Gorgonia care?

[ConnorG]

No clue where to post this cuz i am looking to start with a photosynthetic gorgonian, but anyways.

What type of flow? Hardiest to start out with? I have 2 150 watt mh over my 75 reef so hopefully one that's photosynthetic. Any other tips?

 

[Nanook]

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[Yedgy]

They like plenty of flow, both because they are filter feeders and because they are somewhat susceptible to overgrowth by algae. They should be spot fed food for filter feeders a few times a week.

Good luck!

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[Potsy]

+1 turbulent flow and occasional feeding. I have 5 gorgonians from sealifinc.net, all photosynthetic. They're under 195 watts of T5 in a 50 gallon with about 2500 gph of flow. A few have grown to within an inch or so from the lights, so they can take a lot of illumination. I made sure to place them in the most turbulent areas of the tank, with one specimen blasted directly by a pump, it's polyps happily extended in the flow. Be sure that you have any algae/cyano under control as they'll grow on your gorgonians and kill them. I used to feed mine oyster feast, and they showed a feeding reaction but it didn't make much difference in their growth so I stopped doing it regularly. Hardiest? Probably sea feathers Pseudopterogorgia and knobby sea rods Eunicea. Purple plumes are hardy too, but will sometimes recede for no reason. I had one seemingly disintegrate only to make a rapid and total recovery in two weeks.