First sun coral. Advice wanted

[Thespammailaccount]

Just picked up my first sun coral and got it acclimated to the tank? Any tips? Advice? Guidance?

 

[danieyella]

I tried one once upon a time and my watchman buried it, he's no longer with me - following along to get the tips you receive in case I decide to attempt another. That looks like a nice little colony to start though!

 

[WV Reefer]

Just picked up my first sun coral and got it acclimated to the tank? Any tips? Advice? Guidance?

just make sure it is getting food...... that’s the main thing. My suns are one of my favorite corals.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

just make sure it is getting food...... that’s the main thing. My suns are one of my favorite corals.

Thank you. Do you feed it in the tank or take it out to feed it?

 

[WV Reefer]

Thank you. Do you feed it in the tank or take it out to feed it?

in the tank......it’s easiest with the pumps off.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

in the tank......it’s easiest with the pumps off.

Cool beans thank you

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Finally after a day starting to open

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Update. Staring to get it to feed during the day

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Update. Staring to get it to feed during the day

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Sun coral update

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Sun coral update

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Sun coral update

 

[lapin]

I feed mine NPS 2x a day. Mostly frozen rodifers, calanus and rods fish eggs, mixed with phyto and oyster feast. Sometimes they capture a mysis when I feed the rock nems.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

I feed mine NPS 2x a day. Mostly frozen rodifers, calanus and rods fish eggs, mixed with phyto and oyster feast. Sometimes they capture a mysis when I feed the rock nems.

Thank you

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Sun coral update

 

[ScottR]

Looks nice! I have a couple similar colonies of NPS. What I do is put them in an area in the tank where the flow takes frozen food to them when I feed the fish. I rarely target feed them. LRS food and krill both work. But mysis and anything of that size will work as far as food goes. I kind of think of them as my clean up crew as they eat the uneaten food

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Looks nice! I have a couple similar colonies of NPS. What I do is put them in an area in the tank where the flow takes frozen food to them when I feed the fish. I rarely target feed them. LRS food and krill both work. But mysis and anything of that size will work as far as food goes. I kind of think of them as my clean up crew as they eat the uneaten food

Thank you and thank you for the advice