blammomike
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how often should i feed,i want it to thrive?
sun coral
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reefernana
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I feed mine twice a week with cyclopeeze to make sure it's hungry then I baste it with frozen mysis. It wasn't looking that great when I bought it, but it now is growing back some flesh in dead spots and it's grown back a few new polyps. I've had it about 2 1/2 months.
blammomike
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how do you keep the fish from stealing the food fron the sun coral?
peef
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The polyps will close up on it immediatly. You can't stop some food snatching but if you feed the rest of the tank at the same time they are occupied.
It is standard as far as levels in the tank.
No or low Trates
I am not sure about Phos as I have never tested for it and don't have the means. I love mine and love the amount of care it requires, more rewarding that way!!!
It is standard as far as levels in the tank.
No or low Trates
I am not sure about Phos as I have never tested for it and don't have the means. I love mine and love the amount of care it requires, more rewarding that way!!!
peef
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Originally Posted by Birds Fan
Peef, that's an amazing coral. I have a regular flor. light. It's a coralife ocean sun 10,000 bulb. Could I grow that coral given my lighting?
Low light is better because they are not photosynthetic, with high lighting you have to provide a cave or overhang for them which is kind of a pain. You would be fine with one, it would probably even be out during the day which mine rarely does.
Peef, that's an amazing coral. I have a regular flor. light. It's a coralife ocean sun 10,000 bulb. Could I grow that coral given my lighting?
Low light is better because they are not photosynthetic, with high lighting you have to provide a cave or overhang for them which is kind of a pain. You would be fine with one, it would probably even be out during the day which mine rarely does.
birds fan
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Originally Posted by peef
The polyps will close up on it immediatly. You can't stop some food snatching but if you feed the rest of the tank at the same time they are occupied.
It is standard as far as levels in the tank.
No or low Trates
I am not sure about Phos as I have never tested for it and don't have the means. I love mine and love the amount of care it requires, more rewarding that way!!!
What do you consider to be low trates? Would a range of 10ppm work? I've struggled to get lower.
The polyps will close up on it immediatly. You can't stop some food snatching but if you feed the rest of the tank at the same time they are occupied.
It is standard as far as levels in the tank.
No or low Trates
I am not sure about Phos as I have never tested for it and don't have the means. I love mine and love the amount of care it requires, more rewarding that way!!!
What do you consider to be low trates? Would a range of 10ppm work? I've struggled to get lower.
perfectdark
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10ppm is fine 0 trates is a goal but IMO obsessing over it can make this hobby frustrating..make sure its under cover and recieves as little light as possible. Remember the darker you make it the more likley it is to open when your lights are on exposing its even more brilliantly colorful polyups.
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reefernana
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What Npage is having you look up is a way to feed a sun coral that keeps the fish away so that the coral gets most of the food. Take a 2 liter bottle and cut the top part so that you have 4-5 inches under the cap part. If your sun coral is easily reachable, you place this bottle top over the coral and then feed it with a baster thru the open cap part. The food then stays within the enclosed area so that the sun coral's polyps can grab the pieces easily without interference from your fish.
alix2.0
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Originally Posted by reefernana
What Npage is having you look up is a way to feed a sun coral that keeps the fish away so that the coral gets most of the food. Take a 2 liter bottle and cut the top part so that you have 4-5 inches under the cap part. If your sun coral is easily reachable, you place this bottle top over the coral and then feed it with a baster thru the open cap part. The food then stays within the enclosed area so that the sun coral's polyps can grab the pieces easily without interference from your fish.
thats a good idea.
What Npage is having you look up is a way to feed a sun coral that keeps the fish away so that the coral gets most of the food. Take a 2 liter bottle and cut the top part so that you have 4-5 inches under the cap part. If your sun coral is easily reachable, you place this bottle top over the coral and then feed it with a baster thru the open cap part. The food then stays within the enclosed area so that the sun coral's polyps can grab the pieces easily without interference from your fish.
thats a good idea.
er..md
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I take care of a lot of divers from offshore rigs. Several have told me the rigs ar covered in sun coral and small brain corals...and have offered to bring some back for me...no restrictions on harvesting from rigs..... Any idea how long it would survivie in a bag or tub of water? They might even have access to oxygen
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reefernana
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I have no idea, sorry. Mine was sent overnight shipping.