Paly help

[Brandon3152134]

I've had this rock of palys for a couple years it's obviously very easy to keep and until recently was doing well but they started stretching alot. They've been in the same place for a year and only started doing this like 2 weeks ago. I feed them some mysis and reef roids which I usually don't do but I'm hoping they get enough food to retract to their normal shape. Any ideas on my next move?

 

[Ron Reefman]

bump

 

[jesspal]

Any recent changes to lighting? Is the light old and possibly losing its effective qualities?

 

[vetteguy53081]

In most cases , stretching is seeking light or water flow or in a low nutrients setting.
what are your nitrate and phosphate levels?
Salinity 1.025 and of course occasional feedings

 

[Brandon3152134]

Any recent changes to lighting? Is the light old and possibly losing its effective qualities?

The light is old but they weren't stretching until recently and they've been in there for a while.

 

[Brandon3152134]

In most cases , stretching is seeking light or water flow or in a low nutrients setting.
what are your nitrate and phosphate levels?
Salinity 1.025 and of course occasional feedings

I keep my sal at 1.024 I've never tested my nitrate or phosphate but I keep the tank pretty clean. I have brown palys that are not doing this in the same area that's what's confusing me. Usually I'd move the coral if this happened but the reef is pretty full of other coral so I can't really move an entire rock. If they start to melt I can move them to my other system under more intense lighting but I'd like to fix the issue where they are. Unless anyone has another idea I'm just going to continue feeding and hope that helps.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I keep my sal at 1.024 I've never tested my nitrate or phosphate but I keep the tank pretty clean. I have brown palys that are not doing this in the same area that's what's confusing me. Usually I'd move the coral if this happened but the reef is pretty full of other coral so I can't really move an entire rock. If they start to melt I can move them to my other system under more intense lighting but I'd like to fix the issue where they are. Unless anyone has another idea I'm just going to continue feeding and hope that helps.

Yes
Clean tank does not notate acceptable levels. Even take a water sample to a trusted LFS and have them test the water for you to verify readings

 

[Brandon3152134]

Yes
Clean tank does not notate acceptable levels. Even take a water sample to a trusted LFS and have them test the water for you to verify readings

Good idea I'll definitely get on that. I may even finally order some test kits for those parameters. Definitely will if the readings come back way off from expected.

 

[Brandon3152134]

I also turned up my lighting like 10% but I don't wanna go any further than that because none of the other species seem light deprived. If any of my sps react negatively to this the light is going back down because they take priority in this tank for me.