Sun Coral

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I know they like dim lighting but will they do well in my tank with a 55w compaq flourescent with a 50/50???#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[jerryc]

Yes Thea will just remember you will have to feed them Thea don't have the ability to get most of their food from the water and or light like most coral do

[perpetual98]

I don't think that they're photosynthetic at all and need to be fed directly. I've read that they need a lot of direct feeding to survive. You need to feed them every other day or so. Not a good beginners coral.

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#yea i know, they need indevidual polyp feeding but what should i feed them?? And is it true that they only come out at night??? If so, do i have to feed them at night??#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Also, how high in the tank should they be set and how much water movement???#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[graphixx]

what height is not an issue, they are not photosynthetic so they can be pretty much put anywhere in the tank. but you want to make sure they are in a spot where you can get tot them to feed them. you will want to feed them every other day. I had one in the past and fed it mysis, brine,cyclopeeze, I traded it because you really have to take very good care in the feeding of these corals. I would only suggest getting one of these if you have the time to invest into properly caring for one of these. :D

[jerryc]

Thea are Riley not a hard coral to keep its just you have to be dedicated to
taken care of them you cant forget about them for a few days the way you can other corals. If you leave for a few days and let someone else watch them you can lose them Farlee fast

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I am deffiinitly ready to put in the hours to take care of this coral but i am still wondering if they ONLY open at night and if i have to feed them THEN.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[graphixx]

you can acclimate them to open in the day time but this takes some serious work. It took me over a month to get mine to open in the day time. I got up 45 minutes before the lights would kick on in my tank and then would go a llittle longer each day until they would open in the day time.

[dakar]

Angel has found an easy way to get them to open up mid afternoon but squirting them with a little brine shimp juice, they'll start opening, then she feedsthe rest of the critters, by the time she gets back to that side of the tank they are fully open and ready to eat! They will adapt to whatever feeding regieme you come up with.

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#So you feed your sun coral brine?? Ok i will try to teach it to come out around supper time.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I am taking a 3 hour trip to get them on the 30th of October!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#