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07-12-2003, 09:42 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
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problem with star polyps.
Last week I moved some things around in my tank. I had to remove my Star Polyps for a breif period of time. They sat in a container of tank water for about 20 mins. It is exactly one week later and they have yet to come back out! One here and one there pops out but they are small in nature. Do you guys thinks these things are going to bite it? If anyone has any suggestions on what can be done it would be greatly appreciated.
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07-12-2003, 09:44 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Hi try moving them around some and just wait sometimes it just takes them a while to come out 
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07-12-2003, 10:03 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
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TF, don't worry yet,,,i would check water parameters first,,,to makes sure things are ok.are the stars in the same place as b4?
they can be picky/moody if moved. if the new location is different , i would wait them out some more,,,,
keep us posted,,,
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07-13-2003, 12:22 AM
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mine like low light and low flow there out all the time
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07-13-2003, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
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Give them time "they'll be back"
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07-13-2003, 11:14 AM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Quote:
Originally posted by mnreefman
mine like low light and low flow there out all the time
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for wat it's worth,,,
my basketball sized colony is under 2-400 W mh's about 10 inches above them , on the receiving end of a monster RIO ph at the surface too... 
it's one of those things: don't worry about them , and they will do fine,,,,fuss over them , and they give you a headache over 'em.
the move musta ticked them off, they'll be back..
BTW: are they in the same place as b4?
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07-13-2003, 12:20 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Yeah...I placed them in the exact same place. A few come out partially. Like 10% or less. I notice that they are out about mi-morning to early afternoon, then they go back in. The hermit crabs seem to be drawn to them which sort of worries me. I had my water tested yesterday(Just the basic parameters) Nitrite, nitrate, and, ammonia were all non existant. PH was about 8.4 to 8.5 using the hagen test kit. The guy at the LFS said that's where I want to be. I think I'd rather be around 8.2 personally. I have another colony of SP's and I moved them as well. They have bursted out, come to think of it when I first got those they didn't come out for 2 weeks. I'll just wait it out I guess.
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07-13-2003, 12:40 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Yup, must be plain unhappy with the movement,,,ditto on the PH,,,i would think 8.2-8.3 is where you want to be,,,
for what it's worth,,, i got some encrusting gorgonians from ShirleyM a while ago, and they took FOREVER to come back out,,,
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07-13-2003, 03:46 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2002
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TF, when I got my stars, I had 5 pieces about quarter size. Gave 1 to my bro, and kept moving the other pieces around the tank til they got a nice happy place and put all togeter. I now have 1 large spreading mat. Mine are in a high flow area, with 36w pc's. They are picky tho - took a while to find that spot. Of course, the neon D@#%&#* that went "NEMO" wasn't helping.
Give em more time, they should be fine.
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07-13-2003, 05:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Junkzoo
for wat it's worth,,,
my basketball sized colony is under 2-400 W mh's about 10 inches above them , on the receiving end of a monster RIO ph at the surface too...
it's one of those things: don't worry about them , and they will do fine,,,,fuss over them , and they give you a headache over 'em.
the move musta ticked them off, they'll be back..
BTW: are they in the same place as b4?
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this is so funny i placed a decent sized colony in higher lighting med flow and they just would no open, so i placed on the bottom of my tank and in low flow, in 5 min they were all opened
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07-13-2003, 05:50 PM
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so now i have 3 colonies all in lower light and low flow....i have tried to place in other areas in med light med flow nothing higher light higher flow....nothing.....amazing how one thing works for one and another works differently.....
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07-13-2003, 06:03 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Quote:
Originally posted by mnreefman
this is so funny i placed a decent sized colony in higher lighting med flow and they just would no open, so i placed on the bottom of my tank and in low flow, in 5 min they were all opened
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even funnier,,,check this out:
i upgraded from 4 -40 w "normal" flo lights, to 2 -400w mh's w/ 4-55w pc actinics,,,the green stars never skipped a beat!
next morning, they were out like nothing changed!
in this pic , you can see where the p-head is aimed,
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07-13-2003, 06:05 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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another
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07-13-2003, 06:06 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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last one.
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07-18-2003, 06:59 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Colorado
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2 weeks later and no Star Polyps. They still have not come out. It was such a beautiful colony, lush and expanding. I fear that they have gone to the big reef in the sky. Does anyone think there is much of a chance for them to return? Or are they toonce?
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