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Old 12-04-2007, 03:14 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: I want another Christmas Tree for Christmas

I believe these are a type of leather coral, like a cross between a finger leather and a sea rod. They do not contain symbiotic algae and so should be kept in moderate to dim light intensity. Nilsen in Reef Secrets says they are difficult to feed and keep for a longer period of time and tend to collapse with little chance of recovery. Food requirements are tiny planktonic fare, such as live brine shrimp nauphi. I have given it phytofeast, arctipods, phytoplex, zooplex, and other preparations but not "live" food, so that may be the problem...
It likes a deep substrate where it can anchor itself. I have it in about a 2 inch sand bed.
I do have flow on the bottom, with 2 power heads on opposite sides of the tank which keeps the gorgonions happy.
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Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on.
Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, flame dart, green chromis,
Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars.
Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, yellow gorgonians, 2 colonies of orange cups


Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin.
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