sun coral

[nicken]

Is sun coral hard to keep ?

can just pour plankthon into the tank to feed the coral ?

does it require lots of lights and water movement ?

wher to place it in order to let it bloom nicer ?

[lightningstrike]

Is sun coral hard to keep ?

IME, no. they r quite easy and hardy provided u know how to keep them happy.

can just pour plankthon into the tank to feed the coral ?

no. they require target feeding to every single polyp with mysis/brine shrimps, etc.

does it require lots of lights and water movement ?

low lights with moderate water movement will do well for them.

wher to place it in order to let it bloom nicer ?

as above.

for more general info, u can refer to here.

[nicken]

so does it need to be fed everyday.

[untouchables]

juz curious, why need to target feed sun coral individually? how does it get its food in the ocean? maybe we can do the same like we feed corals, etc?

[lightningstrike]

u can choose to vary ur feeding. but at least twice a week will be a good guide.

sun corals need to be fed individually bcoz it is one of the few corals that does not contain a symbiotic algae.

[untouchables]

u can choose to vary ur feeding. but at least twice a week will be a good guide.

sun corals need to be fed individually bcoz it is one of the few corals that does not contain a symbiotic algae.

bro, i know the sun coral does not do photosynthesis but in the ocean, they get food from the water. so u mean our normal dosing is insufficient?

[lightningstrike]

bro, i know the sun coral does not do photosynthesis but in the ocean, they get food from the water. so u mean our normal dosing is insufficient?

i do not know what ur dosing regime is like. but if i were to hv a sun coral and to see it thrive, i would recommend target feeding, or simply juz take the sun coral out and immerse it in a container mixed with SW and cyclopeeze and leave it there for 10 to 15 mins b4 taking it out and putting it back in the tank.

[nicken]

simply juz take the sun coral out and immerse it in a container mixed with SW and cyclopeeze and leave it there for 10 to 15 mins b4 taking it out and putting it back in the tank.

wat is SW and cyclopeeze ? wher can get them ?

by soaking the coral into them can the corals really absorb the food ?

must their polps be open then soak ? or close also can ?

[lightningstrike]

wat is SW and cyclopeeze ? wher can get them ?

by soaking the coral into them can the corals really absorb the food ?

must their polps be open then soak ? or close also can ?

SW = salt water

cyclopeeze = planktonic food. do a search to find info. most lfs hv them.

polyps will usually open when the coral is hungry or in the evening.

[moxa]

Target feeding is needed unless the water flow movement does not bring the food to the Sun coral.

using cyclopeeze is fine. Even frozeen cyclopeeze type.

when is bloom, flood your tank with cyclopeeze and u can see the "bud" close up. This consider sun coral is having "makan"

The latest sun coral type will be the branch type of sun coral. I believe one of reefer sold it on SRC.

For caring it reefer lighthingstrike mentioning all the points.

I just got my first sun coral today and it start feeding after 4hrs. Only found one at the 65 Sungei Tengah "Marine Fishes" LFS

cheers

Moxa

[typrobin]

in nature, sunflower lives in nutrient-laden water...meaning very "dirty"(with lotsa food floating around) water...that is where they are found...just like goniopora...

u need to target feed them because u will not be able to provide them with all the nutrients that they can find in the wild...and flooding your tank with enormous amount of food will cost serious DOC problem...

unless u are very patient, i suggest u skip this coral...its quite tiring to target feed all of them...each polyp needs to be feed individually, as they dun not share the food...

[dandelion76]

Bro take a look at this DIY coral feeder.. can soak ur sun coral with cyclopleeze without affecting ur tank water too badly..

http://www.reefrancher.com/diy/lunarlander/

I just got mine yesterday from a bro here. Thinking of making one later in the day and feed mine with frozen cyclopleeze... hope it will grow fat fat

[Tigger]

feed meaty food twice a week and u will see this

[Melvyn Tan]

Can ask Tigger on suncoral he is an expert !

[nicken]

mine doesn't seems to open ever since i bought it leh.. trigger can help ?

[Tigger]

check yr pm

[ozy]

Since there is already a thread, I will hijack it for a question.

I recently have acquired a sun coral and have kept of for about 4 days.

My question is, my sun is not exactly opening up. The bulbs are fleshy and swollen, but there are no tentacles as those I see in the pictures.

Is there anything else I can do?

BTW, can trigger also pm me your secret receipe for keeping sun?

[RockyBoy]

Feed my sun coral by putting in a bowl and put lots of goodies and swirl the water every few minutes.

[Melvyn Tan]

Wow !

[moxa]

Feed my sun coral by putting in a bowl and put lots of goodies and swirl the water every few minutes.

good

cheers

Moxa

[livebait]

On second look,quite tasty,hungry leow