Non lateral flow

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

I know this may be a dumb question. But what does it mean when a coral needs a Non Lateral flow?

tdileo · Jan 9, 2018

I’ve never heard that term used before, but based off of my experience I can tell you that most corals much prefer indirect flow, like bouncing off the glass rather than blasted straight from the powerhead at them. Is there a certain coral in question? I can tell you flow requirements for most as I am decently knowledgeable

Fishfinder · Jan 9, 2018

Laminar is the word. Which is basically what @tdileo described

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

It's a blueberry gargonian

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

Forgive my ignorance as I am new to the marine world lol

tdileo · Jan 9, 2018

Nonphoto gorgs will usually do best in low light, medium-high flow locations, and like I said before, indirect flow is what you want. However I will say that a blueberry gorgonian is considered one of the most difficult corals to keep alive, and I am worried to spend the money on it even though I have no problem keeping acros myself. Make sure to spot feed it every day if you want it to thrive. Good luck!

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

I have another gorg (was white when I bought it) I found a deal at my local lfs where I can get 1in blueberry gorgs for 2.99 a piece

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

Fishfinder · Jan 9, 2018

I've wanted one of those too! I've been putting it off due to difficulty

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

Fishfinder said:
I've wanted one of those too! I've been putting it off due to difficulty

The gorg I currently have has actually been really easy to take care of. I spot feed it minced (to the point it's just a cloud) of brine and mysis shrimp. Not sure if that's the best for it but it's been doing great and has grown quite a bit since I got it. I just wish I could get it back to white again. I have noticed though that since I moved it out of direct light it has started to revert back to white slowly but surely lol

tdileo · Jan 9, 2018

That other gorg is beautiful! I believe it is a photosynthetic one so feeding isn’t a big deal but I know for sure the blueberries are not. One of the hardest species, I believe the most difficult currently known is dendronepthya. I plan to try and keep it in a future project in a very small tank so water changes take less than a minute and I can have tons of food without pollution concern

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

tdileo said:
That other gorg is beautiful! I believe it is a photosynthetic one so feeding isn’t a big deal but I know for sure the blueberries are not. One of the hardest species, I believe the most difficult currently known is dendronepthya. I plan to try and keep it in a future project in a very small tank so water changes take less than a minute and I can have tons of food without pollution concern

If I get the blueberry my plan is to grow it in a smaller tank then frag (not sure if that's the correct term for trimming gorgs) and sell off them

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

tdileo said:
That other gorg is beautiful! I believe it is a photosynthetic one so feeding isn’t a big deal but I know for sure the blueberries are not. One of the hardest species, I believe the most difficult currently known is dendronepthya. I plan to try and keep it in a future project in a very small tank so water changes take less than a minute and I can have tons of food without pollution concern

Can I feed the blueberry the same way I do my other?

tdileo · Jan 9, 2018

Exotic Aquaria said:
Can I feed the blueberry the same way I do my other?

I would think that works just fine. I have very limited experience with NPS corals though. Please keep me updated on how it works over the next few months

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

tdileo said:
I would think that works just fine. I have very limited experience with NPS corals though. Please keep me updated on how it works over the next few months

Will do

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

I have tried to find info on the gorg I have (it was all white stock and polyps when I bought it) but have not been able to find anything. Could it be it was white due to a dip or something.

Zack K · Jan 9, 2018

Exotic Aquaria said:
I have tried to find info on the gorg I have (it was all white stock and polyps when I bought it) but have not been able to find anything. Could it be it was white due to a dip or something.

If it is in fact a photosynthetic Gorgonian, the white was “bleaching” for to not enough light. The golden color looks to be it’s natural color.

Bleaching is when the coral expelled most if not all of their Zooxanthellae.

-Zack, who wants a piece of your gorgonian.

Exotic Aquaria · Jan 9, 2018

Zack Klabunde said:
If it is in fact a photosynthetic Gorgonian, the white was “bleaching” for to not enough light. The golden color looks to be it’s natural color.

Bleaching is when the coral expelled most if not all of their Zooxanthellae.

-Zack, who wants a piece of your gorgonian.

It was in a tank with others that had the brown coloring ( from what i had ever seen they only used the blue lights). I could potentially do that as it's at the point where I need to trim it to allow it to grow better. Pm me and we can work out a deal.