sun coral

[greg803]

do they open any larger than this

 

[my way]

Yes they do.

 

[misfit]

Are you feeding them? they need lots of spot feeding.I had one for a long time but then slowly stopped eating and starved to death.

 

[pbienkiewi]

I keep mine in my HOB refugium. I drop the food into my corals and fish into the Refugium. This way my sun coral gets the food and enough current. They are pretty neat looking when the open up fully.

 

[mafiea]

This sunflower i have had for 2 weeks i'm very happy with mine.

 

[greg803]

this is how I have been feeding mine but never opens like yours

 

[mafiea]

you,ve got the right idea but i think it wont open becouse your handeling every time you feed it. If you want make small holes around that container and one hole on bottom flip
upside down and place over sunflower and with a doser reach in and feed trough single hole. :happyfish

 

[greg803]

I cant get a container over it where it is just not enough room. I can move it but it wont be in the shade will this hurt it ?

 

[mafiea]

No you should be ok.

 

[greg803]

so full light will not hurt it?

 

[mafiea]

dont have it right underneith 400 watt lights. But at the bottom would be fine, i have 400 watt 20k and my sunflower is doing just fine.

 

[mafiea]

5 min after feeding with container.

 

[the_fish]

could i say gealous? i think thatgs how its spelled,lol. but anyways allsome pics.

 

[iameeeyore]

Why do you need the containers over them? How long does it stay on? Just curious, as I have no corals.

 

[mafiea]

the rock holds the cup down & the photoplankton will stay within the cup so the
coral can eat. If not the curent will push it away and create a fog in water.

 

[greg803]

you dont feed it mysis? only plankton what
name brand do you use?

 

[milomlo]

So do you have a hole in the top of the can to squirt the food into or do you go under the can to squirt the food in? The can is ok in the water? How long do you leave the can over it? I have been thinking of getting one of these corals but afraid to since you have to feed every polyp.
Does anyone have black sun polyps that they can post pictures of? I saw a red one once, what about red?

 

[mafiea]

yes you do make a hole in bottom of container and i feed it photoplankton & cyclop eeze until cloud is gone in cup.

 

[milomlo]

Does anyone know of someone who would like to sell me about 2-4 polyps? I am interested in the coral,but would like to try a frag

 

[mafiea]