Nuclear Greens

[viper1972]

Hello,
I have 3 small polyps of nukes and they are about 1/4 inch or smaller and I was wondering what is the very best way to keep them growing and spreading? They open up great. They are about 12 inches under T-5s and the water quality is fine. Everything else is open great and doing fine. I just got these nukes and want them to grow fast and big. Thanks!!

 

[jdaven22]

I am sure there are other people that can chime in but my personal experience was that my nukes liked light more than other palys. I placed them about half way up in the tank and they grew pretty well and were a little smaller than quarter sized.

Nukes were actually one of my fastest growing polyps in my old tank. I need to grab some more.

 

[jonbar1]

6 years ago only Dave had them and now they are in almost every tank I see...that should tell you they are faaaaasssstttt growers LOL

Feeding them small foods like cyclopeeze seems to speed them up even more in my experience. Most lighting and flow seems to work, but higher light and flow tends to keep the polyps a bit smaller. To me it sounds like you have them in a great spot.