enseng Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hi, how frequent do you feed your super sun coral? I target feed my super sun coral twice or thrice a week with mysis shrimp...is it enough? Read somewhere that overfeeding not good for them....is it true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted November 2, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted November 2, 2009 Super suns do best with daily feedings or once every 2 days for maximum growth. They receed very quickly if not given enough food, as they are azooxanthellae corals. Which simply means they do not harbour zooxanthellae within their cells to photosynthesize and make food. Thus it is vital for them to receive their nutrition from meaty food captured in the water current. Place them in high flow areas as they like the flow. Low light is best as they do not need it. As mentioned before, feed them daily or once every 2 days is fine. Moved this topic to the LPS section for easy viewing and reply by other members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baudhya Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Suncorals can eat a lot. I really mean a lot. It is not advisable (IMHO) to feed them inside the tank. If you could remove them from the tank and feed them outside and all this while under water, then they will stay in great shape. Heavy feeding with mysids or cycopeeze twice a week is enough. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janazr Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I feed my sun coral with cycopeeze twice a week and it looks happy, see photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member oceanviper Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 I feed my sun coral with cycopeeze twice a week and it looks happy, see photo <img src="http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/eyebrow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="eyebrow.gif" /> I just got another sun coral recently. They only open at night after my lights are off.... When feed with cyclopeeze, they open which will close back....unlike the suncoral saw at iwarna which opens daily..... Any suggestion on how to achieve that? Btw....I feed them daily and may reduce to once every 2 days... Quote Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 ) Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7 Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 ) Compressor drop-in coil Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1 Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4 Chaeto in the sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 I just got another sun coral recently. They only open at night after my lights are off.... When feed with cyclopeeze, they open which will close back....unlike the suncoral saw at iwarna which opens daily..... Any suggestion on how to achieve that? Btw....I feed them daily and may reduce to once every 2 days... hi, not sure how much different suns are from supers. but for my supers, i just make sure i don't put them in too much light, so located them near bottom. with that, about 80% of the time during lights on, they are open. also as i've mentioned in my thread, my every 2 days feeding still seemed too much for them as i noticed them throwing up, even just using 1 cube mysis only. so in the end only direct feeding 2x per week (frozen mysis, FM Ultra LP), then indirect with cyclopeze. important is see how they react, polyp/tentacle extensions, and general health. may differ case to case. for my case, they're very healthy with this. cheers ! Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 here's a pic ... Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member oceanviper Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 here's a pic ... Hi bro.... Nice of your suncoral.... I'm not target feeding now.... Making use of my current flow to bring brine shrimp or cyclopeeze..to it.... Quote Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 ) Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7 Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 ) Compressor drop-in coil Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1 Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4 Chaeto in the sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinbone Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The trick to getting sun corals open at all hours is to feed them at different timings of each day. Do not just feed when the lights are out or they will make it a habit. If your sun corals are shut during day, Try to 'wake' them by dripping some mysis juice. After 15 mins u will see them extend their tentacles. When thy are ready, target feed them. They will soon realize that food can be available during day time when all your lights are on. It does take a while for the sun corals to 'learn' though. Be patient and your efforts will definitely be rewarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member oceanviper Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 The trick to getting sun corals open at all hours is to feed them at different timings of each day. Do not just feed when the lights are out or they will make it a habit. If your sun corals are shut during day, Try to 'wake' them by dripping some mysis juice. After 15 mins u will see them extend their tentacles. When thy are ready, target feed them. They will soon realize that food can be available during day time when all your lights are on. It does take a while for the sun corals to 'learn' though. Be patient and your efforts will definitely be rewarded. Hi bro.... Thanks for the advice..... Where can I get mysis juice? Quote Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 ) Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7 Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 ) Compressor drop-in coil Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1 Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4 Chaeto in the sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinbone Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 someone help him please. I am lazy to explain. ty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member GoofFish Posted January 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi bro.... Thanks for the advice..... Where can I get mysis juice? someone help him please. I am lazy to explain. ty. from my understanding is.. its from the frozen mysis cube... jus let them 'smell' the 'water/juice' from the melted icy mysis cube. than once open u can give them the 'meat/mysis'... i did that for my previous sun.. but no luxurious time for that, and sold it of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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