Carnation Tree Coral !

Faisal1976us · 04/15/2008, 04:57 AM

Hi all ,,,,,,,,,

Im planning to keep Carnation Tree Coral in my reef tank , and i have two questions :

1- Is it difficult to keep this coral ?

2- What did this coral need ?

BLKTANG · 04/15/2008, 05:59 AM

Difficult to keep

Iodine is one that you will need to suplement,low light,& low flow.

jeweldamsel · 04/15/2008, 10:31 AM

It is not that difficult as long as you feed them enough. I use an automatic feeder to feed them dry coral food a pinch every time and four times a day.

glassbox-design · 04/15/2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeweldamsel
It is not that difficult as long as you feed them enough. I use an automatic feeder to feed them dry coral food a pinch every time and four times a day.

It's an extremely difficult coral to keep that even "pro's" fail with. They requires special foods. Very few can actually keep smaller polyped dendro's alive.

Do you research, Danny Dame wrote a great article regarding his feeding schedule. Try other easier non-photo's before trying these. Sun corals and diodigorgia would be much better first choices.

beez · 04/15/2008, 10:43 AM

Definitely difficult!!! I would check out this article....the guy whose tank is being featured has had good success with these, and the article provides detail on his feeding methods. Also check out the non-photosynthetic coral forum....best of luck!!!

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

04/15/2008, 04:57 AM	#1
Faisal1976us Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	Carnation Tree Coral ! Hi all ,,,,,,,,, Im planning to keep Carnation Tree Coral in my reef tank , and i have two questions : 1- Is it difficult to keep this coral ? 2- What did this coral need ?

04/15/2008, 05:59 AM	#2
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Difficult to keep Iodine is one that you will need to suplement,low light,& low flow. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

04/15/2008, 10:43 AM	#5
beez Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 254	Definitely difficult!!! I would check out this article....the guy whose tank is being featured has had good success with these, and the article provides detail on his feeding methods. Also check out the non-photosynthetic coral forum....best of luck!!! http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php __________________ After years of frustration with get-rich-quick schemes, I know I'm going to get rich with THIS scheme. And quick.

04/15/2008, 10:31 AM	#3
jeweldamsel Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 385	It is not that difficult as long as you feed them enough. I use an automatic feeder to feed them dry coral food a pinch every time and four times a day.