Kenya Tree wont inflate???

[DeepSeaBeauti]

Its been a while since I've been able to get on here, but theres a question i have been wanting to ask. Ive got a Kenya tree in my tank that was doing so well for a long time, even split into two large sections. About 3 months ago it just stoped expanding and stayed in what I would call night size for lack of a better word. Then recently it began to extend a few of its polops on one side (could tell from the brownish color that they are). I have not changed anything in the tank, the rest of the tank looks great. Any ideas? is this normal?

 

[bbajgrowicz]

Re: Kenya Tree wont inflate???

It's been that way for three months?

I've had my trees stay closed occasionlly for a few days at a time off and on, but never more than a week and this appears to be a normal behavior as I've seen in the various forums.

The only other thing I've seen where a tree won't open was due to irritation from some other nearby coral or a drastic change in flow (flow goes away)

 

[DeepSeaBeauti]

There not in dirrect paths of water flow, and the two I have are in different locations. One is high in the tank the other is down low. I have a planed large water change shedualed for this weekend. Ill have to see what happens after that.

 

[Austinchap]

I just cut mine into bits today to frag and they all opened back up in about 2 hours.

I hope you get it figured out! Has it been moved to a different spot recently? Higher up? Or did u replace ur bulbs?

 

[DeepSeaBeauti]

The one I had split it self, about 6-7 months ago. And was doing great. I moved one high and keep the other about the middle of the tank (it was attached to a rock already). My suspisions is that there is something with my water, since there both shriveled. My tank is the healthiest its ever been. Maybe my tank nutrient levels are too low for it now, Or purhaps its time to change MH and T5 bulbs? Im going to start with the water change, and then take it from there.

 

[bbajgrowicz]

Are both not opening up? If they are in different places and both aren't opening up, then I would say yes look at water conditions.. The other things, flow, light, adjacent corals would most likely affect one, but not the other.

 

[adam1980]

Try moving them to the sand bed.

 

[NarnyTheGreat]

Have you tested your nitrates? When my nitrates would sneak up it would cause them to act that way.

 

[DeepSeaBeauti]

I'm going to test my water tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure my PO4 and NO2 are spiking up. I'm beginning to get a growth of nuisance algae on my rock wall. Its probably time to change my GFO, but not until I test my water. I have to tell you though, I have noticed them extending there polyps more and more as my tank seams to grow more algae. Ill post my water test tomorrow for all to evaluate.

 

[sqwat]

the growing algea should be the sign you are looking for it is starting to eat the nitrate and phos so the kenya is feeling better and opening i think you are need of a big water change kenya trees are first sign of increas and algea growing is actually cleaning youre tanlk of the phos and nitrate not good though meaning you are getting spikes from somewere.how mich water changes are you doing a week?are you over feeding?is there something dead a roting in rockwork?make a checklist fin out what the cause is then do 5 percent water change a day till they drop.my kenya tree closes at time to slim layer shedding .my freind doesnt do water changes much and says when his trees atrt acting funny it is time for a wc.good luck.by the way algea can eat allot of nitrATE and phos.dont let the little green bushes size fool you they are ravinous.lol

 

[DeepSeaBeauti]

I did my water test sat, Looks like everything was perfect except.... My alk was on the low end of about 3mg/l. All others were spot on. PH at 8.3 Nitrate and nitrite 0, amonnia 0, calcium 470, P04 0, salinity 1.025 at 79deg F

Ive since performed a 20gal water change, and this morning tested the Alk again and added some 2 part to raise it some more. Ill keep an eye out and see how everything does.

 

[sqwat]

i hope it bounces right back 4 u dsb.gl