Nice sun polyps Marc!

I too am the proud owner of these easy to keep corals. I keep mine out
under full metal halides with no adverse effects. The first one I
purchased when I first started the tank. It was a very small frag. At
first it was very challenging. The tissue was receeding. The polyps
weren't extending. Then I got smart. I started feeding it regularly.
I built a feeding dome for it and started feeding it every day, which is
very time consuming, but it greedily took everything I threw at it. And
it started growing. So much so that I had to epoxy the frag to a larger
rock where it continues to sprout more polyps and the soft yellow tissue
continues to encrust the rock/epoxy. One thing that I found with these
corals is that growth is almost 100% linked to feeding and not much else
(other than the obligatory "good water") . Now I just feed once a week
with the dome - I have some voracious feeders amongst my livestock. I
give it a very healthy portion at each feeding and it continues to grow.
I have yet to see the coral reject any food offerings. While I feed
the other fish, I also give the sun coral a squirt or two as a snack. I
like these corals so much that I purchased another. I find that
whenever they "smell" food in the water the polyps extend, day or night.
So just before feeding I drizzle some meaty juice in the water and out
they come!

P.s. I am very jealous of your dedication to the hobby and your success
as a reefkeeper!

Rock on!


Marc Levenson wrote:
Sometimes, when feeding the suncoral.

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0604/suncoral.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/video/sun.wmv (3.8 megs)

Marc


Richard Periut wrote:

Marc,

Thanks for your fantastic devotion.

Do you feed your corals with a turkey baster?

Regards,

Rich