Possibly joining you reefers

[Biotope Dude]

I was researching som low light corals and came upon the Orange Sun Coral(Tubastrea aurea) abd the Orange Tree Gorgonian(Swiftia exserta). It was said that these can be in no light to dim light tanks. I am doing my research and I know the are hard to feed and also need good current. But I want to use a regular strip light(15 watt). Would that be fine since these dont really need light(or so the internet says)?

 

[Limi310]

Sun corals aren't hard to feed.....it's just that you have to feed them. They are not photosynthetic so they don't care about light at all and are typically found in cave-ish areas in the ocean. I don't know much about gorgonians other then I don't think they are the easiest thing to keep.

What size tank were you considering? Something to keep in mind is how you will keep your water quality in check when you have to constantly feed these corals. The more food you introduce the more waste in your water which is especially problematic in smaller tanks.

Here is a very good sun coral article: Melevsreef.com - Suncoral

 

[Biotope Dude]

Well after reading that site it seems to me that it just takes patience. I think I came up with an Idea to accomadate the not so light loving factor yet allow me to get adequete(spl) flow and a good visual composition:

I have a bowl that I can use for feeding so I can see in there and make sure its eating. Pretty much this is the stocking of the tank when it gets set up:

Cortez Black Turbo Snails(how many)
1x Blue Legged Hermit Crab
2x Black Percula Clowns or Percula Clowns or 2x firefish or 1x firefish and 1x Pajama Cardinal

Red Gorgonian
Yellow Gorgonian
Black Sun Coral
Orange Sun Coral

The tank will have 30% weekly water changes.

 

[Fuzz16]

what size tank would this be?

 

[jessey]

first of all, biotope dude, i love your drawings. also, i'm interested to hear what size tank this will be, since that's important... but assuming it is a fair sized tank, i think that this sounds like a gorgeous setup!!

 

[Biotope Dude]

Well its going to be a 10g(I keep thinking I put that xD). From what I been reading these fish selections would be fine.

Thank you Jessey. I am not very good at the whole paint or drawing thing.

 

[James From Cali]

Sun corals aren't hard to feed.....it's just that you have to feed them. [/url]

Very true. I find that the sun corals at work are very easy to maintain. Indirect light also makes this species very happy. Clean up the remander of the mysis shrimp and you shouldnt have problems with water quality.