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June 25th, 2008, 02:49 AM
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Button Polyps Not Opening????
this has been going on for 2 months now. im getting a dark red build up of something on my buttons and its stopping them from opening. i move the frag to a QT and use tweezers to pull off the red stuff as much as i can. its thin and brittle. after i put the frag back in the DT the red stuff tuns neon orange and a day later most of it has died off and the buttons open up but not fully. i have to do this every 2 weeks and now i want a solution. anyone ever heard or delt with this before. all my other corals are perfect.
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#2
June 25th, 2008, 03:23 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
Sounds like the buttons may have some kind of infection.You might try dipping them in lugols iodine.
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June 25th, 2008, 03:54 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
Sorry,I've never heard anything remotely similar.Maybe a picture might help some.
I've seen dark red coralline turn neon orange when it dies.Generally,that's temporarily before they turn white.I'm sure this can't be an algae or something,can it?
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June 25th, 2008, 05:08 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
Where are the polyps in the tank? Top, middle, bottom?
What kind of lights? Any circulation? I had my polyps for about a month without opening. They were in the middle/bottom under medium light without much circulation. I moved them to the top under high light with a powerhead giving them medium flow. They are HUGE now. Not sure about the "crust" though. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon, 2 clowns, starry blenny, purple wrasse, LPS, Softies, Polyps Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Enough to put a nice dent in my bank account!
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June 26th, 2008, 02:47 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
ive had this frag for 4 months and it always opened until a little bit ago. it was at the bottom with medium flow but i just moved it to the top. i have 260 watt PC on a 55gallon.
Yote were can i get this lugols iodine at? do you have a link. i can keep pulling this stuff off every other day if need be but im sure the coral will not be happy. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 55 gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: new
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June 26th, 2008, 03:06 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
Drs Foster and Smith carry it.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...32&pcatid=4832 Just siphon a gallon of water from your tank,add 40 drops of the Lugols iodine to it,and soak the buttons for a 20 to 30 minutes.Put the buttons back in the tank,and throw the water and Lugols out.
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June 26th, 2008, 03:12 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
thanks yote. im trying to upload pictures i just took but im having problems.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 55 gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: new
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June 26th, 2008, 03:18 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
Any time.
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June 26th, 2008, 03:21 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
it wont let me upload my pics. anyone care to post them for me if i email them to you????
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 55 gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: new
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#10
June 26th, 2008, 03:26 AM
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Re: Button Polyps Not Opening????
I would offer,but this dial-up takes like an hour to upload one pic.
Have you tryed photobucket.com?Its free,and once you've uploaded them,you just click the bottom thing under the pic and paste it into your post.
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