franklypre Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 NOT MY TANK....but look at what we can aspire to. The aquarium of Daniela Stettler: Where is the link to what this tank is fed, AWESOME. Quote Link to comment
sublime1996525 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Here is a picture of my black sun coral, an old picture from right after I got it. I havent really taken a new one of it yet. Ok that is awesome! Quote Link to comment
scalowag Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) Have these about a week now. Edited September 22, 2010 by scalowag Quote Link to comment
GoingPostal Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Sweet black sun! Some of my balanos Quote Link to comment
wombat Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Not nearly as good a photog as some of you guys, but you get the idear... Quote Link to comment
Dani3d Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 why?? I'm pretty sure I would never stick my hand in that tank. Quote Link to comment
Godsmack00 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I have had my sun coral now for over two years... I feed it at least once a week and it looks great.. but it hasn't spread at all....I can't believe some of these tanks... they are spreading like zoas!!! What's the secret? Quote Link to comment
wombat Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I have had my sun coral now for over two years... I feed it at least once a week and it looks great.. but it hasn't spread at all....I can't believe some of these tanks... they are spreading like zoas!!! What's the secret? Feeding them daily. Quote Link to comment
Godsmack00 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Feeding them daily. Really.... I don't run a skimmer on my Biocube 29 so I have a feeling if I did that I might have some issues.. but thanks for the reply!!! Quote Link to comment
basser1 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Really.... I don't run a skimmer on my Biocube 29 so I have a feeling if I did that I might have some issues.. but thanks for the reply!!! Regular water changes works great!! Quote Link to comment
Godsmack00 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Regular water changes works great!! 25% every 7 - 10 days......! Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) I recently got my third small "colony" of orange sun corals. I'm having a hard time getting this new one to open. I did the same thing to the new one like I did my first two sun coral frags. I used the tupperware method on all three frags. The first two responded really well and after about two weeks they were opening fully in my tank. However, this latest one is giving me problems. I've had it for 3 weeks. I try to feed it every night in a tupperware container. I use rotifest and oysterfest to get it to open. I also drop a cube of PE mysis in there also. Some night it eats, some nights it don't. In y'all experience, how long do you guys keep doing the tupperware method until the coral opens fully in the main tank? Is there something else I can add to make it eat more aggressively? Edited December 11, 2010 by myjohnson Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Here are some pictures of mine. Quote Link to comment
wombat Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) I'm a pretty big dork on camera, but here goes nothing. Some video of my tank, feeding, newly settled Tubastrea and some year old colonies from settled larvae. Starts at the 1:20 mark. Hope you enjoy. Edited December 23, 2010 by wombat Quote Link to comment
basser1 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Link doesn't work Matt. Quote Link to comment
scalowag Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sweet black sun! Some of my balanos Thanks! SWEET balanos!! I need those in my tank Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 cool video matt! I wish I had a big tank like that to play with. Quote Link to comment
wombat Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Link doesn't work Matt. Huh, works for me. Try searching YouTube for "biologist acropora tubastrea" and it should be the first hit. Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 works for me too! Quote Link to comment
anemone fan Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Feeding them daily. +1 Feeding is directly related to growth, there isn't any zooxanthallae helping these guys grow so you need to feed em, just keep up the water changes. Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Yeah, I feed my a good amount and they grow fast for me. Quote Link to comment
Daleo Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I no longer have the sun coral listed earlier. I sold it when I was away to make feeding the tank easier for my mom. I now have this beautiful dendro. Vote for it in the picture contest this month. JK its not great but can still be appreciated Quote Link to comment
hexbasher Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Day 2 of my new little sun coral Sorry for the crappy pic Quote Link to comment
myjohnson Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Whatca feeding and how much? We should do more before and after pictures. Quote Link to comment
Genj Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking about picking up a sun coral that the LFS has. I've been watching it for a 3-4 weeks now and it's open about 80% of the times that I come in. It looks amazing! The other SCs that they have for sale are 'meh' but this one seems to be really happy for some reason. Of course, the LFS wants to sell me the coral, but I am concerned about adding yet more complexity to the tank. The kid swears up and down that they never target feed them. He says, just feed normally and add frozen red bar cyclo to the tank once a week. I've got a nice shaded spot with low-medium flow for the coral, but I want the expert opinions of the people that have been involved on this thread first. thanks Here is a pic ! Edited January 7, 2011 by Genj Quote Link to comment
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