Hawaiian PPE
- Thread starter Snowyoda
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The best indicator of where to place any new arrival regardless of the name as the name has absolutely no bearing on where to place anything. That is a myth. You will hear multiple suggestions on placement on anything from low, mid and high. No two systems and their hardware and parameters are alike, thus, placement can and will vary in each system with a small variations in only 2 morphs that I know of.
Every new arrival should be QT'd first if possible, if not, place it on the substrate, away from touching anything else, in line with current in case it is stressed and begins to slim. The current will help rid it of said slim naturally.
You should have also asked the previous owner, LFS or on line vendor where they had them in their system, how deep, the parameters, lighting type, watts and K value, was it a mother colony or frag. If so, how recent was it fragged and how long they had it before they fragged it and how many times the mother colony had been fragged. Those who laugh at these questions, for yes, every purchase you make, will someday realize the importance of these questions when they experience the mortality that so many have and are experiencing currently.
These questions should be asked before the purchase, if they can’t give you an answer, I wouldn't buy them. After a week or so on the substrate, I'd make one move, but no more than 2 moves to find it a permanent placement. Constantly moving any zoa/paly will result in delayed expansion, stress and stunted growth.
Since random chaotic current is best throughout any system, height of placement is your sole concern and away from any potentially competing coral in your tank. Determine if it needs partial shading or full exposure.Please been sure to perform the dip of your choosing to prevent any predator, host, parasite, pathogen or otherwise from entering your system.
Sorry for the long winded reply. Good luck my friend.
Mucho Reef
PS. I see you joined in July. Is this a new system? If so, how old? Do you have any other zoas/palys in your system? The answer to these questions can possibly negate everything posted up top. As I said, every system is different and there is no cookie cutter rule of this name goes here and not there. The polyps themselves will also tell you when and where they are happy.
Every new arrival should be QT'd first if possible, if not, place it on the substrate, away from touching anything else, in line with current in case it is stressed and begins to slim. The current will help rid it of said slim naturally.
You should have also asked the previous owner, LFS or on line vendor where they had them in their system, how deep, the parameters, lighting type, watts and K value, was it a mother colony or frag. If so, how recent was it fragged and how long they had it before they fragged it and how many times the mother colony had been fragged. Those who laugh at these questions, for yes, every purchase you make, will someday realize the importance of these questions when they experience the mortality that so many have and are experiencing currently.
These questions should be asked before the purchase, if they can’t give you an answer, I wouldn't buy them. After a week or so on the substrate, I'd make one move, but no more than 2 moves to find it a permanent placement. Constantly moving any zoa/paly will result in delayed expansion, stress and stunted growth.
Since random chaotic current is best throughout any system, height of placement is your sole concern and away from any potentially competing coral in your tank. Determine if it needs partial shading or full exposure.Please been sure to perform the dip of your choosing to prevent any predator, host, parasite, pathogen or otherwise from entering your system.
Sorry for the long winded reply. Good luck my friend.
Mucho Reef
PS. I see you joined in July. Is this a new system? If so, how old? Do you have any other zoas/palys in your system? The answer to these questions can possibly negate everything posted up top. As I said, every system is different and there is no cookie cutter rule of this name goes here and not there. The polyps themselves will also tell you when and where they are happy.
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The system is new, but a lot was transferred from my old tanks. I decided to downgrade unfortunately just so maintenance was easier and the new tank is aesthetically more pleasing.
The PPE are doing well in a couple different tanks right now, I was just curious in the long run. I've always been concerned about coral from different environments. Vietnamese, with Indonesian, with Caribbean with Hawaiiain. All of those different bits of ocean cannot possibly be exactly the same in temperature, elements, etc.
Thanks for the heads up though. Those are indeed good questions.
The PPE are doing well in a couple different tanks right now, I was just curious in the long run. I've always been concerned about coral from different environments. Vietnamese, with Indonesian, with Caribbean with Hawaiiain. All of those different bits of ocean cannot possibly be exactly the same in temperature, elements, etc.
Thanks for the heads up though. Those are indeed good questions.
mroccoralman
New member
Thats good soon they should start popping out heads also one thing to think about is dont put them where they can take over your tank. If you plan on keeping sps leave the zoas on the bottom you cant kill them. They are so hardy they could live under a rock in your sump.
A. Grandis
Active member
Bottom of the tank first.
Than try to move after a month or so, if you want to.
Depending on your light you'll need to move.
Grandis.
