SRC Member livebait Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 bro gothia,check this out>target feeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member gothia Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 hi livebait.. i tried this method also leh..but never work very well (did open abit lah but not like william one lor) ... my sun coral very hard to please...but i will be patient... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member livebait Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 melevsreef good read with nice sun pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted February 18, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 Haha ... cute. Yup, Cyclopeeze is a good start to get them interested in food. I also give them some variety such as Henry's Food, frozen brine shimps, etc. Almost every night. I'm sure you'll be able to achieve it. The way to encourage Sun Corals to thrive is to feed them -- target feeding is the best. Let me know if you have anymore queries and I'll do my best to help. Good luck. Thanks.. I so glad that there's some many bros out there offering their advice and even shared some websites with us. Thanks! Will continue to post more pics when there are improvements At the same time, keep those posts coming in ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member gothia Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 melevsreef good read with nice sun pics sorry livebait.. i very loh soh..but i saw this website before... but my big Qn is that....if i hold some mysis on my fingers..before it reaches the sun coral..either kana blown away by power head or snatch by fishes..dun know how this guy achieve in feeding in this manner...SIGHzzzz... problem..problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 It is tough when the Sun Coral is deep in the tank which makes it difficult for you to target feed properly. I feel that this is especially important in the early stages when the coral may be weak or stressed. My suggestion ... put it in the sump where you have more control over the feeding (without having to worry about shrimps/fishies stealing the food). Do the feeding routine every night at around the same time. No need to be lights off. For example, at 8pm every night, squirt a little bit of Cyclopeeze all around the Sun Coral. Then wait for a few minutes. If if opens a little more, then squirt more. If not, then wait another night and try again. I did the above for a week+ initially. After that, it becomes routine and the Sun Coral will open at that time waiting for food. Then you can progress to bigger pieces of food eg. brine/mysid shrimps. Try it and let us know the results. If you need further help, maybe I can open my sump as "Sun Coral Training School" for you guys. Hmmm ... wonder what kind of fees can I charge for it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hotlemond Posted February 18, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 18, 2005 I dun use a sump that house my sun coral. what I do was use a cut up mineral water bottle, cover it and spray cyclopeeze to it. they seems be doing well under this methods but poor me... my hands gets wet everynight. I dun really like it and neither do the fishes. any bros, any better suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted February 22, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 22, 2005 New pic to share. I added two new sun corals to my tank. The sun coral on top doesn't seem to be doing well, somehow looks like the 'feelers' are tearing from the main body Although when I first bought them that piece was the first to show potential of opening.... Now hope and pray it doesn't die on me.... The one on the left is my first sun coral, somehow it seems to open for the whole day, extending itself when I add food to the water. Have a nice day everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 A piece which I had... Blinding lights, relatively slow flow. But it still opened. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tigger Posted March 6, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 6, 2005 New pic to share. I added two new sun corals to my tank. The sun coral on top doesn't seem to be doing well, somehow looks like the 'feelers' are tearing from the main body Although when I first bought them that piece was the first to show potential of opening.... Now hope and pray it doesn't die on me.... The one on the left is my first sun coral, somehow it seems to open for the whole day, extending itself when I add food to the water. Have a nice day everyone the top two pcs seems to be gone case liao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted March 6, 2005 SRC Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2005 why gone case? mine is worst and i still maange to nurse it back to health,no worries Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted March 8, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 8, 2005 the top two pcs seems to be gone case liao. RedDevil is right The top two piece have improved alot.. wait till I show you the pic wait...wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member barnacle Posted March 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 8, 2005 1st few days in my tank not open yet Quote My Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member barnacle Posted March 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 8, 2005 pics taken 5 mins ago Quote My Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member barnacle Posted March 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 8, 2005 here the pics Quote My Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member barnacle Posted March 9, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 9, 2005 Quote My Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member roadster Posted March 14, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2005 Bery nice sun corals. Can advise what to look out for when choosing sun corals ? I know it ranges from $5 (as in above post ) to tens of dollars, what is the approx for 1 with about 20 mouths, probably 3 inches in diameter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted March 15, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 Updates of my sun corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted March 15, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 Closeup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted March 15, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 Extreme closeup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted March 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 Extreme closeup Great job on the close-up! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flamey Posted March 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 great close up shot bro! my cam can neva take dat kinda shot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member RockLobster Posted March 15, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks for the encouragement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member gothia Posted March 17, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted March 17, 2005 well done mann!! i think you really take hell a long time to make them open up like sun flower.. anyway they are gorgeous.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member koniyakutz Posted April 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 4, 2005 Here is how it looked when I got it on saturday. It opened today when I fed it mysis shrimp and cyclopeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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