duncan coral problem

moatdaddy

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hey guys well if you read my initial post i was in a helicopter crash and out of if for a good 2 months. had people who dont know saltwater move my tank. its now been 4 months and i found my duncans in the sand bottom. there bleached white with 3 good heads still protruding. one head has receeding into its spot. I have no idea what will happen. i was looking for a large colony of orange zoas i lost when i found it. looks terrible but i read the amazing things plate corals can do. so i figured to leave it in and see. also found some candy canes but there bleached white also from being in the sand.

has anyone heard of duncans survival abilities. i have done some google research and found very little. tommorrow i will post pics. also these are one my favorite corals. i love corals with fast growth. they rock and talk about a pain trying to pick the best coral to be your favorite. with that being said i would like to buy some or trade for some.

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most excited about coral arriving tommorrow morning.


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Duncans don't like to be in the sand. Gently flow is prefered and not too bright of a light.
The do really well if you spot feed them. They will grow really fast if you blast them with mysids once or twice a week.
They are very sensitive IMO, even a mushroom can hurt a duncan.

What is that new coral in the picture?

Waffleman
 
Blue Spot Green Sympodium Star Polyp

check em out. they seem nice. got mine on ebay.

I had great success with the duncan prior just had no choice when the tank was moved. and i know only one other person who has survived a helicopter crash and we both got hit by a train so to speak. so i didnt bury him intentionaly it just happened to, well happen. thanks for the tips and im hopeing it will pull through. even though its bleached and been buried for months its moving with the water current. so i think its alive or the soft tissue never dissolved.
 
Nice looking coral.Never seen those before.

You should try a free account at photobucket.com,you can readily store pics their ,too.
 
use Duncanopsammia axifuga in Googles.

these corals are tolerant of environmental extremes but need to be fed in order to grow quickly.
 
there alive. holy crap. 4 months in the sand. heres the pic.DSC_0094.jpg. a buddy and i were grabbing a new arrival for him when it sucked itself in. definitly alive. pigment is very slowly coming back.
 
Be sure you don't expose it to too much light too fast, or you may burn it up. Great to hear that it still appears to be alive. I'd start feeding it right away.
 
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