SPS polyp Extension at night?

[kennedpa]

Following up on this with your recent posts I see a trend with a lot of your SPS regarding growth and polyps.

They're not happy and mature if they're not extending way out at night. My flow doesn't change at night and I get crazy polyp extension. I'd really recommend ge WC suggestion in you other thread until you can see things improve.

It's easier to maintain stability when you keep it simple.

 

[Dilan Patel]

I just havent checked. I am too tired to wake up at 1 in the morning haha. I might take a peak tonight and see what I can find. i actually am finding better polyp extension since I got rid of the angelfish in my 180gallon reef and since I moved some of the corals to better places yesterday. In the 55gallon everything has polyp extension might not be a whole lot but it has some. I had a rescure coral that was brown and had no polyp extesion(have a thread just havent updated it in a while) But now it is starting to get a purplish tone with maybe a yellowish tip. PE is getting better on that as well. The only thing that has not a lot of PE is that pink table. but it is having some now a days. I will check at night and write back when I do finally check it at night.

 

[kennedpa]

Just look when you wake up. As long as it's not getting morning light they'll still be out. The initial hit of light makes them retract. That's their signal.

 

[kennedpa]

If I do a quick lights on to check things my vivids tips are insane and then gone in a minute.

 

[Dilan Patel]

what should i see long sweepers polyps or just stubby polyps or it just depends.

 

[kennedpa]

Depends on acro. More pronounced overall and tips should have large polyps. Here's some bad pics.