Candy Cane Coral

[starmanres]

I just picked up a good sized (15 mouths) Candy Candy Coral from my LFS yesterday. My understanding is that they are pretty easy to take care of.

It hasn't opened yet but still a very incandesent green and no bleaching. I have it sitting on the sand but I really didn't know where it should go in the tank...

Do they need intense light and high flow or something else?

I have 2-T-5's, 2-110 VHO's and 2-250 W MH's in my 120. Currently it is sitting about 35" from the lights.

Currently the flow in moderate.

When should I become concerned about it not opening up?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Robert

 

[iCam]

What type of lighting was it under at the LFS?

I would probably start it out a bit lower in the tank, and slowly move it up. My colony was fine after I switched to MH, but I did acclimate the tank properly to them.

They are easy corals to keep. My colony always seemed to get knocked down on the sandbed while I was gone, and usually there would be some tissue recession where the tissue was on the sand. But, it always healed very quickly. They are also usually pretty fast growers.

 

[vessxpress1]

I've got one with 3 heads on it. I don't know what you mean about it not opening up. Mine are always open but sometimes not completely expanded to full size. I keep mine high in the tank, under 2 96 watt pcs, mod. flow. Watch out for the 1 to 2 inch sweepers that come out at night. I've had mine for about 5 months. It's even fallen to the bottom of the tank and bounced back. I'd say they're pretty easy.

 

[starmanres]

It had just arrived at the LFS but he had it under some PC lighting. It hadn't opened up yet but he said that it might take a few days.

My LFS is excellent so I'm not concerned about him standing behind the coral... I just want to make sure I am not hurting the situation by putting it in the wrong place in the tank.

Thanks again.

Robert

 

[Paul B]

I find them to be about the easiest coral. One of mine fell onto the bubble coral for a day and kind of shrunk but all of the others are a few years old, no problem.