closed polyps

I had gotten 2 Zoas frags semi-recently. In the past 2 months (one a bit more recently). 5 Smallish polyps of Gold Dust Zoas (just basic gold and brownish). And some Mandarin Orange (about 7-8 polyps). I dipped them. They opened up quickly and looked good. My Red/Orange Oxides (not sure what...

My Fire red Yuma that was looking healthy has suddenly been closed up for a few days. Is it possible the algae is bothering it? I tested nitrates and they were 0.2 ppm, my hunch is that the newly introduced peppermint shrimp were harrassing it. (Its a baby so its not even as wide as the plug...

I have a single head of Duncan coral in my tank. Also have a large head of a torch, GSP, and 2 different mushroom. The duncan has been in the tank for nearly a month and has done well up until the last few days. Ive had to move him around a bit but he's been in his current spot for about a week...

I have had a duncan coral in my tank since September now, and the past month or so especially it has been completely closed up. Can anyone help me figure out how to encourage it to open back up. It's one of the centerpieces in my tank so it would be awesome to have it back open again. Almost...

Anyone have any thoughts on the coral? Salt 35, calcium 500, mag 1400, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate 0.

Hello! I’ve had this toadstool leather for about 5 months. It looks like it’s doing well and has grown considerably, however the polyps are not opening up all the way. They are extended but the green part has never been visible since I brought it home. When I picked it out at the LFS it had the...

Hey R2R! I purchased an awesome rainbow monti on 6/8 from my LFS, and have a question about how to get the best PE. The coral overall seems to be fine, and has great PE at night and doesn't seem to be bleaching/receding. It's still on the sand bed since I'm letting it acclimate. However, the...