sunflower coral or is it?

BigAl07 · 07-04-2007, 12:34 PM

I was reading and artricle on Feeding Saltwater Aquarium Corals - Part 1 - Corals Need More Than a Lot of Light and in it is a picture of a beautiful coral with a label of "Sunflower Coral". The kicker is when I do a search on Sunflower Coral I get conflicting information. Some people call a "flower pot" that name and some people call a "sun coral" by this name. What is the exact name of the one pictures in the link above or in this link Sunflower Coral

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Allen

BoomerD · 07-04-2007, 12:41 PM

Melevsreef.com - Suncoral
Tubastraea sp.

goldenmean · 07-04-2007, 12:54 PM

Try Tubastrea Big Al
Welcome to Saltcorner.
Once there
Go to the animal Library.
Click on Stoney corals, then on Tubastrea.

lcstorc · 07-04-2007, 01:54 PM

That one is a sun coral.

BigAl07 · 07-04-2007, 04:35 PM

Awesome links! You guys rock!!

It seems they aren't AS hard to keep as previously thought but they do need some "specialized" care. I am seriously thinking about getting one but am also considering a Dendrophyllia and even MORE so after reading that link at melevs reef on it.

What are the groups thoughts here?

Allen

cheeks69 · 07-04-2007, 08:49 PM

These corals are demanding and need to be target fed often for long term survival and it has to be each polyp not the colony !

Dendrophylliidae

07-04-2007, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	sunflower coral or is it? I was reading and artricle on Feeding Saltwater Aquarium Corals - Part 1 - Corals Need More Than a Lot of Light and in it is a picture of a beautiful coral with a label of "Sunflower Coral". The kicker is when I do a search on Sunflower Coral I get conflicting information. Some people call a "flower pot" that name and some people call a "sun coral" by this name. What is the exact name of the one pictures in the link above or in this link Sunflower Coral Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-04-2007, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: sunflower coral or is it? Melevsreef.com - Suncoral Tubastraea sp. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

07-04-2007, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: sunflower coral or is it? That one is a sun coral. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-04-2007, 04:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: sunflower coral or is it? Awesome links! You guys rock!! It seems they aren't AS hard to keep as previously thought but they do need some "specialized" care. I am seriously thinking about getting one but am also considering a Dendrophyllia and even MORE so after reading that link at melevs reef on it. What are the groups thoughts here? Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-04-2007, 08:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: sunflower coral or is it? These corals are demanding and need to be target fed often for long term survival and it has to be each polyp not the colony ! Dendrophylliidae __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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