orange plate coral

[jessinator752]

today my orange plate coral has blown up about double it's normal size. is this a normal thing? i've had it about 5 mo give or take. it's blown up once before but not near what it is now. last time it only lasted about 5-10 min then went back to normal. today it's been like this for about 20-25 min and it seems to be blowing up more than going back down. it's little tenticle thingies are now showing, but a few min ago they were not. any advice on this would be great. thanks! jessica

[hobogato]

if it is like goniopora and elegans, it may be doing this because it is getting too much light. they puff up because too much photosynthesis coupled with temperatures a little too warm cause a buildup of oxygen inside of them and it can damage them and even kill them. i dont know if fungia/heliofungia are the same, but i had one that puffed up one day and about 3 days later it slowly dwindled away. you may try moving it to an area with less light

[jessinator752]

it's actually in a lower lite area now than it was a couple weeks ago. i just upgraded to a 100 gal tank. i need to get more light for the tank since i have the same single t-5 light that i had on my 29 gal. i moved everything in this tank tues. i'll try moving it, but i don't think to much light is the issue. could a change in amount of light have the same effect? maybe it's not getting enough light?

[jessinator752]

now it's back to normal. hopefully it's still ok.

[jessinator752]

well it seems to be fine all day long, but every morning for the last couple days it's all puffed up. i don't understand why. when i had it in my 29 gal it did great. is it maybe growing? do i need to get it closer to lighting?

[jessinator752]

i took a couple pictures so you guys can see what i'm talking about. it's still doing it every morning right after i turn the lights on. it lasts 20-45 min then it goes back to normal until the next morning when the lights come on.