Cinnamon paly question (grandis paly)

[tebstan]

I got a cinnamon paly frag a few weeks ago. I’ve read that in higher light, they will have more white speckling, and in lower light will stay more brown. In pics, they always seem to look rippled around the edge.

Mine do seem to be a bit rippled, but not in a good way like in the pics I’ve seen. My question is, what kind of flow should these palys get to make them happy?

I didn’t get around to taking a pic when I first got them. There wasn’t much to look at anyway, they stayed so rippled that you couldn’t see that they were open, much. I placed them in the shadow of a large leather coral, where they are in low flow.

The first pic is about two weeks after getting them, when they finally seemed to look okay. The second pic from 10 days later, and they are looking even better. The little one on the left is new growth, it was barely a nub when I got the frag. Iit has the coloring and extension I would like to see on the big one. I’m hesitant to move it around a lot, since it took so long to get it this comfortable. I’m hoping to hear from someone with experience with grandis palys.

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/TebstansTank/Palythoas/CinamonPaly2-26-12.jpg

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/TebstansTank/Palythoas/CinamonPaly3-4-12.jpg

[tebstan]

bump

[fshaqrmman]

I can't help you here...but try posting in the Zoanthid category...you may get more responses from the guys in there.

[tebstan]

I'll give it a try

[bmullikin1]

mine are at the bottom of my 180, moderate flow, moderate light seem to be the ticket.


http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m202/bmullikin1/my180045.jpg

[tebstan]

Have you ever tried them in a different spot? I'm curious if you would see any difference in the white speckling.

Do you have T5s, halides?

I want the brown color, without much white. (Who wants a plain brown paly? *this lady* :D)

I notice some white creeping into the baby polyp. Maybe I had it backwards, and more light would lead to less white?

I guess I'm going to have to move them into some higher flow to get that large polyp to open up, sigh.

[ReeferBill]

Mine like the bottom of my 46 bow. when on the top of my rock they don't open all the way...

[cody6766]

Mine like lower light too. I keep them at the bottom of my solana.

[tebstan]

Mine like the bottom of my 46 bow. when on the top of my rock they don't open all the way...

Hmm. I just looked closer...

The frag is under a monster leather coral. The larger polyp isn't entirely in it's shadow, the smaller more attractive polyp is.

I'll try scooting it fully under the shadow before moving it to a totally new spot.