Polyps & Polyps-Coral-3reef Forums

Speedy · 02-26-2004, 10:18 AM

Ok I got four Polyp frags from an LFS. They are starting to look nice. I got the green kind and then the white kind.

I know, lots of current, right? And lots of light. Iodine level must be ideal, I assume it is because both my pep and skunk shrimps molt regularly. Aside from that I supplement Iodine, and I will start to supplement strotium, soon.

Am I missing anything? Any suggestions please? What have you seen work with these little guys?

Could there be a problem if two different colored polyps grew together in the same area?

Jason McKenzie · 02-26-2004, 10:28 AM

Current is hard to say.
Someone running an SPS tank would consiter high current enough to surf on. While a tank of Soft coral would say High current is enough to wave the polyps of a Pomp-pomp coral.
I would say most Polyps do not like "My" version of high flow. They are a more moderate flow Coral
Now right after saying that the same could be said for Light. You currently have 28W of 50/50 so I would say the polyp would do ok most places in your tank. You have 2.8 watts per Gallon and the tank is not very tall.

Speedy · 02-27-2004, 10:21 AM

Thanks J.

hottielover14 · 04-13-2004, 02:46 PM

I have yellow polyps and green/purple ones and I have 260 watt pc's going. How long should i keep it on for them. Should I feed them brine shrimp every week or so. Have u ever seen a hermit crab eat the polyps. I have 4 red legged ones and I'm wondering.

hottielover14 · 06-01-2004, 01:32 PM

how do you propagate yellow polyps.

NUGIO · 06-01-2004, 05:22 PM

[quote author=hottielover14 link=board=Coral;num=1077830299;start=0#4 date=06/01/04 at 16:32:33]how do you propagate yellow polyps.[/quote]
anyone ? im also curious to know as i have some but were bulldozed by the urchin

Craig Manoukian · 06-01-2004, 05:29 PM

Place a pieace of shell, rubble, or rock next to the polyps and they will colonize it in a heart beat.

Gresham · 06-02-2004, 09:42 PM

Yellow polyps (not a zoanthid BTW) propigate like no ones business. Of all polyps, yellows are considerred by many to be a pest. I had them take over a 10g a few years back. I had to get rid of all the rock sa they coverred every surface. If your not seeing them spreed wuickly, do the method Craig mentioned, it works great.

hottielover14 · 06-23-2004, 02:32 PM

i bought yellow polyps about couple of months ago and when i bought them they had a lot more polyps on it. But since then they've started disappearing. I have a brittle star and 4 hermit crabs. They have also kind of shrunk. they started out to be long and open but now there small and closed mostly. My light is on as always, my 260 watt PC's.