dieselndixie Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) So, let me elaborate.... Been reef keeping for around 2 yrs now...simple stuff only (softies, clowns, shrimp, etc) Anyway....I am wondering why my zoas, and mushrooms all have long stalks on them....no sitting right on the rocks like most pics I see. Also, my xenia are elongated, but I fragged a piece for a buddy, and in his tank, its short and has the poms opening and closing rapidly (like i would have liked) they all grow and reproduce fairly regularly...but just dont look like everyone elses. what could it be? 24g nano viper 70w halide clipon upgraded pump to maxi (cant remember model, but the same one all the nano guys upgrade to) koralion (or whatever that thing is called....i dont use it all the time, it seems to add too much flow) all thoughts are appreciated! thanks Edited July 9, 2008 by dieselndixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 My softies used to do that too. I fixed the problem by replacing a few bulbs that had gotten old. If your bulbs are fine you might need more light or a different kind of bulb. What a guy at River City Aquatics told me was that the corals will elongate their stalks to get closer to the light. If it's just a few that are doing this you can also move them closer to the surface. So, let me elaborate....Been reef keeping for around 2 yrs now...simple stuff only (softies, clowns, shrimp, etc) Anyway....I am wondering why my zoas, and mushrooms all have long stalks on them....no sitting right on the rocks like most pics I see. Also, my xenia are elongated, but I fragged a piece for a buddy, and in his tank, its short and has the poms opening and closing rapidly (like i would have liked) they all grow and reproduce fairly regularly...but just dont look like everyone elses. what could it be? 24g nano viper 70w halide clipon upgraded pump to maxi (cant remember model, but the same one all the nano guys upgrade to) koralion (or whatever that thing is called....i dont use it all the time, it seems to add too much flow) all thoughts are appreciated! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselndixie Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 well, they did that before when I had the stock PC lighting...and now with the upgraded 70w halide 14k (about 5-6 months ago) they havent changed..... and my buddies tank, with less lighting has the xenia from my tank looking awesome. he has less flow than me. what about temp? could that be a factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I don't think temp would make them elongate like that. What temp are you running at by the way? Seems to me they are stretching for the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Do you have an Auto-topoff? I was "fighting" this issue as well. I thought it was the light,temp, etc.. When I added an ATO it seemed to "calm" every thing down. This is purely anecdotal, but I believe in ATOs anyway. Really, it isn't a bad thing. If the corals still have color then your cool. sweet crab pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselndixie Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Do you have an Auto-topoff? I was "fighting" this issue as well. I thought it was the light,temp, etc.. When I added an ATO it seemed to "calm" every thing down.This is purely anecdotal, but I believe in ATOs anyway. Really, it isn't a bad thing. If the corals still have color then your cool. sweet crab pic! do they make one for a nano? after adding the halides and taking the top off....i did get more frequent evaporation, and i have to add top off water every other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselndixie Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 so, i got a new test kit...and this one is showing that my ph was 7.7 do you think that could be what made my zoas all stretch? I just have a hard time believing that they arent getting enough light from a 70w halide in a nano....thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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