so I've got a few different corals that tend to close up in "waves". Mostly my acans and zoas. One colony will close up for 1-3days, reopen, and then the colony next to it will close up for 1-3days. When they reopen they look super healthy and no worse for the wear. Nothing else in the tank seems to be affected. And not all of the acans and zoas exhibit this behavior. My levels are cal-425, alk-7.9, mag 1350, ph hovers around 8.
Corals Closing Up In Waves
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derrick orosz
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In general both of those would like lower water movement. My acans and zoas are lower in the tank with less light and water movement and are happy
I do not think that he means power head waves. Like waves as in zoa 1 then zoa 2 then acan 1 then acan 2...back to zoa 1 and so on.
Bingo. Probably a bad choice of words on my part.
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I think you are right Torx,
I think he means waves - as in doing the wave at a Blue Jays game.
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Could be something crawling in them,on them, brittle stars moving around, I've got some BIG brittle stars that go from colony to colony of my palys one day my gobstopper50+, then my Tyree armagedons30+ Must be getting trapped detritus in between the polyps?¿, just a guess, not sure about the acans though, maybe crabs?¿