Staceon
04/10/2000, 11:22 PM
If some remember I switch my lights from 110W 6700K PC's to 175W 10K MH. At that time I had two colonies of Alveopora growing in the tank for about a year. Had great polyps extension of about 4 or 5 inches. New ones where appearing under all the time. When the new light was put on both colonies did not extend as far and widith of the polyp was not as great, plus they went back inside earlier. The main colony seemed to do this more and more for the first week untill parts of pink where showing on the skelton. I decided to move it. Put it lower in the tank and not as much direct light, almost shaded area. The smaller colony I left where it was and seems to be coming back to its former glory. The problem lies in the main colony. After two days of being is less light the polyps are barely coming out. There is no film on the coral nor have I seen it spit out anything.
Anybody have any suggestions? Can it still recover? Shoud I leave it be or put back in more light? If anybody can explain what happens at the cellular level when you do a large increase in light would be greatly appreciated?
Everything else in the tank seems to doing really well and adapting to the new light. I am just afraid that I lost the Alveopora, I really hope that I didn't.
thanks
Anybody have any suggestions? Can it still recover? Shoud I leave it be or put back in more light? If anybody can explain what happens at the cellular level when you do a large increase in light would be greatly appreciated?
Everything else in the tank seems to doing really well and adapting to the new light. I am just afraid that I lost the Alveopora, I really hope that I didn't.
thanks