Ppe

Flybynight · #1 12/13/2007, 07:27 PM

Do they like high light? Lots of flow? Or are they just like normal palys?

Flybynight · #2 12/13/2007, 07:44 PM

purple people eater

kraash · #3 12/13/2007, 08:11 PM

I have mine on the sand in a 36'' tall tank, with 400w and 250w MH and med flow. They seem to like where they are, I have been getting a new polyp or so a month

Flybynight · #4 12/13/2007, 08:20 PM

How many poylps did you start with. How many do you have now? Thanks for the info.

kau_cinta_ku · #5 12/13/2007, 08:30 PM

I started with 2 polyps 3 weeks ago and have them on the sandbed of my 75 gal. with med flow and I already have a baby.

BTW my lights are 2 400 watt mh 20k XM's

Flybynight · #6 12/13/2007, 08:37 PM

wow a baby already? nice. Thanks for the info. anyone else have something to add?

kraash · #7 12/13/2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by Flybynight
How many poylps did you start with. How many do you have now? Thanks for the info.

I started with 4 adults, 2 babies, now have 6 adults 3 babies, I think I purchased them about 4 months ago

Flybynight · #8 12/13/2007, 09:32 PM

So with small colonys you will have a growth rate of 1 poylp per month. So if I keep braking them up in about 6 months you can start having about 1 per week. Not bad. Thanks for the info.

waxy · #9 12/14/2007, 04:24 PM

1 a week is really fast

kau_cinta_ku · #10 12/14/2007, 05:24 PM

I agree 1 a week is prob. to fast for PPE's I would be guessing more in the range of 1 polyp every 3 weeks. until your colony gets up past 10 or so then maybe 2-3 polyps every 3 weeks.

Flybynight · #11 12/14/2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
I agree 1 a week is prob. to fast for PPE's I would be guessing more in the range of 1 polyp every 3 weeks. until your colony gets up past 10 or so then maybe 2-3 polyps every 3 weeks.

That is what I was saying. (or ment to say) Once I get a bigger colony I would get maybe one a week. or like you said 2-3 every 3 weeks. I think I have a Headake now haha.

Flybynight · #12 12/14/2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by Flybynight
So with small colonys you will have a growth rate of 1 poylp per month. So if I keep braking them up in about 6 months you can start having about 1 per week. Not bad. Thanks for the info.

Sorry, what I said is hard to understand. (probley wrote this late at night because I dont really understand it either)

What I ment to say is as the colonys grow I will keep fragging them into small colonys. That way I will have maybe 6 small colonyes. So that will be 6 babys a month. That = 1.5 a week. If they are happy and so on.

It is late so someone else say this how it needs to be said if you even understand what I am trying to say. Been a long day haha.