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Suncoral not eating....
- Thread starter REEF DOCG
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I have no personal experience with sun corals but I hear they can be difficult. Also hear they like low light and low flow but again that just what I have heard. I am more following to see what others say cause I been thinking of getting some myself.
I've heard a lot of people have success with the method i gave above, personally, i haven't had to go that far, what i did was put some reef food like coral frenzy in the water for a few minutes, turn off all the pumps for 15 to 20 minutes and once the water came to a stop, placed mysis on the top of the tubes. This was usually enough to get it to eat after 10 to 15 minutes, after that they started coming out at feeding time and i just fed them like i would any of my other lps, turn off the pumps, spray food at their feeders and give them 5 minutes, then turn the pumps back on.
Sun corals usually grow under cliffs or in caves they are low light corals if you have an overhang put him under there see if he starts to open more. How old is your setup?
I most definitely will try this. Now I have cut top odd plastic bottle and place over him and fed him that way. But still no polyps came out. I will try your method.
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This setup is new. I will change his place I thought where he was had low light, also on the bottom but I will put him under a ledge or something
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Yes I agree all g re at advice. I do usually wait till brights go out and blues come on.
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Yes that's what I tried with a cut off half plastic bottle. Then I stuck a hose through the screw top and let all the food surround him but still didn't open up. Maybe bc I just got him? I just hope he doesn't die.
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THIS ^^ i agree 100%.
Good luck reef docg! I used to remove mine from the tank to target feed each polyp. I was pretty fanatical at first. Very easy to frag pieces too for friends.
Well I am by nature a pretty giving person so i don't mind sharing, but I would like it to survive and grow before i can frag .. lol
Well I put it under a shelf rock this morning, and it appeared the polyps where coming out. So i will see when i get home if any sign of open polyps. I was hoping to feed it again. I figured since everyone is saying it gets old fast I might as well enjoy it for the time being.