Photosynthetic Gorgonians?
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Thanks for the help.
This is my first attempt at them, any tips specific to gorgonians that I should know? I'm successfully keeping and growing zoas, acans, and some leathers.
Tank is lit by 3 radion gen 2's and 2 water movement is through 2 mp40's. tank dimensions are 72x27x27.
This is my first attempt at them, any tips specific to gorgonians that I should know? I'm successfully keeping and growing zoas, acans, and some leathers.
Tank is lit by 3 radion gen 2's and 2 water movement is through 2 mp40's. tank dimensions are 72x27x27.
FNDsalt
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They like and can handle lots of current. Your lighting is more than sufficient so your good there. Mine are under 6x T-5. Caribbean gorgs are found pretty shallow, so I don't go too heavy on the actinics, but can't say they wouldn't do well under them. Just haven't tried.
I feed mine on occasion with fauna marin's gorgonian food. Used to do it 3x week, but tapered off and it is still growing well.
I feed mine on occasion with fauna marin's gorgonian food. Used to do it 3x week, but tapered off and it is still growing well.
SantaMonica
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I wonder why most photo's would come from Caribbean?
NanoReefWanabe
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this is my photosynthetic gorg…i believe it goes by the name "corky sea finger" grows like a weed, loves to eat, i have fed it tropic marin pro coral phyton (powder), and seachem reef zoo plankton (liquid) gobbles it up like crazy, the polyps look like pulsing xenia when it is eating….it is stupid easy to frag, and doing so has never stressed the coral out…it heals in a day or two max…i usually feed once or twice a week..
sorry for the old bad pic, the white parts of it are where it is touching the glass and it doesn't put out its polyps unless i move it away from the glass. it is a tannish fleshy colour, the base or skin of the coral is very pale pinkish tan...
sorry for the old bad pic, the white parts of it are where it is touching the glass and it doesn't put out its polyps unless i move it away from the glass. it is a tannish fleshy colour, the base or skin of the coral is very pale pinkish tan...
IMO it looks more like 'golden sea rod' than 'corky sea finger'... I have similar ones that are a few years old...and never been 'directly' fed (that's why they're known as photosynthetic)
SeaLifeInc is a good source for PS gorgs.
38bill
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+1 for Sea life. I received very nice, large gorgs from them. Plus they normally have a great selection to choose from.
NanoReefWanabe
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i know they don't need to be fed, typically 99% of our corals don't need to be fed provided the lighting is sufficient"¦i just do it cause i like to know it is getting some food"¦it is not like it will turn food down should it blow by in the ocean"¦lol"¦anyway i will look into the golden sea rod...
Fallling
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+1.
I really love gorgonians and have found sealifeinc.net to have the best selection, good sizes, and very reasonable prices. All the reviews for them from my research have been great... I won't buy from any place with excessive bad reviews and experiences. I'm planning on ordering 4 or 5 from gorgs from them very soon (as in this weekend likely).
liveaquaria.com also has a decent selection but more expensive.
I have both a NPS gorg and photosynthetic gorg... they both eat frozen cylop-eeze. The photosynthetic one doesn't need to be fed, but it's still pretty cool to watch it eat. I'm sure there's benefit to feeding him as well (even if it's not necessary).
Eunicea sp. gorgs are very hardy. Mine survived the tank cycle (came on live rock) and is growing very fast.
