I’ve been reading “Plankton” by Iain Suthers, David Rissik, and Anthony Richardson and it has been making me rethink the way that non photosynthetic corals are approached and how corals, in general, are feed. Like how you mentioned the laminar bidirectional flow, the day and night cycles (and lunar cycles) of these corals habitat is very apparent and should be thought about more. Not necessarily should we try to recreate these cycles but use our knowledge about them, combined with our knowledge on the corals natural depth, to infer food types, size, and frequency of feeding.
Exactly it’s very interesting how these factors may affect their longevity in aquariums. I have not read “Plankton” but it sounds like an interesting thanks for sharing!
I got myself a blueberry sea fan that has finally humbled me and its not doing so well in my display pico. I have been feeding daily for it but it seems to be melting away, or having algae fmgrow on it somewhat now after a few weeks. I got brightwell reef snow, live phyto, and reef roids as my food options. Live brine/copepods as well but idk if they go for that. Any tips appreciated
Hey! Could the nitrates and phosphates be the cause of the algae? I’d try to carefully remove any algae from the surface of the gorgonian. Is it placed in a higher light area? I’d say for feeding, live phyto and live copepods are great. Adult brine shrimp might be too large for the polyps to consume but the larvae are perfect. I personally haven’t used reef roids but it may add some extra nutritional value to the live foods. Also what is the flow like? These could be factors that effect survivability.
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This is some good dedication..expert leval.
Thank you!
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I’ve been reading “Plankton” by Iain Suthers, David Rissik, and Anthony Richardson and it has been making me rethink the way that non photosynthetic corals are approached and how corals, in general, are feed. Like how you mentioned the laminar bidirectional flow, the day and night cycles (and lunar cycles) of these corals habitat is very apparent and should be thought about more. Not necessarily should we try to recreate these cycles but use our knowledge about them, combined with our knowledge on the corals natural depth, to infer food types, size, and frequency of feeding.
Exactly it’s very interesting how these factors may affect their longevity in aquariums. I have not read “Plankton” but it sounds like an interesting thanks for sharing!
Love your videos. Deserve a wider audience.
Thank you I appreciate that! 🙏🏽
Thats a really cool system!
Thank you!!
great looking tanks
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Dope tank
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I got myself a blueberry sea fan that has finally humbled me and its not doing so well in my display pico. I have been feeding daily for it but it seems to be melting away, or having algae fmgrow on it somewhat now after a few weeks. I got brightwell reef snow, live phyto, and reef roids as my food options. Live brine/copepods as well but idk if they go for that. Any tips appreciated
Hey! Could the nitrates and phosphates be the cause of the algae? I’d try to carefully remove any algae from the surface of the gorgonian. Is it placed in a higher light area? I’d say for feeding, live phyto and live copepods are great. Adult brine shrimp might be too large for the polyps to consume but the larvae are perfect. I personally haven’t used reef roids but it may add some extra nutritional value to the live foods. Also what is the flow like? These could be factors that effect survivability.
Cool! How long have you managed to keep the scleronepthya alive with this method?
Currently going on 8 months!
Very interesting video, I work with NPS corals, could we exchange a PM on this subject?
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