luminious stars polyp not opening

[hammy]

dunno whether some of the reefers here experience star polyp not opening after sometime .

one of my star polyps rocks just one fine day decide not to open anymore . some of the changes i have make is stop dosig DT and change it to marine snow .

after observing that it had not open for 2 days , i was really panicking . and heard that if it does not open for too long , it wil die of hunger .

anyway i dose seachem reef plus yesterday and it is blooming again . just like yesteryears ... yeah =)

maybe my tank lack of some ions need for the bloomig for star polys .

just some experience to share .

[Alvin Tan]

somtimes they tend to hav this kind of temperament..suddenly one or 2 daes dun wan open....later den open liaoz..again..it may be the reef plus tt u dose..

marine snow is gd supplement plankton diet for corals...so dun worry...

[lab75_sg]

Not to worry... i bought my polyps from LFS.. it is blossoming then.. but the moment i brought it home... it closed up. Left it there to adapt for 5 days, after-which it opens up... =)

Take note : There must be water flow... cool temp... below 28 deg C

[cityofangels]

Is it true that it can take up to a month for the star polyps to fully open? I bought mine on Tuesday (17th) and only a few polyps (less than 10) are opened. And I change my water regularly (once every 2 weeks). Do I still need to add additives like Iodide & strontium despite the regular water chages?

[Maxstar81]

cityofangels,

Sis, depends on how much is absorbed.

This means testing.

Back to SP. I love them & so far they never close.

I have also stopped dosing my tank. They don't eat.

When newly accquired, they do feed as they might

have been starved at the LFS or watever reasons....

After a wk or 2, they dun react to dosing. I think the lights

are enuff... I still try to dose like 1 a wk just in case.

My tank have 2 different types.

Can click on my link below 2 see.

Thinking of getting more.