Still_human September 4, 2019 Share September 4, 2019 My 2 seriatopora frags are both doing and growing great, however they're both growing DOWN! Polyps fully extended and all, they look totally healthy, and getting good growth, it's just downwards. Has anyone heard of this before? One is only slightly, but my ponape frag looks exactly like a saggy branched pine tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds September 4, 2019 Share September 4, 2019 How are the powerhead/returns positioned? Sometime if the flow is downward, that’s how the coral grows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 4, 2019 Author Share September 4, 2019 Just now, epleeds said: How are the powerhead/returns positioned? Sometime if the flow is downward, that’s how the coral grows. There's gentle indirect flow on it, at most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds September 4, 2019 Share September 4, 2019 Hmmmm. Any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 4, 2019 Author Share September 4, 2019 I tried to take a picture, but it was too big, and now my broken phone won't let me take any pictures at all. I'll try to get one later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 4, 2019 Author Share September 4, 2019 Lol this is the best I can I can do for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bues0022 September 5, 2019 Share September 5, 2019 Haha! I love the paint picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 22, 2019 Author Share September 22, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 9:18 PM, bues0022 said: Haha! I love the paint picture! Why thank you lol. Now u can see how picture perfect it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Still_human September 22, 2019 Author Share September 22, 2019 This is the other birds nest frag I have(just a few inches from the other), and as u can see its SLIIIIIIIIIIIGHTLY branching downwards, but not enough to really even have a second thought about it if not for the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl September 22, 2019 Share September 22, 2019 (edited) Too much light in that area? I'd tend to think it would be more because of current though. Edited September 22, 2019 by madweazl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 22, 2019 Author Share September 22, 2019 I guess it could be too much light, but nothing else is showing any signs of heavy light exposure. The ponape(the one in question)doesn’t even have great coloring, but not faded/bleaching either. Wouldn’t it have either great color, or be fading if it was so much light that it had to grow downwards? I think I can safely say it definitely isn’t from too much current(hmmm....that doesn’t make sense, does it? I THINK I can DEFINITELY say? Lol), cause there’s very little current in the tank—I’m going to step it up when I overhaul it. It IS in the direct flow of the sump return, but its so far from being heavy that the zoas in between it and the flow, don’t get blown hard, and you can see the grandis just gently leaning, not being forced over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human September 22, 2019 Author Share September 22, 2019 Oh yeah, duh, I forgot the most obvious sign....the downward growth is completely contrary to the direction of the flow. If it was the flow, I’d imagine it would grow in the same direction as the flow, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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