star polyp requirements

[Joshua1023]

I just purchased a frag covered in real nice star polyps. This is my first experience with this coral. It hasn't opened now for a few days. Is this normal when there is a change in lighting or flow? Does it indicate a problem? Do these have a preference? What is the best way to get them to spread? I have visions of the whole back of my tank covered in star polyps, like a tank I saw at That Fish Place. How do I get there from here?

 

[AIMFish]

They are fairly hardy, I'd make sure conditions in your tank are similar to the tank they came from. I'd resist moving them around to much, this seems to keep them from opening. I'd put them in medium light and flow and watch them spread. They can overrun other corals so watch what the mat gets to close to.

 

[Joshua1023]

Is it unusual for them to close up for several days?

 

[Freed]

If your tank conditions are crappy why would I want to make my tank's conditions like yours?

 

[AIMFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494572#post8494572 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joshua1023
Is it unusual for them to close up for several days?

They can. I'd check your water to make sure nothing is far off there so that can be ruled out as a possible cause.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494588#post8494588 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Freed
If your tank conditions are crappy why would I want to make my tank's conditions like yours?

Got lost on that one

 

[BonesCJ]

Yes they do tend to stay closed for several days when first introduced. put them in one location and don't bother them, they will usually start coming out slowly.

 

[Joshua1023]

BonesCJ Thanks for the tip. That really sets my mind at ease.

 

[Freed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8491952#post8491952 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AIMFish
I'd make sure conditions in your tank are similar to the tank they came from.

Why would i want to make my tank conditions crappy if the tank they came from had crappy water conditions?

 

[paininthewrasse]

I got mine in the mail, and when they were first introduced, they took over a week to fully open. I have since moved them in the tank and they are just now starting to open up almost a week later.

 

[paininthewrasse]

but PS green star polyps is not an LPS coral

 

[empireinc00]

Make sure you provide a lot of flow too.

 

[Joshua1023]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8497892#post8497892 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by paininthewrasse
but PS green star polyps is not an LPS coral

I knew that. I guess I'm just used to posting here.

 

[Joshua1023]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8497892#post8497892 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by paininthewrasse
but PS green star polyps is not an LPS coral

I knew that. I guess I'm just used to posting here.

 

[calero]

you can't get any easy coral to care for than star polyps, give them time, i had a crash once in one of my tanks because of a dead nudibranch, everything died except the star polyps, recently i brush them out of one rock because there is an acan on it and they came back 15 days later, they dont die, you have to kill them !!!

 

[Freed]

I took apart one of my return lines to clean it a few weeks ago. The part of the section of PVC I had draped over the top of the tank was covered in GSP. Took it outside for no less than 15-20 minutes and cleaned it with cold water from the hose and had it laying there in the air for a while too. Brought it back inside and put it back in the tank. The next day the GSPs were opening back up on that section of the PVC.

 

[PatMayo]

I just got some the other day for my tank. I put them in after a 1 hour drip acclimate and they opened up in 15 minutes. Do these spread as fast as Xenia? I took that stuff out of my tank just because it spread so doggone fast.

There is no harm in checking your water parameters as well.

Regards,

Pat