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07/29/2006, 04:17 PM
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Sun Polyps...what's the trick?
I'm having a heck of a time getting my tubestrea's polyps to come out. I have tried feeding it in a seperate container and the water quality is great. Any other ideas?
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07/29/2006, 04:23 PM
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lighting? flow? what're they at?
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07/29/2006, 04:26 PM
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07/29/2006, 04:38 PM
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Skip told me that they open up at night and i have heard from others that you need to target feed sun polyps.
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07/29/2006, 04:56 PM
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You need to target feed them. One way is to use the top half of a plastic bottle that you place over them and then squirt some meaty food inside with a turkey baster.
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07/29/2006, 05:08 PM
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ya i heard about the target feeding too...idk about the opening up at night thing tho...every time i go to aquarium arts theres' on there thats open...but that doesnt mean that MOST of them wont open at night lol..maybe this ones' just different.
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07/29/2006, 06:05 PM
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If you put cyclopleez in the tank tey open up within half an hour, at least mine do. And yes they need to be target fed, low lighting is best and low flow is fine. They should be fed at least 3 times per week, I use brine and mysis.
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07/29/2006, 06:15 PM
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I was just at AA and they said that you have to "train" them to open durring the day by consistantly target feeding them at the same time durring the day.
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07/29/2006, 06:27 PM
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ya i spose that could work...but idk..
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07/30/2006, 11:33 PM
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i just got some today and they already opened and ate. The trick is to feed your fish and let them open. Then use like a berry basket or something and put mysis in it so they can eat and no fish can get 2 them. They open at night or day. Most of the time at night tho. Just keep them in a darker area. Senn has had good luck with them if i recall. Hope that helps.
~Brian
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07/31/2006, 12:05 AM
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I found a great site for you. http://www.nanoreef.co.uk/index.php/sun-coral
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07/31/2006, 04:31 PM
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I used to take a tupperware bowl, fill it with tank water, put the sun coral in it, then put a bunch of cyclopeez into the bowl. About 10 min after the cyclopeez went into the bowl, all polyps would be out. Every 5 minutes, I will stir the water. It works well and all polyps get food. I did this twice a week for about 30-40 minutes each time. Good luck
-JP
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07/31/2006, 04:37 PM
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You wanna know what worked really well fo rme when I had mine? I gave it to Evolust and now he has to deal with it. They are so beautiful but man they are a lot of work.
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07/31/2006, 06:46 PM
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haha...that's funny! I think i'll hold on to mine. They come out at night now, I just want to see them during the day! 
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