Trying to raise Dendronephthya and Scleronephthya part1

[Dr. Dendrostein]

So I lost all my dendronephthya and Scleronephthya, because of a ph probe,controller dumped 5 gallons of limewater, so starting again. Just got these. Starting to open. More coming.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

One more thing, have oysters in dt, to help finish excessive food feed to softies.

 

[rich nyc]

Sorry I feel like an idiot. Why the oysters

 

[AcroNem]

I had fairly good success with the Diatoms Thalassiosira weissflogii and T. pseudonana. Those two along with "normal" green phytoplankton species and other sub 25 micron powder foods fed every hour worked well. How long did you have your last ones? And what are you attempting to feed them?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Sorry I feel like an idiot. Why the oysters

The oysters help finish off excessive food fed to softies. Tank temp. is 73 degrees. To slow down metabolism to corals and helps oysters, clams, etc..

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I had fairly good success with the Diatoms Thalassiosira weissflogii and T. pseudonana. Those two along with "normal" green phytoplankton species and other sub 25 micron powder foods fed every hour worked well. How long did you have your last ones? And what are you attempting to feed them?

Thanks for the info. One food I'm feeding is shellfish diet. I think it has it. I'll get those diatoms. Many thanks

 

[AcroNem]

Thanks for the info. One food I'm feeding is shellfish diet. I think it has it. I'll get those diatoms. Many thanks

Both of those species are in Shellfish diet, that should work well. What else will you be feeding? Also how do you have their system set up? Excited to see how this turns out

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I had fairly good success with the Diatoms Thalassiosira weissflogii and T. pseudonana. Those two along with "normal" green phytoplankton species and other sub 25 micron powder foods fed every hour worked well. How long did you have your last ones? And what are you attempting to feed them?

I had the other ones for 3mon. Appx. Some less. I feed sd-reed marine culturing, fuana marin for them. Nannochloropsis aglae paste. Dosing on a timer

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Both of those species are in Shellfish diet, that should work well. What else will you be feeding? Also how do you have their system set up? Excited to see how this turns out

On utub, under "dendronephthya tank"
My set up. Started 10/20/17

 

[tdileo]

Following along. I will be giving this a try very soon too and would like to see your methods, failures, and hopefully success!

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Following along. I will be giving this a try very soon too and would like to see your methods, failures, and hopefully success!

patience and let tank age for 4-6mo, before adding corals. Get perimeters zero in. Ph, temp, no3, etc... lots of patience.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Ok guys here's my receipt, our little secret.

Coral sprint, golden pearls, freeze dry cyclopeez, ultra min- d, 12 drops egg white, 5 ml nannochloropsis algae. Finally cheato macroalgae. Blend and strain.

I dose separately shellfish diet and nannochloropsis algae together.
Waiting for reef roids.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

The chile coral doing great, others better some not. Trying to get water perimeters tuned in. Sulfur denitrator working. Had to do 30 gallon water change. Nitrates 20ppm. Thought Corals would adjust. They didn't.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Meet my little friend Picasso.

Sample picture

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

My alkalinity was 4khd, did water change. Back to normal. Will be checking magnesium soon.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Here's some new nps corals, can anyone id. It has white polyps. Let me know

 

[AcroNem]

Looks like a mostly starved Scleronephthya ):

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Yup, just got it. Lol. Thanks for info.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I thought I had all bases covered, as regards to calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, no3, po4, ph.
Moral of the story, test, test and retest. No chasing numbers, but being aware of all perimeters, and adjust accordingly.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Ok, just removed all crushed coral from bottom of DT, NO refugium, dedicated sulfur denitrator, chiller inline. 80% nsw. Magnesium, alkalinity, ph, way off. Starting fresh.

Keep you all posted.