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Hey guys,
Sharing some exciting news from my sun coral garden
After upsetting the parent colony with alkalinity shock (dKH: 12, unintentional), she rewarded me with 100+ babies, and they're still coming! I've never heard of a spawning event spanning over 7 days.
Spawning notes:
- Sun coral spawn (propagules) are yellow in color
- Dark orange/brown propagules are duds
- Released with physical agitation/rough flow
- 1 - 2 dozen released at a time over the course of a week
- Parent colony refuses food for 1 week leading up to spawning event and eats very little during spawning days
Propagule notes:
- 'Free swimming' sun coral larvae
- Will only attach in high flow
- 0 attached naturally to my rockwork in the display, I had to collect them.
- Attachment takes 1 - 2 days
- Feeding reef roids/coral frenzy despite absence of tentacles.
Fingers crossed much of the young ones make it! 92 successfully attached so far.
Sharing some exciting news from my sun coral garden
After upsetting the parent colony with alkalinity shock (dKH: 12, unintentional), she rewarded me with 100+ babies, and they're still coming! I've never heard of a spawning event spanning over 7 days.
Spawning notes:
- Sun coral spawn (propagules) are yellow in color
- Dark orange/brown propagules are duds
- Released with physical agitation/rough flow
- 1 - 2 dozen released at a time over the course of a week
- Parent colony refuses food for 1 week leading up to spawning event and eats very little during spawning days
Propagule notes:
- 'Free swimming' sun coral larvae
- Will only attach in high flow
- 0 attached naturally to my rockwork in the display, I had to collect them.
- Attachment takes 1 - 2 days
- Feeding reef roids/coral frenzy despite absence of tentacles.
Fingers crossed much of the young ones make it! 92 successfully attached so far.