Inverted mounting??

[ynot65]

I recently mounted my carnation NPS from the center support of my tank as several people have advised. Does anyone else have any experience with these and or this way of mounting/hanging a coral? I am dousing it with a mixture of cyclopeze,brine shrimp,and copepods daily as well as the phyto and zooplankton twice a week for the whole tank. Thanks

 

[MaryG]

I always believed those were low light corals. I would mount it under an arch of rock sorta sheltered from the light and place it under medium flow.

Here's a link regarding care: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+645&pcatid=645

 

[ynot65]

Thanks for the link, I am going to try placing something above it to block out the majority of the light maybe a saucer or something as I don't have room in this tank for a adaquit sized cave. However I am doing a new tank this summer and its cave will be incorporated in the new aqua scape. Thanks again

 

[MaryG]

Good luck with the coral. They do come in some vibrant colors

 

[Monty1922]

yes, good luck with a coral that will die.
it's already dead. you know it i

Dendros and Scleros are not made for the average joe.
they shouldn't even be on the market.

but that's just me.

 

[ynot65]

:thumbdownThere's one in every crowd!

 

[MaryG]

yes, good luck with a coral that will die.
it's already dead. you know it i

Dendros and Scleros are not made for the average joe.
they shouldn't even be on the market.

but that's just me.

Pretty harsh. But true. Could have been said a little bit more constructive without coming off as rude. JS

 

[Monty1922]

sorry, your quite correct.

I really didn't mean to be mean.

I've been doing this way too long.

I forgot myself and who I try to be now.

I ghosted back for a minute.
sorry.

 

[MaryG]

sorry, your quite correct.

I really didn't mean to be mean.

I've been doing this way too long.

I forgot myself and who I try to be now.

I ghosted back for a minute.
sorry.

We all have our moments
Years ago when I first started, I tried my hand at goniopora and sun corals. They lasted a while before slowly diminishing. You live and you learn in this hobby. I also feel the same way about Mandarins. I get really sad when I see LFS trying to sell them

 

[ynot65]

correct feeding makes all the differerance

correct feeding makes all the differerance

mandarin 1yr. old, yellow suns started with 11 heads now 27 it's just a matter of feeding, copepods for mandrins and spot feeding suns daily cyclopeze and Mysis (each head) I will get some pics of the black suns tonight started with 3 heads in January now at 9. I can't get my mandarin pic to post?

 

[ynot65]

My mandrin he's not fond of my cameras

 

[Monty1922]

niether sun corals or mandarins are difficult.
you just have to be willing to meet thier needs.
if your not ready to do that....

 

[ynot65]

+1 with Monty, with all the info in the world at our finger tips there no excuse for not knowing how to keep and enjoy our animals