Gorgonian I.D. help, please

[Euphylliaphyle]

Just added this guy, and want to home in on husbandry requirements.
TIA

 

[Freenow54]

Supposedly Easy to raise low light , and low flow. I Had 2 good luck

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks like a Purple Ribbon Gorgonian.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Looks like a Purple Ribbon Gorgonian.

Thanks for the lead.

 

[Tahoe61]

Thanks for the lead.

Gorgonians appreciate areas with higher flow. If you don't see polyp extention during the photoperiod consider increasing flow and monitor for algae growth on the Gorgonian.
Gorgonians seem to be prone to algae growth on the surface of the tissue. Good flow helps them to slough that algae growth off.
Consider NPS specific foods, although they are photosynthetic.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Gorgonians appreciate areas with higher flow. If you don't see polyp extention during the photoperiod consider increasing flow and monitor for algae growth on the Gorgonian.
Gorgonians seem to be prone to algae growth on the surface of the tissue. Good flow helps them to slough that algae growth off.
Consider NPS specific foods, although they are photosynthetic.

Thank you again! Today was Day 1, and polyp extension was pretty good this morning until after I fed it, then they retracted (which I was guessing is normal). It seemed to relish the frozen red calanus reef plankton I fed it. Since they are tissue sloughers (?) should I run carbon all the time?

 

[Tahoe61]

Thank you again! Today was Day 1, and polyp extension was pretty good this morning until after I fed it, then they retracted (which I was guessing is normal). It seemed to relish the frozen red calanus reef plankton I fed it. Since they are tissue sloughers (?) should I run carbon all the time?

Naw, I wouldn't worry about terpenoids.
The polyps on my Gorgonian open and close throughout the day.
I will have to look that food up.

 

[Freenow54]

Gorgonians appreciate areas with higher flow. If you don't see polyp extention during the photoperiod consider increasing flow and monitor for algae growth on the Gorgonian.
Gorgonians seem to be prone to algae growth on the surface of the tissue. Good flow helps them to slough that algae growth off.
Consider NPS specific foods, although they are photosynthetic.

what you said is so true the advice I got was wrong. Still mine was moved to a higher flow area and still got algae on it which is hard to get off

 

[Oldsman]

We have a gorgonian, the polyps open throughout the day. Haven't really seen epic growth, but it always seems happy. We feed it calanus and reef roids every wknd lightly

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

We have a gorgonian, the polyps open throughout the day. Haven't really seen epic growth, but it always seems happy. We feed it calanus and reef roids every wknd lightly

Thank you!