Steven_Askham
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I bought a coral and have not yet seen its tenticle things. It has been in there for 5 hours.
Bought Coral
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Like Eric said it sometimes takes awhile before you will see polyp extension. Another thing that should be pointed out is that some corals are nocturnal and only extend feeding polyps at night when the lights are off. Were the polyps extended while the coral was at the store? Current can also sometimes play a part in polyp extension. What kind of coral is it and can you post a pic?
EDGRAY
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yeah thats right skipm and also might me the shock of the new home by not following the steps of aclimating the new purchase that might caused stress to it so thats why is not opening.. some can take even a week... like my old flower pot that i stress it didnt open until a week or so....
ed :cool1:
ed :cool1:
I agree pics of the coral if you can .... I have placed zoas in the tank and they didnt open for a full month , others with in minutes . There are alot of diffrent reasonsand veriables as to why they wont open
Lighting ~ vs what they came from
perameters
other corals
temp
were they local purchace or shipped
what kind of fish with them
Just give them some time keep water quality high and in time they should open. :mrgreen:
Lighting ~ vs what they came from
perameters
other corals
temp
were they local purchace or shipped
what kind of fish with them
Just give them some time keep water quality high and in time they should open. :mrgreen:
Steven_Askham
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The lighting is 4.4 Watts per gal. I am not sure what they came from but to be honast I am pretty sure that mine is better lol 
. I spoke to the owner of the store and he said that it took 2-3 days before they opened when he added them into his tank. My params are fine
There are no other corals ... its my first ever. Only other things in tank is live rock, base rock, live coral sand, a caribean featherduster, 1 red legged hermit crab (very small) and two blue legged hermits also very small. It was purchased localy and was only in bag/transport for 10 mins (max)
Image is below.
I cant even remember what it looked like in the store.
. I spoke to the owner of the store and he said that it took 2-3 days before they opened when he added them into his tank. My params are fine There are no other corals ... its my first ever
. Only other things in tank is live rock, base rock, live coral sand, a caribean featherduster, 1 red legged hermit crab (very small) and two blue legged hermits also very small. It was purchased localy and was only in bag/transport for 10 mins (max)Image is below.
I cant even remember what it looked like in the store.
Steven_Askham
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I will try again
Steven_Askham
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Sorry but it wont let me post.
EDGRAY
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ohhh starbust polyp ohhhh mmmm about opening what i can say is in my experience they tend to stress really easy really im having even problems with mine it used to be fully open and looking beautifully but not it hardly opens at all.... not sure why but i think it's my nitrates cause they were at 0 -10 all the time and now they are at 20 but lowering .... once mine did open for a week or so and then it opened all the way and was even more beautifull than last time and greener...sorry but i cant help you with that :sad: :sad: but when yours open its gonna be really amazing and beautifull cause looks like abig piece and with alot of polyps.....
eddy :cool1:
eddy :cool1:
Steven_Askham
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When do you think I should start to worry if it has not opened?
Steven_Askham
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HJey guys it still has not opened and it has been 5 days.