Non Photo Gorgonians
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jrpark22000
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how long have been able to keep it/them going? They're a difficult species to keep. Not many other than dedicated tanks like [MENTION=259]MMreef[/MENTION] even try.
maidia
Team CR
Here you go [MENTION=259]MMreef[/MENTION]
Very nice Non Photo tank here
http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php/28593-The-journey-begins-Elos-120-XL
Very nice Non Photo tank here
http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php/28593-The-journey-begins-Elos-120-XL
MMreef
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Good luck with the blueberry gorgonians, I too tried to keep it, it lasted about 6 months in dedicated NPS tank. This one and also red seafan is almost impossible to keep long term. I have few other NPS gorgs in my system, including red and yellow finger and menella sp. I feed my mixture of dry and frozen food twice a day, and on the weekends when home they get fed 4-5 times.
Here is a shot for you
[/url]nps reef by Mark Mikina, on Flickr[/IMG]
Here is a shot for you
#theMatrix
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Mines there...no polyps thanks to the majestic angel.
Smitty
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Wildisme
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Smitty
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Surprisingly, my Red Sea fan is doing exceptionally well. The polyps are always out. (Knocks on wood).Good luck with the blueberry gorgonians, I too tried to keep it, it lasted about 6 months in dedicated NPS tank. This one and also red seafan is almost impossible to keep long term. I have few other NPS gorgs in my system, including red and yellow finger and menella sp. I feed my mixture of dry and frozen food twice a day, and on the weekends when home they get fed 4-5 times.
Here is a shot for you
[/url]nps reef by Mark Mikina, on Flickr[/IMG]
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ReeferRick
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If they are hard to keep, its that they are not getting adequate nourishment.
What are you guys feeding?
Feeding schedules,product, techniques/methods?
What im doing is taking out the gorgon , placing it in an acrylic container full of live phytoplankton and water from my tank.Then I put the container in the fridge to reuse later.
Basically a coral dip, but into a buffet
Then place the gorgon back in his spot under high flo, low light .
But there must be something these guys need in their diet.
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What are you guys feeding?
Feeding schedules,product, techniques/methods?
What im doing is taking out the gorgon , placing it in an acrylic container full of live phytoplankton and water from my tank.Then I put the container in the fridge to reuse later.
Basically a coral dip, but into a buffet
Then place the gorgon back in his spot under high flo, low light .
But there must be something these guys need in their diet.
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Smitty
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I feed my tank twice with a mixture of julians sprung phyto, and reef chili...in the early morning and in the evening. I also feed either mysis or spectrum pellets in the middle of the day. So i don't think it was the food, because all other gorgs are doing well. I think my issue was the first one wasn't in enough flow, and my second one was in too much light.
MMreef
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That's great to hear, how long did you have it for? Mine always stop opening after few months and then gets bacterial film all over and slowly dies. Most of research i did on it give about the same experience as mine.
Smitty
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I've had it for about 2 months now. It's at the top of my tank right in the middle, where the flow of both mp10's collide.
MMreef
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Hope it continues to do well for you, usually for me i see decline around 10-12 weeks , and go downhill soon after.
