Candy Apple Red Help

[Oiseau Reefer]

Hey I just can't seem to make these guys happy where should I place them?
My lighting is as follows
3-250w phoenix 14k de 2-6' 454 vho's and 2-6' super actinic vho's
Lots of flow in most of my tank
Please help!

 

[clowns101]

Please post what C.A.R means please.This is needed for some to help you.

Thanks

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

Sorry thought most would have known it's the infamous candy apple red zoas

 

[clowns101]

Well,alot of us do,i know I do,but some dont,I mean its kinda hard with the thousands of coral names out there.

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

another important thing my tank is a 125g 6' variety aga

 

[clowns101]

1)Lower flwo is what they like,these guys are not SPS corals.

2)Keep them toward the bottom,Zoas and Palys are a lower light loving coral,and these dont need to be blasted with light.

Try them at the bottom in lower flow and see how they do.

Thanks

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

They were there and Not so happy but maybe I'll try again anybody else?
Btw thanks clowns

 

[clowns101]

Odd,what do they look like,what do you mean by un happy.

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

They are open they are just sad and small not big like they were when I received them they were for about two weeks then they started shrinking and been holding their size at about 1/4" little less than they were about 3/8" or so when I got them maybe a little bigger

 

[clowns101]

Are they in high flow?Maybe to littel light hard to tell.

 

[jordan3548]

Mine do the same thing no matter where I put them they're not happy ive tried low light, med light, high light, high flow, low flow, no flow and no matter what they are the size of a eraser head on a number 2 pencil. I have 3x175 MH's and a 6 ft 120 as well

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

They are in a place that is lightly shaded by the brace on my tank and I'd say flow is sheltered moderate, random current I have some devils armour Palys above them same flow same intensity of lighting and they are doing great minus the little bit of algae on the frag
I use to grow beautiful zoas when I ran all vho's hmmm

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

Oh and I know this is coming params are as follows
Cal 420-450
Alk 7.5-8
Mag 1450-1500
No3- 0
Po4- 0 according to egg checker and .02 according to the big brother
Dose AA's twice a day