Dang, I used to have a tank that was just complete green water. Probably should have kept it that way. Is phycopure a good phyto source? I also have the seachem phyto.Blueberry gorgonians are not photosynthetic. They will need daily feedings to thrive. This can be accomplished by proving a steady supply of phyto in the tank or spot feeding daily. They do like baby brine and they also like reef candy. Reef candy can raise phosphates, but not as much as reef roids.
My BB gorg is now over a year old in my tank and has a ton of phyto available, as I dose it all day long. Whn it was in the coral QT tank, I used a small rectangular container with a hole drilled intothe top, placed it over the gorg and injected a little phyto/baby brine, and reef candy mix into the container. This keeps it localized and you can see when the gorg consumes the majority of it.
It is one my favorite corals, but they do require some demanding care if you cannot keep phyto and other food in the water column for them.
Here is mine.
Any phyto should work, but would suggest localized feeding if not using live phyto. They also do need some other meaty foods, from my experience or it just "maintains" them. Mine did not really start shooting out new growth, until baby brine and some freeze dried meaty foods were supplied regularly.
If in too much light, they will retract. Being as they are NPS, they do not need to be in high light.
Thank you for the correction.Blueberry gorgonians are not photosynthetic. They will need daily feedings to thrive. This can be accomplished by proving a steady supply of phyto in the tank or spot feeding daily. They do like baby brine and they also like reef candy. Reef candy can raise phosphates, but not as much as reef roids.
My BB gorg is now over a year old in my tank and has a ton of phyto available, as I dose it all day long. Whn it was in the coral QT tank, I used a small rectangular container with a hole drilled intothe top, placed it over the gorg and injected a little phyto/baby brine, and reef candy mix into the container. This keeps it localized and you can see when the gorg consumes the majority of it.
It is one my favorite corals, but they do require some demanding care if you cannot keep phyto and other food in the water column for them.
Here is mine.
Is this the reef candy you are talking about? https://reefchasers.com/collections/reef-candy/products/reef-candy-dry-reef-food-40gBlueberry gorgonians are not photosynthetic. They will need daily feedings to thrive. This can be accomplished by proving a steady supply of phyto in the tank or spot feeding daily. They do like baby brine and they also like reef candy. Reef candy can raise phosphates, but not as much as reef roids.
My BB gorg is now over a year old in my tank and has a ton of phyto available, as I dose it all day long. Whn it was in the coral QT tank, I used a small rectangular container with a hole drilled intothe top, placed it over the gorg and injected a little phyto/baby brine, and reef candy mix into the container. This keeps it localized and you can see when the gorg consumes the majority of it.
It is one my favorite corals, but they do require some demanding care if you cannot keep phyto and other food in the water column for them.
Here is mine.
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In my experience, blurberry sea fans are not that light sensitive. The polyps stays out even under 300+ Par of light. The do enjoy good flow though.
