Acro Advice

[baden187]

Hi Can you kind ppl give me some advice regarding my Acros, I have had a few large frags for the past 6 months with good polyp extension and lots of growth and recently I have added 3 more small colonies and they are doing very well got some good growth but there is not a polyp to be seen :eek: Do I need to worry? And what causes this lack of extension? The original acros still have good polyp extension and all water Parameters are correct with in the tank here are the test results


PH 8.2
Sg 1.026
Temp 26.4 lights off 27.1 lights on
No3 trace
Po4 trace
Dkh 11.2
Ca 450-460
Mg 1410-1440


it is a Mud system with no skimmer 10% weekly water change also add strontium and iodine weekly also buff a 2 part Ca and Alk solution on timers

[SPS Hoover]

Any chance of some photo's they could be acro's which don't have much polyp extention

Your parameters look fine so that rules them out

[baden187]

I will try and get some tonite Si but I will warn you my photo taking aint the best:eek:

[SPS Hoover]

Don't worry mine are nothing to shut about I always blame the camera, then Si G had my old one off me and took some stunning shots.

[baden187]

yeah but he had different batteries to you didn't he?;)

[baden187]

the best I could do sorry igorne the Cyno in the first pic LR came from the other tank is now removed these pics were taken over a week ago forgot I had taken them til I checked the camera to take more tonite:p

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/2006_10210029.JPG

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/2006_10210030.JPG

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/2006_10210032.JPG

I will add Si that all 3 look like the Polyps want to come out but never do the one in the last pic is my fav at the mo with the cream and what looks like blue polyps wanting to come out but the cream does go green under actinic thanks for looking at my problem M8 hats off to you;)

HTH

[SPS Hoover]

All of those will have very little polyp extention have a look at them via a torch an hour after lights are out bet they are out then.

Very nice pieces i like second one

[Social D]

Ditto that ive got 3 of the same like yours and they only come out at night, very rarely in the day time, unless i feed coral vibrance in the day

[baden187]

Thanks Lads so panic over yes Si the 2nd one is lovely my LFS had lots in and ppl were just walking past them it has a very nice shade of blue which the photo did not pick up on as regards to the LFS I have learnt to look over the Coral not like I'm an expert but look for Potential not slap in the face colour even thou I did miss out on a flo blue on this shipment:eek:


once again thank you Si ;)

[SPS Hoover]

Just for your info the first and last one you should be able to remove from those large plugs if you wish and are brave enough. You can saw through below the tissue or twist it off they are normally held on with silicon