 Re: green star polyp growth rate
Starboy,
I disagree a bit with you. Briareum sp. or the green star polyps have grown very quickly in most every tank I put them in. The water parameters in those tanks have been excellent. The main reason I ever saw them slow down was if the calcium level dropped a bit. They lay down alot of tissue before a polyp appears and this takes good calcium levels, DKH, and no phosphates which bind calcium. If he is referring to Green zoathus polyps they can be found in the wild at the very top of the reef and even exposed and out of the water at low tides. They release water to keep themselves moist until the tide comes back.
To the OP,
I would check your PH, calcium, and DKH and see where it is. Also, are you using limewater or Kalkwasser for your make up water? In response to your question my old tanks which had them were at minimum 4 watts per gallon with 10k halides and supplemental actinics.
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Last edited by kolokefalo; 06-02-2007 at 08:32 PM.
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