Zoanthid getting too much light?

[kkwilson698]

Does this zoanthid need more light? Or is it getting too much light?

I’ve had this coral for about 2 weeks I’m not sure if I’m giving it too much light or not. I know there are no pests because I dipped this coral and it was quarantined before I bought it.

also my levels are great as you can tell I have coralline alage growing everywhere on the rocks I only have some aptasia.

thank you for taking the time to read this post have a

 

[DeniseAndy]

That is a picture of a toadstool leather coral.

Wait, I see the zoanthid next to it. Yes, too much light. They like lower light. Move it down.

 

[Jdadams]

That is a picture of a toadstool leather coral.

Wait, I see the zoanthid next to it. Yes, too much light. They like lower light. Move it down.

To right there is a plug with some closed up zoanthids. That toadstool looks pretty stretched out though like it wants more light.

 

[Lyss]

There’s a frag of closed up zoas to the right of it.

I don’t see any coralline algae at all? The rocks look very clean. Would you be able to list your parameters? Fine isn’t very helpful in determining what might be wrong.

I can’t say what your frag wants w/o more info but I know that my zoas have always tended to stayed closed when they needed more light.

 

[DeniseAndy]

It is very stretched. Really strange for toadstools. What lights are you using?

 

[kkwilson698]

To right there is a plug with some closed up zoanthids. That toadstool looks pretty stretched out though like it wants more light.

Thank you I was referring to my zoanthid!

 

[kkwilson698]

It is very stretched. Really strange for toadstools. What lights are you using?

AI prime HD

 

[kkwilson698]

Huh well good to learn that my toadstool should get more light then what it is now!

 

[fish farmer]

Has it opened at all since you got it?

 

[kkwilson698]

Thank you guys!

 

[kkwilson698]

Has it opened at all since you got it?

Yes it has just started to close up yesterday

 

[Bob Weigant]

my zoa's are at the bottom of my tank

 

[Jdadams]

What are you light setting at? Idk how it would be to much for zoanthids and not enough for a toadstool.

 

[Lyss]

Will you please list params? To be thorough it would be good to know that.

 

[kkwilson698]

What are you light setting at? Idk how it would be to much for zoanthids and not enough for a toadstool.

my lights I run at about %20 because it’s a nano tank and I don’t own a par meter to know how much light I need.

 

[Danroo]

You need to ramp up the lights, at least around 65% and move those zoas in the lower part of the rocks.

 

[kkwilson698]

Will you please list params? To be thorough it would be good to know that.

Here are some of them my Apex trident is broken it’s not pulling water I have no idea how to fix it. But before it broke which was 3 weeks ago my parameters were all where they were suppose to be.

I have no fish I dose phytoplankton to feed my corals and sponges at the moment.

 

[kkwilson698]

You need to ramp up the lights, at least around 65% and move those zoas in the lower part of the rocks.

That won’t be too much light for a smaller tank?

 

[Jdadams]

Ehh. 65% is pushing it. How big is this tank? Can we get a full tank shot?

 

[Danroo]

That won’t be too much light for a smaller tank?

Tank size doesn’t matter you need proper lighting for corals my toadstool stretched as well until I raised my lights. I’m running 100% on blues with a similar light compared to AI, even that I feel isn’t enough for most lps.