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nov8tve
07/29/2006, 04:17 PM
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?

:D
sir_dudeguy
07/29/2006, 04:23 PM
lighting? flow? what're they at?
nov8tve
07/29/2006, 04:26 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7839956#post7839956 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sir_dudeguy
lighting? flow? what're they at?

They are at the bottom of the tank with a good bit of water flow. I read that they do not need the light.
rljlll
07/29/2006, 04:38 PM
Skip told me that they open up at night and i have heard from others that you need to target feed sun polyps.
jumboshrimp18
07/29/2006, 04:56 PM
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.
sir_dudeguy
07/29/2006, 05:08 PM
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.
evolust
07/29/2006, 06:05 PM
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.
azrednex
07/29/2006, 06:14 PM
sorry double post
azrednex
07/29/2006, 06:15 PM
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.
sir_dudeguy
07/29/2006, 06:27 PM
ya i spose that could work...but idk..
majestic sea life
07/30/2006, 11:33 PM
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
majestic sea life
07/31/2006, 12:05 AM
I found a great site for you. http://www.nanoreef.co.uk/index.php/sun-coral
DjScibbity
07/31/2006, 04:31 PM
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
jpslickorocks
07/31/2006, 04:37 PM
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.
nov8tve
07/31/2006, 06:46 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7851616#post7851616 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpslickorocks
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.


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! ;)