VicSkimmr April 10, 2007 Share April 10, 2007 My AoG Next Gens bleached after I first got them, and now their skirts are very long and stringy. What are the chances that they will recover and is there anything I can do to speed it up? Pics: When I first got them: Bleached This was a few weeks ago, they've actually gotten worse since then: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 April 10, 2007 Share April 10, 2007 give them time and they should be ok. they are pretty hardy corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch April 10, 2007 Share April 10, 2007 I actually think they look ok in the 3rd pic.... definitly bleached a little in the 2nd pic. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicSkimmr April 10, 2007 Author Share April 10, 2007 Oh they're definitely getting their color back, but the skirts are really annoying me. They've about doubled in polyp count since I got them, but even the new polyps have the same problem. I know its not the flow thats causing it, considering they came from 143Gadgets tank, and these are the only zoanthids to display this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 April 10, 2007 Share April 10, 2007 ACTUALLY FLOW WILL AND GENERALLY CAUSES THIS. DIRECT FLOW MADE SOME OF MY ZOOS HAVE LONGER SKIRTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicSkimmr April 10, 2007 Author Share April 10, 2007 Haha, alright I guess I'll use them as guinea pigs then Its just strange that they're the only ones suffering from it. I'll move them to a lower flow spot and report back in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal April 10, 2007 Share April 10, 2007 I see you have T5s over your tank. This could be the cause of the bleaching unless you were careful about acclimating the zoas to the lighting, especially if you are running a GE 6500k bulb in the mix. I place all new corals in a shaded area for several days to two weeks and gradually move them to their final resting spot. They should recover over time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicSkimmr April 11, 2007 Author Share April 11, 2007 I see you have T5s over your tank. This could be the cause of the bleaching unless you were careful about acclimating the zoas to the lighting, especially if you are running a GE 6500k bulb in the mix. I place all new corals in a shaded area for several days to two weeks and gradually move them to their final resting spot. They should recover over time though. Oh thats definitely why they bleached. They were the first corals that I put in the tank, I figured they'd be ok on the sandbed. All the other zoanthdis have pretty much recovered completely, these are the only ones showing long-term effects. I've since changed my bulbs around a bit and I've been a lot more careful with acclimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallyBackm April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 Hey I have T5s and got a PPE polyp off of Gadgets. Like a moron, I did not properly acclimatize it--I now have it in a shaded area in hopes that it will open. It has not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal April 12, 2007 Share April 12, 2007 T5s, especially new ones, will punch down to the sandbed unless the tank is very deep. Acclimation to your lighting conditions is always a god idea even if you get he corals from another T5 user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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