20L tank build.

[Chad Vossen]

NEW PHOTOS! things have returned to normal for me. corals are growing again finally. i started feeding rotifeast, and my sponges are now growing too, plus my feather duster population is exploding!

 

[Chad Vossen]

here is a purple sponge that is growing nicely.

 

[Chad Vossen]

well, its been some time since i updated this thread. unfortunately i have lost most of my montipora to nudibranch. im trying to save the frags i have left, but i think i'll be done with monti for awhile.

i have also switched my bulb to a xm 20k 175W.

well here are some pictures.

to start, lets get someone sea sick with this crazy picture.

 

[Chad Vossen]

 

[dendro982]

I would like to ask you about blueberry gorgonian keeping.
Can you post photo of your tank with drawn flow pattern (MS Paint in Accessories will work), what pump are you using, describe flow, when it reaches blueberry gorgonian, are polyps bent, temperature, salinity, alkalinity, what salt are you using, with added Mg and Ca or not, what food and how fed, how many times a day, daily amount of food and filtration, capable to handle that? Anything else to pay attention to?

 

[Chad Vossen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13743632#post13743632 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dendro982
I would like to ask you about blueberry gorgonian keeping.
Can you post photo of your tank with drawn flow pattern (MS Paint in Accessories will work), what pump are you using, describe flow, when it reaches blueberry gorgonian, are polyps bent, temperature, salinity, alkalinity, what salt are you using, with added Mg and Ca or not, what food and how fed, how many times a day, daily amount of food and filtration, capable to handle that? Anything else to pay attention to?

i dont really know what the flow patern is in the tank. all i know is its strong. the polyps are all bent in one direction because of the flow, and i dont think this is good for it. i have no clue what the parameters are, but the SPS are all growing fine. i use a mix of salts to get balanced parameters in the new water. i have watched this coral eat cyclopeeze, brine shrimp, rotifers (feeding response, not sure if consumed), frozen brine shrimp and whatever else that fits. i used to feed cyclopeeze nightly, and i had growth in the coral. i stopped feeding so much and growth has stopped but it hasnt receded at all.

 

[dendro982]

Thanks! A more: can you make photos in progress, to see new growth, to know possible rate of growth, and photos of feeding response, like this for another gorgonian:

and the photo of the food inside polyps, if this possible.
I never seen this with my blueberry, but it was damaged during shipping. Was yours not damaged, when you bought it? If damaged too, any recovery growth?

You know, that there are not too much useful information about blueberry gorgonian on the web, I trying to understand it better.
Appreciate the help.

 

[Chad Vossen]

if you feed heavy it does grow, about the same as any coral i guess. i dont have a camera that could capture feeding. after feeding a ton of cyclopeeze, i can typically see more red coloring inside the polyps. my gorgonian was shipped in as a big colony, and then fragged, as i didnt want to pay a lot of money for it. a few people showed interest in the larger colony and we agreed to have it fragged.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13750014#post13750014 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dendro982
Thanks! A more: can you make photos in progress, to see new growth, to know possible rate of growth, and photos of feeding response, like this for another gorgonian:

and the photo of the food inside polyps, if this possible.
I never seen this with my blueberry, but it was damaged during shipping. Was yours not damaged, when you bought it? If damaged too, any recovery growth?

You know, that there are not too much useful information about blueberry gorgonian on the web, I trying to understand it better.
Appreciate the help.

 

[dendro982]

Thank you!