't have an older system with copious plankton direct feeding is a must. Phytoplankton is good system additive. The Alveopora won't eat it directly but zooplankton in the tank will eat it then the Alveopora will eat the zooplankton and eggs, larvae

 

[justincognito]

Yes with most Alveopora start with gentle flow and light. I would feed oyster eggs directly to it. They need a good amount of plankton sized food. If you don't have an older system with copious plankton direct feeding is a must. Phytoplankton is good system additive. The Alveopora won't eat it directly but zooplankton in the tank will eat it then the Alveopora will eat the zooplankton and eggs, larvae