Caribbean Jake

John Nice addition. Will love to see them in person. I will be coming by tomorrow Chip say it is OK to drop by. Will pick you up.

Yes, they are good and beneficial, the work as water filters. The only draw back is that they can congragate in large numbers and overcome a rock, but they still do good in your reef.

Sun corals like ledges and caves, they do not like direct sunligh. I have six heads of suncorals (Tubastrea) and they all hide from the sun. They comeout mostly when the Actinics are on and the MH are off, and through the night. This is what I got in my records for this type of coral. The Orange Sun Coral is a Large Polyp Stony corals (LPS) from the Family: Dendrophyliidae, Tubastrea, Species: faulkneri. The common name of Orange "Sun" Coral is misleading, since this is a coral that should be placed in low to no lighting with a medium current. Also, this coral lacks zooxanthellae, the microorganisms, which turns sunlight into food for corals. In the wild, Tubastrea are found upside down at the entrance of caves because their waters supply a very rich diet of plankton and nutrients. Due to the lack of zooxanthellae, this coral needs to be fed regularly, such as twice per day, however, it will depend upon the coral. When a coral is hungry or senses food, it will extend its' feeding tenticles. I feed small crustaceans and fish larvae, mysis and brine shrimp, chopped seafood and excess pods, cyclopeeze and golden pearl. You must feed every solitary polyp or else the colony will die from hair algae attacking its' weakened skeleton. This coral will benefit from the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements weekly to the water. These corals are a bright orange, and may not come out during the day, yet they are still very beautiful when closed. Some may be coaxed into opening earlier by feeding them. About 35 minutes before lights off, he is just starting to open up after having been fed.

Nice Chris... good to hear you are still around too. Have not heard from you in a while.

Photo provided by NOAA

http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/zoosyst/z03n4a5.pdf check this link, hope it helps. Jacob

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/reef/ check this out... Photos provided by NOAA...

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2808.htm March 2, 2007

Some members sell LR which may already be cured, therefore eliminating the step of cleaning and cycling the rock. They usually sell for less than what LFS sell it and you get a great deal out of it. Check for posts from other members. On the other hand, there are several LFS in he area that sell LR, just need to research and find which one has it fo less $$$. Good Luck If you need live sand for your new tank, you may want to contact Jason, he has some sand for sale already cured and filled with beneficial bacteria. Jacob

Thanks guys, I had few hours to spend while I'm in this area thought I may stop at one of the LFS.

anyone knows any good store near Elkridge MD ?

Grav Are you selling those frags? If yes, How much?

Here is my entry Caribbean Jake Nikon 4100 Px 4MP 58mm Lens 125G Reef tank Zoo Garden

great, thanks for the heads-up info.

I based my 11 count on Atlantic basin in general, they can either make landfall or not

any one take a guess on how many hurricanes we will have in 2007 ? I say eleven (11)

Tesed water today and found ALK=10.8 dKH. I think I can go back and start the KALK and CA reactor. Checked the CA reactor output and found ALK = 20dKH. I will adjust bubble count and retest tomorrow.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2804.htm NOAA / CIRES SCIENTISTS HELP PREPARE VIRGINIA BEACH FOR TSUNAMI, STORM-DRIVEN FLOODING Feb. 27, 2007

http://www.noaa.gov/ On the heels of El Ni

I try, but I think it is my caribbean accet.. :wink:

I suggest finding and eliminating the problem you have with Nitrates first before buying anymore corals. it will save you money and grief. Once you have corrected the Nitrate problem, you will be able to add all those beautiful corals without hesitation.

water changes. and lots of them will help you with Nitrate, as well as minimizing feeding amounts. hope that helps. good luck Jake

here are some on line magqazines you may want to look at. the last one is FREE. www.advancedaquarist.com www.aquariumfish.com http://www.aquaworldnet.com/ good luck / enjoy Caribbean Jake

Customer Service Experience I sent Steve an email at around 10:30AM EST, and got a response few minutes ago that he will be sending replacement right away. WOW... I think technology does work . Thanks Adrienne for the information.

Ok, then have you tested for Phosphate?