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non-photosynt · 02-13-2008, 08:00 PM

Thank you! Still have a questions.
My NPS gorgonians (all, including red and yellow finger gorgonians) are not growing new branches, or become bigger - only basal growth at the base. Certainly, would like them to grow.

How do you describe the flow in the best place: are the polyps not bent at all, slightly bent, or many of them are bent and even branches spring in the flow?

What are you feeding, how frequently, how much each time (pinch, cube, part if teaspoon - anything, to give me an idea)?

What else, in your opinion, could contribute to the growth?

About declining tubastrea, if you don't mind my involvement:
What could be potentially done even now - place it not under bright light, but close to the top, not too strong flow, where you can feed it, using tweezers. 1 mysis per mouth, no losses, water quality doesn't suffer. With flow off, you can place sone food onto closed polyp - it may open.

With my massive water changes, I did the container feedings and adding a big pinch of Cyclop-eeze into the water - all suns open then. But that will influence water quality, not now. The tweezers feeding is a fair chance.
My 2 cents.

02-13-2008, 08:00 PM	#20 (permalink)
non-photosynt Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anybody keeps non-photosynthetic corals and will talk shop? Thank you! Still have a questions. My NPS gorgonians (all, including red and yellow finger gorgonians) are not growing new branches, or become bigger - only basal growth at the base. Certainly, would like them to grow. How do you describe the flow in the best place: are the polyps not bent at all, slightly bent, or many of them are bent and even branches spring in the flow? What are you feeding, how frequently, how much each time (pinch, cube, part if teaspoon - anything, to give me an idea)? What else, in your opinion, could contribute to the growth? About declining tubastrea, if you don't mind my involvement: What could be potentially done even now - place it not under bright light, but close to the top, not too strong flow, where you can feed it, using tweezers. 1 mysis per mouth, no losses, water quality doesn't suffer. With flow off, you can place sone food onto closed polyp - it may open. With my massive water changes, I did the container feedings and adding a big pinch of Cyclop-eeze into the water - all suns open then. But that will influence water quality, not now. The tweezers feeding is a fair chance. My 2 cents.