Does salinity effect the size/diameter of a zoa/paly polyp?

[Sir Patrick]

Has anyone noticed higher or lower salinity in their tanks water causing zoa/paly polyp heads to be larger or smaller than normal?

Looking to hear if anyone has had or noticed any experience with this subject.

[Sir Patrick]

Me too....till a couple days ago.

I am sure light playes a definite roll, but thinking salinity does also.

[Sir Patrick]

I shrunk all my polyps down to like Rasta zoa polyp size........hehehe

[binford4000]

I shrunk all my polyps down to like Rasta zoa polyp size........hehehe

How high did you go ? I was told by pazazz that SG does effect palley size. I was running 1.027 for awhile and was over at his place buying frags and the size subject came up. The first thing he asked was what was my SG. I dropped down to 1.024 and saw a significant increase in size.

[MizTanks]

Hmmm very interesting info. Gonna have to experiment and lower mine. See if it helps my melting zoas. I'm running at about 1.027.

[jimsflies]

I shrunk all my polyps down to like Rasta zoa polyp size........hehehe

With high salinity? How high did it get?

[Sir Patrick]

Thanks for the replies guys (and gal)!

I have heard of polyps shrinking in higher salinity, recently. Glad to hear some good sources to back it up!

I had low salinity. Like 1.021 low........

I have heard from some reliable sources this will have the same effect.

And I thought euphilia were the ones I needed to look at for an indicator....hehehe.....

Thanks for the invaluable back up and info. I can never truely trust anything posted on the web till I hear it from a few people that I know wont steer me wrong, or regurgitate what they read on the internet....

---------- Post added at 11:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ----------

Oh, by the way-

I adjusted my salinity long before I started this thread, and have already seen significant changes in size of most of my polyps.

[binford4000]

1.021,back in da day that was the magic number ! It funny how things change,we now consider that the min SG ! Lol I bet you did see some improvement when you brought it up. It's funny I rember. Telling Marcus at Ypsilanti FD that I was getting good results at the crazy level of .024 and he thought I was nuts running way to high! Sorry flash back,man getting old stinks !

[Farside Tropicals]

Generally speaking, keeping your polyps happy and big in size is a combination of lighting and water quality. Glad to hear your polyps are doing well!
-Liza
Farside Tropicals

[MizTanks]

Well I'm wondering WTH is going on with mine then. Good to hear yours are back on track Sir!!