Sun coral in cold water??

[TheClown]

because of the natural Habitat of sun coral- north California into Oregon and Canada would it be ok to put them in a cold water tank? If so, how should I acclimate them into the colder water?
I am also thinking about

 

[tzabor10]

How do you keep a cold water tank cold in summer?

 

[Malum Argenteum]

What species are you talking about?

 

[Nano_Man]

How do you keep a cold water tank cold in summer?

Chiller or fans hitting the top of the water.
Or a bucket of ice and a power head pushing your tank water through a pipe into the ice and back in your tank

 

[Nano_Man]

because of the natural Habitat of sun coral- north California into Oregon and Canada would it be ok to put them in a cold water tank? If so, how should I acclimate them into the colder water?
I am also thinking about

What temperature are you thinking 60f ?

 

[TheClown]

Yeah about that temperature, but I do think it should be a little bit colder

 

[Nano_Man]

Yeah about that temperature, but I do think it should be a little bit colder

Ok research what is local to you and the average temperatures winter and summer in your seas . Be careful about laws removing stuff. And first set up your tank in mind of what you want to keep. It can be done I have done most things with native tanks . If you need any help or info I am willing to help

 

[TheClown]

They don’t live near me, apparently they live a bit farther north, they also recently became invasive in the Mediterranean, they are a popular coral and they are also sold online, so I won’t be pulling any from the sea. The one thing that is tough with these guys is the amount of nutrients they eat which I am well prepared for. Apparently they are also a kind of Zoa too, they have the largest polyps out of all of them

 

[twentyleagues]

They don’t live near me, apparently they live a bit farther north, they also recently became invasive in the Mediterranean, they are a popular coral and they are also sold online, so I won’t be pulling any from the sea. The one thing that is tough with these guys is the amount of nutrients they eat which I am well prepared for. Apparently they are also a kind of Zoa too, they have the largest polyps out of all of them

Interesting I have never heard they are related to zoanthids. They are so different with them making a skeleton and being completely non-photosynthetic. I would have thought closer related to euphilia.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

They don’t live near me, apparently they live a bit farther north, they also recently became invasive in the Mediterranean, they are a popular coral and they are also sold online, so I won’t be pulling any from the sea. The one thing that is tough with these guys is the amount of nutrients they eat which I am well prepared for. Apparently they are also a kind of Zoa too, they have the largest polyps out of all of them

Seems like a cool project! If the food is rich, like live baby brine, they go easily go with a feeding every other day.
They are not even slightly related to zoas though haha. Assuming you are talking about tubastrea, they are most closely related to duncans and turbinaria.

 

[Uncle99]

I keep this coral but in 78 degrees.
I’m not sure you want to go less than 70 though.
Got to feed daily after dark for best results.

 

[TheClown]

Interesting I have never heard they are related to zoanthids. They are so different with them making a skeleton and being completely non-photosynthetic. I would have thought closer related to euphilia.

You are right, sorry, I mixed up sun coral and sun polyps :/

 

[twentyleagues]

I keep this coral but in 78 degrees.
I’m not sure you want to go less than 70 though.
Got to feed daily after dark for best results.

I agree. Might be a subspecies that has evolved to handle colder environments.
I had a 90g that was all sun corals all three typical types, dendros, and rhyzos (3). Only had a single actinic t5 over the tank. It was tied into my 2 reef tanks so it was always typical reef temps 76-78. It received flow from one of the tanks upstairs so any excess food that went through the overflow went here before the filtration. I also fed directly about 4 times a week either frozen brine or mysis. The tank being mostly dark all the time they were always open. These are some of my favorite corals.

 

[TheClown]

Turns out there are two completely different coral named the same thing and look almost identical, however they are completely unrelated…

 

[twentyleagues]

Turns out there are two completely different coral named the same thing and look almost identical, however they are completely unrelated…

I remember these now the balanophyllia are a cold water species single cup coral or something like that. Are the tubastrea from the americas more like the hidden cup coral? or like the typical sun corals? I didnt know these grew in that area.

 

[TheClown]

Yes, they grow there and they are the typical sun coral, but they are actually invasive

I remember these now the balanophyllia are a cold water species single cup coral or something like that. Are the tubastrea from the americas more like the hidden cup coral? or like the typical sun corals? I didnt know these grew in that area

 

[twentyleagues]

Yes, they grow there and they are the typical sun coral, but they are actually invasive

Ill take em all! save the environment and all....