Kenya tree leaning

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  1. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    My kenya tree has started leaning over. It is almost like there is a kink at the base of it. The coral is about 6" tall with no "branches" on the bottom 3". The top has about 10 "branches". At night it deflates and kind of just lays on the rock. During the day it puffs back up and stands upright. It is in medium to low flow and about 12" below a 150w mh. The base is more of a brownish color as opposed to the normal pinkish color. Should i frag it and cut a little of the base off? or are there any other ideas.
     
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  3. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    when it kinks it usually is about to frag itself
     
  4. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    My spaghetti has been doing that here lately. Some days it stands up and some days lies down most of the day. It's getting huge .. I really need to frag the thing.
     
  5. yeager003

    yeager003 Bristle Worm

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    Iraf when you say that it will frag itself, what will it do will it detach and move or what?
    This is my first kenya tree.
     
  6. mltmtascp

    mltmtascp Astrea Snail

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    Kenya is one of the fastest growing self fragging corals. If you have one now you will have a ton latter.
     
  7. wareagle35031

    wareagle35031 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Yeah someone gave me a little piece of it, now its huge and splitting and splitting, and growing, its kinda like the energiser bunny. It keeps growing and growing. LOL
     
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  9. Newbeme

    Newbeme Plankton

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    That is exactly what mine did two weeks ago. Went limp and then dropped limbs. Now I have 6 new Kenya trees in the tank.:eek:
     
  10. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    I have about 15 large Kenyon stalks and 30 juveniles that frag by themselves.