Sun Coral 911

[rangermonroe]

I bought my sun coral back in december. Amazing, and tough to deal with, but I thought I was up to the task.
"Water - excellent, chemistry-excellent, ph - excellent" "spot feed weekly" Got it.
Unfortunately, this is not the whole story. Anyone who owns these Knows that the only time that you see the full glory of the polyps is when you feed them. I like to feed mine. 2wice weekly is not an effort.
Why is it dying?
The specimine that I bought had about 20 polyps, now I have 3-5 that feed (every time I feed it) .
Does anyone have an Idea? I will set up a sun coral only tank if I can get this thing to live (point of pride). What does it need that I am not giving it....other than darkness...is light detrimental to it?

 

[clarkiiboi]

I dont own one, but read a few threads. What are you feeding and how? Bump for you! :thinking:

 

[spsaddict]

what do you feed? i crush mysis and krill and i feed every other night, i hide mine underneithy a overhang so it is shaded, when i got it it arrived in an empty bad ( it poped) and i lost all but 3 polyps, in the 2 months it has been mine it has regenerated 2 polyps, just keep working at it... as long as it isnt disinegrating it isnt dead... mine like low flow too btw

 

[rdmoore2]

I put mine right out in front of my rock work. Lights have no effect on the coral at all. It was to much work to feed the thing in a cave or shaded from the light. I feed mine mysis every night, its been doing nicely.

 

[rangermonroe]

I also heard that the lighting had no effect on the coral, but I was worried that I had heard wrong. Accordingly, mine is in the front where it can be fed easily and often.
I have been feeding cyclopeeze in a 2liter bottle. Perhaps, if I feed more often, it may help.
Thanks guys!

 

[greatfullreefer]

Light has no detrimental effect on the coral, however it does require a very high water flow.

 

[greatfullreefer]

Had mine over a year close to top of tank under 440 watts of VHO. They fully open each evening and are spreading and multiplying.
While it is true that they are not a photosynthetic coral, it is also a fact that light will not harm them.

 

[fishman830]

so is it ironic that it's called sun coral.. when it doesn't like light?

 

[rangermonroe]

I just came from the LFS where I bought it and asked them what they thought. They feed theirs twice weekly and have it in a cave,
She said that high light will harm them...but I'm not so sure. I think that mine may need to be fed more. I'll let you know