My New Sun Coral
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I use the "snowglobe" technique..
Sun Coral on the sand substrate... bottom cut out of large gatorade bottle.. cut a small hole in the cap of the gatorade bottle...
I thaw brine and/or mysis with cyclopeze and tank water.. suck up the mixture with a turkey baster.. then squirt it through the hole in the cap of the bottle... then when the food settles.. and the polyps don't have food showing on them I give another squirt of water into the "snowglobe" and get the food moving again until most of the food is gone.. this keeps my pesky shrimp from stealing all of the food..
tweezers seem way too time consuming..
~Dan
Sun Coral on the sand substrate... bottom cut out of large gatorade bottle.. cut a small hole in the cap of the gatorade bottle...
I thaw brine and/or mysis with cyclopeze and tank water.. suck up the mixture with a turkey baster.. then squirt it through the hole in the cap of the bottle... then when the food settles.. and the polyps don't have food showing on them I give another squirt of water into the "snowglobe" and get the food moving again until most of the food is gone.. this keeps my pesky shrimp from stealing all of the food..
tweezers seem way too time consuming..
~Dan
zaraemna
Member
Your sun coral looks great. I like the sea squirt too. If you want to make sure all the heads get some food put it in a small container with tank water and throw some mysis cubes in it. Then stir the water up a few times so the mysis land on the heads. Works good when you get one that isn't in good shape since they don't grab onto the food as well. Plus, you don't get alot of food in the tank. I used to do this about once a week. Now there are baby suncorals all over the place. Mine really open up when I put a little cyclopeeze in the tank. Most people really like the sun coral so I usually put a little bit in when I know someone is coming over to the house so it opens up by the time the get to the house.
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Avgou
Premium Member
Here's the newest pic of mine, in 6 months he's tripled in size. Had to cut down on feeding due to nitrate accumulation. The more you feed the more they will grow...
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This is with the blue lights and a led light on my camera giving some light.
He comes out at about 830 every night when I feed, he is programmed to do so.
I feed small mysis shrimp every other day and some cyclops eez twice a week. Oyster Feast is also sprayed in front of the powerhead and spreads throughout the tank.
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This is with the blue lights and a led light on my camera giving some light.
He comes out at about 830 every night when I feed, he is programmed to do so.
I feed small mysis shrimp every other day and some cyclops eez twice a week. Oyster Feast is also sprayed in front of the powerhead and spreads throughout the tank.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
zaraemna, thats a GREAT method... I use it every time I bring in a new Tubastrea sp. or Dendrophyllia sp.. I have a few LFS around me that bring in these poor coral ALL the time... if they last long enough to not be bought by a newbie (who unfortunately kills them 99% of the time), they tend to start to fade away. Thats when I swoop in and get them for free 
Last time I went I ended up with four frags and two colonies of Tubatrea sp., orange yellow and a couple frags of black. By using the method shwon in zaraemnas pic, I am able to bring back Tubastrea thats is in HORRID condition. One time I received a colony that all the outer tissue was dead/dying off, and only the inner face of the coralite had orange tissue on it (obviosuly the polyps were fully retracted). I fed it as shown 2-3 times a week and in about three months all of the tissue had grow back and it had started to sprout new polyps... I was in SHOCK! That was one of my first Tubastrea "rescues," and led to many more. I didn't think in a million years I would've brought it back, but it just goes to show that these corals are all about food!
Henryreef, are you still in Ann Arbor? I'm right on the corner of Pauline and Stadium...
Last time I went I ended up with four frags and two colonies of Tubatrea sp., orange yellow and a couple frags of black. By using the method shwon in zaraemnas pic, I am able to bring back Tubastrea thats is in HORRID condition. One time I received a colony that all the outer tissue was dead/dying off, and only the inner face of the coralite had orange tissue on it (obviosuly the polyps were fully retracted). I fed it as shown 2-3 times a week and in about three months all of the tissue had grow back and it had started to sprout new polyps... I was in SHOCK! That was one of my first Tubastrea "rescues," and led to many more. I didn't think in a million years I would've brought it back, but it just goes to show that these corals are all about food!Henryreef, are you still in Ann Arbor? I'm right on the corner of Pauline and Stadium...
One of my colonies is going on four years, and I've fragged it countless times
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Henryreef
Ocean Lover
Wow, that is great, you save corals from unhappy deaths! Congrats! I tried the new methos last night and I am very pleased, It is really easy to feed and no extra food gets in the tank. It will help with my nitrate control, thanx. stunreefer : yep I am still in Ann Arbor, I live in Lake forest, off of Ellsworth.
Happy Reefing all
Happy Reefing all
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Hah! No way!
I grew up in Stonebridge... small world.
I'll shoot you a PM sometime
zaraemna
Member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14154449#post14154449 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stunreefer
zaraemna, thats a GREAT method... I use it every time I bring in a new Tubastrea sp. or Dendrophyllia sp.. I have a few LFS around me that bring in these poor coral ALL the time... if they last long enough to not be bought by a newbie (who unfortunately kills them 99% of the time), they tend to start to fade away. Thats when I swoop in and get them for free
I got a black one that looked like it was going to die for sure for free from a LFS. I am currently trying to bring it back. It really is all about the food. All the heads open up now but the tissue on the outside hasn't grown back
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