Just had a thought?

[deacon hemp]

In the wild a lot of sps colonies are exposed to air when the tides change,would sps benefit in any way if when i waterchange i drain the tank down each time and let em sit out for 5 minutes?I havent heard much on this topic but it makes sense as its pretty much replicating nature?

BTW my tanks a nano so its not that hard to do.

 

[sps_addict]

Not sure, but when I do my water changes...a good amount of acro's or out of water for about 5 minutes if not a little more. Haven't seen any ill effects so far.

 

[deacon hemp]

Why thank you man, i was begining to think i stumped the guru's! lol My main interest was if it happens in the wild could it not be an overlooked variable?Its obviously not needed but it cant hurt to experiment especially since new methods are still being developed for keeping sps.

Your tank is killer BTW sps addict,could you attribute any extra hardiness to the corals that are constantly exposed weekly?

 

[zapata41]

i havent seen any difference in the corals that are exposed to air vs those that arent. a few of my bigger guys get some air every week for about 10min. they dont seem te be bothered by it either.

Tim

 

[sps_addict]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7028123#post7028123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by deacon hemp
Why thank you man, i was begining to think i stumped the guru's! lol My main interest was if it happens in the wild could it not be an overlooked variable?Its obviously not needed but it cant hurt to experiment especially since new methods are still being developed for keeping sps.

Your tank is killer BTW sps addict,could you attribute any extra hardiness to the corals that are constantly exposed weekly?

Thanks. Honestly I can't say if it does attribute to it's hardiness or not. I figure if they are exposed to air during low tide...it wouldn't hurt to expose them to air during a water change. I figure if they slime, it forces them to create the slime coat (maybe using stored water) and allows them to absorb newer saltwater when below water again. Lol, whether that is true or not, I have no clue, but that is my reasoning. So take this information with a grain salt.

 

[deacon hemp]

LOL thanks guys,yeah sps addict my thoughts were the same.Obviously it will be nearly impossible to tell if you can attribute extra hardiness or anything else but it still is an interesting topic anyway.

One resonse i got was from a guy who wants to make a tidal setup that cycles daily not to gain hardiness of corals but to see if corals that are below the low tide grow up and change growth patterens. Another interesting topic IMO.

 

[sps_addict]

Yeah that is an interesting topic. Would like to hear more about that once he sets it up.

 

[Pineapple House]

Sliming can benifit the corals to a certain degree. Ever noticed that the corals least effected to red bugs are those that slime the most? Sliming would also be able to capture and rid the coral of waste that accumulated in the areas which recieve less current. However, there are plenty of SPS in the ocean which never come in contact with air. In my opinion, it shouldn't have very much of a benifit on the corals health in our aquariums.

Graham

 

[sps_addict]

Thanks for the info Graham...lol sorry I forgot your name in another post and called you Kevin. Is Reefermadness still open to the public? I was thinking of stopping by again.

 

[Pineapple House]

Hey Steve,
Sent you a PM Yeah, it's still open to the public. You should stop by again; we've finished setting up the second "empty" row along with another row specifically designed for rocks.

Take Care,
Graham

 

[Snausages01]

A few of my larger colonies (tort and soli) get exposed to air for about 30 min + some days when I am in the tank doing some serious cleaning. I had noticed that they do tend to be lighter after they have sat out the water for a while (notice it mostly in the soli).

 

[manderx]

my birdsnest doesn't like to be out of water long. kills the tips whenever out more than 5-10 minutes. everything else doesn't seem to care.

 

[nebraskareef]

whatever you do, turn off the lights if they will be exposed for more than a couple minutes.

 

[RichConley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7028552#post7028552 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pineapple House
Sliming can benifit the corals to a certain degree. Ever noticed that the corals least effected to red bugs are those that slime the most? Sliming would also be able to capture and rid the coral of waste that accumulated in the areas which recieve less current. However, there are plenty of SPS in the ocean which never come in contact with air. In my opinion, it shouldn't have very much of a benifit on the corals health in our aquariums.

Graham

I saw a tank on another reef site (can't remember which one) that was great looking, and I dont know if it had any effect, but the guy had an air pump hooked up to the intake of one of his closed loops, and it would run for like 5 minutes twice a day, and basically turn the tank white.

He said it tended to pull a lot of crap out of the tank, and pull a lot of slime off the corals, and a lot of debris off them as well. He said he had seen great improvement since doing it. I dont know if hes right, but I thought it was interesting.

 

[RichConley]

Nebraska, I dont turn off my lights and have never had any problem with it bothering acros.

 

[nebraskareef]

How long are they out? I've read many times that they can get burned from the heat.

whatever works though.

 

[deacon hemp]

Another guy brought up the point that in the wild theres huge humidity in the air so they dont really (dry) out so much.Maybe thats why they last so long out of water in the wild,but can burn from our lights?. I've come to the point thats theres no benifit from purposely doing this so im not going to bother experimenting. Good info tho anyways.