the sunny contradiction

[andsoitgoes]

Originally Posted by crystalz

no research. for approx 30 polyps it was 20 bucks so i thought I'd give them a try. For the most part I tend to stick to softies and mushrooms but ever since i picked up this mh fixture I've been tempted to get some more vibrant colours in the tank. Are these supposed to be fed on a daily basis?.. I wonder how hard they are to frag. With 30 I'm sure someone would be interested in half of them.

Thing with Sun Corals is they're the antithesis of lighting needs. As others have said, they are usually found upside down in caves.

Here's some reference for this:

http://www.melevsreef.com/suncoral.html

http://www.flippersandfins.net/CoralOrangeSun.htm

It's not the hardest coral to care for, but isn't for people that don't want to take care and effort to ensure it survives.

Especially with reef, and I say this having been bitten MANY times before, research before you buy! You never know if you're buying a tank killer (Oh, look at that GORGEOUS sea apple!) or risk killing your other fish buying a stinging coral, etc.

Again, I'm one to talk, but I've BEEN there and have run into these problems. I take my time and do my research if I have any hesitation. Yes I miss out on a lot of corals, but I don't risk my tank, which is a much better "deal" IMO!!

[crystalz]

I was sure the sun coral wasn't a threat to my tank. More than anything just wanted to clarify on feeding. polluting the tank with excess food shouldn't be an issue(77gal with 30gal sump, mixed reef tank, lots of inverts, dragon goby, two percs, coral beauty, various softies, LPS a few SPS etc... ) but I like to spend my time time looking at my tank. A little more work is no big deal(in the grand scheme of things) but now I have a good idea on how to care for this coral properly. Thanks for the advice and info.