NOY's Sun Corals - Page 6

noy · 05/13/2014, 09:27 PM

raising Rotifers for my NPS - 1st batch

56cbr600rr · 05/13/2014, 10:24 PM

I had Sun Corals 15+ years ago and loved them. Somehow I was able to keep them alive with an Eclipse hood unit modded with a small protein skimmer and a small extra pc. One night I saw them release hundreds of little round things. Some time later I had mini Sun Corals growing all over my tank. Was pretty cool. And I'm guessing pretty lucky.

Lorna g · 05/14/2014, 05:13 PM

I have purchased black micantha suns and saved them as well as others!

noy · 05/14/2014, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 56cbr600rr

I had Sun Corals 15+ years ago and loved them. Somehow I was able to keep them alive with an Eclipse hood unit modded with a small protein skimmer and a small extra pc. One night I saw them release hundreds of little round things. Some time later I had mini Sun Corals growing all over my tank. Was pretty cool. And I'm guessing pretty lucky.

That is very cool. If you still have pics you should post them. My dendros spawn (not the Tubastraea though) but I've never had them actually take root anywhere. My fish eats the released eggs/sperm and I have a high flow tank so they really don't take root anywhere.

noy · 05/14/2014, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lorna g

I have purchased black micantha suns and saved them as well as others!

That's the way to go. I think sun corals more than any other corals become rescue corals because the initial buyers often don't realize they have to be fed regularly.

56cbr600rr · 05/14/2014, 06:48 PM

Not sure what type of Sun i had. Looked very similar to the first image in post 1 or img 5563. What happened with my Sun Coral and it's offspring was a "Perfect Storm" of Luck! And unfortunately I have no pics

Was one of my favorite corals though. I bought it in poor condition and with regular feeding; and what I would now consider poor lighting it somehow seemed to thrive.

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Originally Posted by noy

That is very cool. If you still have pics you should post them. My dendros spawn (not the Tubastraea though) but I've never had them actually take root anywhere. My fish eats the released eggs/sperm and I have a high flow tank so they really don't take root anywhere.

Ariel110G · 05/15/2014, 12:01 PM

this is my sun coral

56cbr600rr · 05/15/2014, 03:51 PM

Beautiful!

Green_fishy · 05/30/2014, 12:21 AM

Hi noy,
What kind of light do You have in your tank?

noy · 05/30/2014, 06:03 PM

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Hi noy,
What kind of light do You have in your tank?

110 gallon tall

6x54W T5's (mix of 10-20K with a Fiji red)
1 Kessil 360W
2 Kessil A150's
1 home made moonlight strip.

I used to have a second Kessil 360WE but moved that over to the gorgonian tank.

Total overkill!

Trichome · 06/02/2014, 06:32 AM

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Total overkill!

Wow yeah that is a ton of light for a NPS tank. I only have a 10w 460 t5 on my entire 118g tank and moon lights now.

noy · 06/04/2014, 07:09 PM

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Wow yeah that is a ton of light for a NPS tank. I only have a 10w 460 t5 on my entire 118g tank and moon lights now.

Unfortunately I got the SPS bug about 8 months ago so the top part of the tank is mostly SPS. Its a bit of a frankentstein tank. Here is a sample of the upper deck of the tank. There photos are a few months old the colonies are a lot bigger now.

Coral Garden3

Coral Garden2

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noy · 06/21/2014, 06:38 AM

Woke up and found the following happening

Rhizo spawning!!!. It was doing it regularly at about 15 minute intervals.

Trichome · 06/21/2014, 07:26 AM

How many rhizo do you have? I am guessing there might be male and female rhizos. It seems like every spawning event has multiple (at least 3) rhizos in a tank close together. That is pretty awesome you managed to get it on video. You must really be doing everything right with your tank.

noy · 06/21/2014, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Trichome

How many rhizo do you have? I am guessing there might be male and female rhizos. It seems like every spawning event has multiple (at least 3) rhizos in a tank close together. That is pretty awesome you managed to get it on video. You must really be doing everything right with your tank.

5 altogether. I keep buying rescue projects.
I have to read up a bit on rhizo reproduction. I might try to capture and raise the eggs next time. Right now they end up being fish food.

Trichome · 06/21/2014, 12:22 PM

Where do you find these rescue rhizos?

noy · 06/21/2014, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Trichome

Where do you find these rescue rhizos?

One LFS - not sure their source but there is sometimes the odd one that doesn't get sold wasting away because they don't get fed.

jroovers · 06/23/2014, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by noy

Unfortunately I got the SPS bug

That will happen!

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Coral Garden2

What is the gorg in this pic in the top right of the picture - very nice!

noy · 06/23/2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jroovers

That will happen!

What is the gorg in this pic in the top right of the picture - very nice!

tigerskin gorgonian, yellow gorgonian (diodogorgia nodulifera)

jroovers · 06/24/2014, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by noy

tigerskin gorgonian, yellow gorgonian (diodogorgia nodulifera)

Is that a photosynthetic gorg? One of these days I may have to give one a try.

noy · 06/24/2014, 11:25 AM

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Is that a photosynthetic gorg? One of these days I may have to give one a try.

Unfortunately not. Has to be fed several times a day - I would put this closer to the more difficult non-photo gorg's.

noy · 06/26/2014, 10:56 PM

Closeup on Plankton activity in Tank under Moonlights

mywily · 06/27/2014, 11:42 AM

Nice corals

noy · 07/01/2014, 08:33 AM

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Nice corals

thanks!

noy · 07/01/2014, 08:35 AM

My Rhizo collection

These sit in my gorgonian tank and act as a scrubber for the leftover Mysis after feeding my seahorses.

05/13/2014, 09:27 PM	#126
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	raising Rotifers for my NPS - 1st batch

05/13/2014, 10:24 PM	#127
56cbr600rr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 40	I had Sun Corals 15+ years ago and loved them. Somehow I was able to keep them alive with an Eclipse hood unit modded with a small protein skimmer and a small extra pc. One night I saw them release hundreds of little round things. Some time later I had mini Sun Corals growing all over my tank. Was pretty cool. And I'm guessing pretty lucky.

05/14/2014, 05:13 PM	#128
Lorna g Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 51	I have purchased black micantha suns and saved them as well as others!

05/15/2014, 03:51 PM	#133
56cbr600rr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 40	Beautiful!

05/30/2014, 12:21 AM	#134
Green_fishy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Europe, Poland, Silesia Posts: 136	Hi noy, What kind of light do You have in your tank?

06/21/2014, 06:38 AM	#138
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Woke up and found the following happening Rhizo spawning!!!. It was doing it regularly at about 15 minute intervals.

06/21/2014, 07:26 AM	#139
Trichome Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 198	How many rhizo do you have? I am guessing there might be male and female rhizos. It seems like every spawning event has multiple (at least 3) rhizos in a tank close together. That is pretty awesome you managed to get it on video. You must really be doing everything right with your tank.

06/21/2014, 12:22 PM	#141
Trichome Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 198	Where do you find these rescue rhizos?

06/26/2014, 10:56 PM	#147
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Closeup on Plankton activity in Tank under Moonlights

06/27/2014, 11:42 AM	#148
mywily Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 11	Nice corals

07/01/2014, 08:35 AM	#150
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	My Rhizo collection These sit in my gorgonian tank and act as a scrubber for the leftover Mysis after feeding my seahorses.