Caring for plate coral

Pan · #1 01-24-2009, 06:18 PM

dump the brine juice out...it adds nothing but future headaches to the water

reef_junkies · #2 01-24-2009, 06:20 PM

Thanks we will

xtreme · #3 01-24-2009, 06:33 PM

Next time you are picking up some frozen food try mysis shrimp. More nutritional value than brine shrimp for everything in your tank.

MikeP · #4 01-24-2009, 06:45 PM

I feed mine mysis a couple times a week. I thaw it out and suck it up into a turkey baster then gently release some right on top. They eat slow so you might have to defend it from fish or shrimp that steal food.

ElGuappo · #5 01-24-2009, 07:19 PM

I had written my plate off at one point and was going to remove it. moved to to a corner with moderate light but lots of deitris and it made a miraculous comeback. i fed nothing as i thought it was dead. this was where the poo piled up and i was always using a turkey baster to remove from this spot. the poo and patience was all it needed. I know this is not what your asking but just a story letting you know they can live on deitris alone if in a good/bad spot.

The best results i have had with my plate was in a low flow spot on the sandbed. i also did pumps off for feeding to allow shrimp to fall onto it thus eliminating the need to spot feed.

reef_junkies · #6 01-24-2009, 08:37 PM

Sounds like good advice.
Thanks

BlueAbyss · #7 01-24-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElGuappo

I had written my plate off at one point and was going to remove it. moved to to a corner with moderate light but lots of deitris and it made a miraculous comeback. i fed nothing as i thought it was dead. this was where the poo piled up and i was always using a turkey baster to remove from this spot. the poo and patience was all it needed. I know this is not what your asking but just a story letting you know they can live on deitris alone if in a good/bad spot.

The best results i have had with my plate was in a low flow spot on the sandbed. i also did pumps off for feeding to allow shrimp to fall onto it thus eliminating the need to spot feed.

Hmm interesting... is the tank skimmed heavily? I'm curious because from what I've been reading, some corals do poorly in tanks that are very nutrient deficient.

Sorry I don't mean to sideline your thread, just putting in a thought.