Star Polyps not opening!

[JuanArti]

I've had my polyps for about 4 days and they haven't opened. When I first got them they open a little but after moving them around a little they haven't opened. Also I added two power heads. What's the deal? Here's a pick.

 

[biss444]

i'm assuming they were open when you bpught them, what do you have for light setup, and what are your water parameters

 

[Grizz]

Check your water mine dont open if my nitrAtes get to 20ppm

 

[Ricksreef]

Star polps are finicky ,when they are moved it can take days for them to reopen.

 

[JuanArti]

No no I had them in as soon as I bought them and they were open in MY tank. Here's a pic. I moved them and they closed and they haven't opened since! I have LED lights 36x10k daylight & 12 actinic lamps. I'm not sure what that means but what ever lol

 

[JuanArti]

Last time I check my water everything was perfect other than my calcium was a bit high, my magnesium was a little low and my salinity was a little high too.

 

[Sniperhank]

Sounds like a flow issue. The new spot has either more or less flow than the original placement.

 

[Jake337]

Sounds like a flow issue. The new spot has either more or less flow than the original placement.

Do gsp prefer strong or med flow?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

STRONG flow. Haha

 

[Sniperhank]

Depends on the colony. Why not just put it back where it was?

 

[spoonman]

Mine close up in high flow. They are on the sand, out of the main flow area.

 

[Jake337]

My sand gets blown everywhere no matter where I place my ph. So sand would be a bad option for me.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Dont put it on the sand because then it cant spread on the rocks!

 

[Jake337]

Yeah I want them spreaded all around my rock so they'll prob be in the middle range of my tank.

 

[JuanArti]

Well when I got them I had no flow. I got my power heads two days ago an I got the gsp 4 days ago. I can't change the flow. I've tried everything. I put them in high flow, no flow moderate flow, on the sand and nothing. I put them somewhere it's moderate now and I'm just going to leave them alone.

 

[Jake337]

Yeah, they'll prob come out sooner or later. Just let them acclimate themselves to the tank.

 

[JuanArti]

Still no signs of of opening. This is getting frustrating!

 

[JuanArti]

I think my lights might be to strong... They kind of beam into my tank. Would that affect things?

 

[bigben2057]

Check your salinity usually if its low corals close up.

 

[biss444]

how big is your tank, how many watts of lighting do you have