NOY's Sun Corals
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I was pretty excited to see a large article on NPS coral in the Reef Hobbiest magazine and i just now realized that your the one that wrote it. Great work! Your coral all look nice and healthy.
I agree 100% with you on the subject of the black sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus). I have some that i got in pretty good condition and it really needed some encouragement to get it to start feeding at first. Once i got it on my regular feeding schedule it seems to be fine with being feed the same as other sun coral.
On the subject of your spawning coral. Do you use any kind of moon lighting? I have not been able to get my coral to spawn as of yet but that is the ultimate compliment a captive coral can give you. Great job!
I agree 100% with you on the subject of the black sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus). I have some that i got in pretty good condition and it really needed some encouragement to get it to start feeding at first. Once i got it on my regular feeding schedule it seems to be fine with being feed the same as other sun coral.
On the subject of your spawning coral. Do you use any kind of moon lighting? I have not been able to get my coral to spawn as of yet but that is the ultimate compliment a captive coral can give you. Great job!
Trichome - thanks. I follow your thread for updates!
I have a T5 that has moonlights and I control my A360 to have "moonlighting" (lowest intensity and 20K spectrum). However, the spawning occurs in the evening before lights out (go figure).
I also noticed that after the spawning the same coral grew like 5 more heads - not sure if the events are related. I'll post some pic's when I get a chance.
I have a T5 that has moonlights and I control my A360 to have "moonlighting" (lowest intensity and 20K spectrum). However, the spawning occurs in the evening before lights out (go figure).
I also noticed that after the spawning the same coral grew like 5 more heads - not sure if the events are related. I'll post some pic's when I get a chance.
More photos
Fistula
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Dendro sporting new heads!
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(sorry for the distortion but I took this from an angle to get the view of the heads)
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Micranthus sporting a new head
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Not a sun but I figured I sneak it in - recent acquisition
gorgst1
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FTS
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Fistula
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Dendro sporting new heads!
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(sorry for the distortion but I took this from an angle to get the view of the heads)
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Micranthus sporting a new head
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Not a sun but I figured I sneak it in - recent acquisition
gorgst1
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- right side with frag rack framed out.
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GoingPostal
Active member
Looks really nice! Love your OS tang as well. How tall is your tank?
rickcasa
New member
Hey Noy
I'm missing more and more feedings with my large sun coral and as such they dont open on a regular schedule as I once had them trained. More high maintenance now priming them to open with a squirt, then wait....and when they finally open, I have to fight off the tangs and shrimp. Wanna trade? I think we're local to each other. I'm just east of Scarborough in Pickering.
I'm missing more and more feedings with my large sun coral and as such they dont open on a regular schedule as I once had them trained. More high maintenance now priming them to open with a squirt, then wait....and when they finally open, I have to fight off the tangs and shrimp. Wanna trade? I think we're local to each other. I'm just east of Scarborough in Pickering.
non-photo.
btw, I found 2 colonies of efflo - not the greatest of shape - browned out. will post some pics when they colour up a bit.
Fauna Marin - Sea Fan food - 2x a day target feeding. I'm in the process of setting up a gorg tank and this will get moved in there.
Shots of the Efflo
- the polyps are a light green shade - the picture doesn't show the tabling growth real well but there is about 2 inches of grown on that colony
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2nd colony hidden behind other corals
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same species - I picked up both just because they are supposedly on the more difficult side (RTN insurance I guess).
The LFS told me when they first got it I had a blue tinge to it - we'll see where things go.
BTW - did you sell that crazy prostata to a reef shop in Mississauga - could have sworn I seen it last weekend.
The LFS told me when they first got it I had a blue tinge to it - we'll see where things go.
BTW - did you sell that crazy prostata to a reef shop in Mississauga - could have sworn I seen it last weekend.
Here's a pic of mine.
Someone else posted a gorgo. so I want to as well.
Nice extension on the dendros!
Good luck with the gorg - I think its a Diodogorgia nodulifera
Green_fishy
New member
Woooow, awesome! O_O
thnks!
