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I have had my setup for about 1 years now. It is a 42 gallon hex tank. I have about 75lbs of live rock in it. I have a overpowered skimmer, a coralia 2 powerhead, and now a 130 wt pc 50/50 light on it now. My levels are all in norms except 0.25 on the nitrites(due to a dirty canister filter...fixed now)
I decided to get some corals now. And the coral i was directed to buy was some type of zoanthid. It is a lime green and lilac purple kind.
I put it in the tank thursday about halfway down in the tank...which is about 12-14 inches from the light. It has a low water flow over most of the rock with the polyps. Friday about 1/2 of the poylps were most of the way open. But as of Friday night none are open. Saturday and Sunday same thing. None are open. Nothing in the tank is bothering the corals either. Is this normal for a colony that has been moved? Is it under some sort of stress...ie: Too much/too little light or water flow. Is there a better place to put such a colony? And how long of them closed till I worry about them dying?
Any help would be wonderful.
Michael
I have had my setup for about 1 years now. It is a 42 gallon hex tank. I have about 75lbs of live rock in it. I have a overpowered skimmer, a coralia 2 powerhead, and now a 130 wt pc 50/50 light on it now. My levels are all in norms except 0.25 on the nitrites(due to a dirty canister filter...fixed now)
I decided to get some corals now. And the coral i was directed to buy was some type of zoanthid. It is a lime green and lilac purple kind.
I put it in the tank thursday about halfway down in the tank...which is about 12-14 inches from the light. It has a low water flow over most of the rock with the polyps. Friday about 1/2 of the poylps were most of the way open. But as of Friday night none are open. Saturday and Sunday same thing. None are open. Nothing in the tank is bothering the corals either. Is this normal for a colony that has been moved? Is it under some sort of stress...ie: Too much/too little light or water flow. Is there a better place to put such a colony? And how long of them closed till I worry about them dying?
Any help would be wonderful.
Michael
