But I notice a lot of vendors take pics with retracted polyps.
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Either to see the base colors, or they most likely just moved the piece to a better location to capture a photoBut I notice a lot of vendors take pics with retracted polyps.
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I think my polyps are gonna fall off?
Why is any of this so hard to believe? All of this is out there in books and some Dr. RHF articles. High temp can also lead to high PE - oxygen is less soluble in high temp. High aerobic load by sometimes dosing organic carbon can create levels of lower oxygen and PE can get larger. High levels of ammonia can lead to more PE as gas cannot really exchange as well. All of these are potentially bad signs, but they are also not all that common.
Curious where you get this idea? Day and night respiration in the coral is taking place (O2 is used, CO2 is released). During the day - Photosynthsis uses CO2 to produce O2. and the amount of Co2 used is more than the amount of amount of Co2 produced from respiration. But in any case. gas exchange occurs 24 hours a day - and is increased during photosynthesis not less.They do not need to exchange gas as much during the day when the light is driving photosynthesis. It is more necessary at night since the zoox are not contributing any gas.
Have anyone have any experience with too much PE? All my SPS have way too much PE. My Tubs Stellata and Forest Fire all you can see is polyps. My Bubble Gum Millie have a fuzzy brown appearance to it. You can't see the stony parts at all.
Have anyone figured out what causes this?
To answer the question.. Yes, PE alone "could" be an indication of an issue. In rare cases, but possible? Certainly. There's many variables that can affect PE, gases being one of them.Because the OP is wondering if PE alone could be suggesting a problem in his tank or in the coral itself.
@skysoblue987 are you concerned about the PE because the polyps are ugly or you are just not used to seeing fuzzy corals? The red planet should eventually get very red beautiful polyps and with a lot of water movement, you can keep them moving so you can glance the metallic red that eventually develops under the polyps/metallic green around the base. Making sure your trace elements are at good levels can help the coloring up process. Otherwise, the “fuzziness” looks normal to me.
I'm not concerned, just curious as to why my PE is so good.
Because you are extremely awesome, fantastically wonderful and above all the others. Happy? Ok I am just kidding.
Are you feeding amino acid?