What's the problem with these buttons?

[BowieReefer84]

I think they are getting too much light? I had them up high in the tank, and I got a timer and started running my lights (power compacts) 12 hours a day. I used to only turn my lights on if I felt like it. Some days would get 12 hours some days would get 1-2 hours. They are turning white and curling up. They don't accept mysis like the others either. The color has always been brownish greenish so that's normal....

 

I appreciate any tips. I have already moved it to the bottom of the tank.

 

 

[surf&turf]

I have some of those, put them lower in the tank, they do fine under lower light.

[steveoutlaw]

Those look like "Outlaw Stew" Palys........let them die......you're much better off without them!!!

[BowieReefer84]

My tank is only 29gallons. I only have some mushrooms, gsp's, colt coral, xenia, and some chalice frags. I am just trying to get the hang of reefing before I upgrade. I know they are bottom of the barrel palys, but I want to make them healthy just because. . . .I'll see how they do lower in the tank. Everything else is healthy so they should be ok.

[truestelf]

i have some as well

[BowieReefer84]

i have some as well

 

how much light are yours getting?

[ctenophore]

I keep these in full sunlight, about 1200 umol PAR. They can adapt to just about any lighting condition, including no light. I had a rock of them in an unlit sump for about a year and they survived and opened up within a week or two of being lit again.

[Glenn]

1) keep them where they are (lower light area) and monitor them, or

 

2) give them a freshwater, RO, bath, then put them back in the low light.

 

After seeing a Zoa nudibranch in my tank, I noticed that some of my Zoas and Palys were 'shriveling' up for a day or two. I have since given a FW bath on two consecutive Friday's (and plan another for tomorrow) and they are looking much better. I believe it was Jan who suggested this stating that 'something could be irritating them.' .. It seems to be working for mine.

 

gds

[BowieReefer84]

1) keep them where they are (lower light area) and monitor them, or

 

2) give them a freshwater, RO, bath, then put them back in the low light.

 

After seeing a Zoa nudibranch in my tank, I noticed that some of my Zoas and Palys were 'shriveling' up for a day or two. I have since given a FW bath on two consecutive Friday's (and plan another for tomorrow) and they are looking much better. I believe it was Jan who suggested this stating that 'something could be irritating them.' .. It seems to be working for mine.

 

gds

 

 

How long should I put them in freshwater for? I have never done this before so explain it to me like I am five years old. Thanks!!!

[Glenn]

I got a 3g "pet keeper" container, filled it pretty full with RO freshwater but still allowed to float in the DT, and let it sit for the day while I was at work. (My RO water is pretty cold so this allowed the temp to acclimate to the DT temp.) When I got home, I placed as many Zoas in the 3g container as I could fit without stacking them, let them sit for 10 mins, then put them back in the DT. The 3g container with some pods, a spindly little starfish, and quite a few 'small pink bristle worms' was dumped down the laundry tub.

 

Hope that helps.

[BowieReefer84]

I will give that a try. Never heard of doing a freshwater dip before with corals (only iodine dips). I know some people do freshwater dips to fish for ich maybe? Feel like I've heard that. We shall see.

 

Thanks for the tip.

[ctenophore]

Zoanthids are one of the few corals that can handle a freshwater dip. Do not dip sps or lps in fresh water!

[BowieReefer84]

haha ok thanks ctenophore!