Trying to raise Dendronephthya and Scleronephthya part1

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Was in Temecula, Ca. No time for LFS, bummer.

Still waiting for my dendronephthya

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Ok, my first victim, I mean my first patient. #ooo1. I modified my coral carousel from a pole
To a perpendicular flat disc. So one coral turns 360°. Every 30 seconds , off 15 seconds. Will keep an eye on it and hope it improves through the night. LOL It's 10:24 pm pst. Keep you posted.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Ok, patient is stabilized. Doing really good. Carousel spins 30sec, 15sec. off. Here's proof. Best I can do for now.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Ok, it's 6:10 am, coral is 95% open, she gonna live. Coral carousel so far so go. First patient #ooo1 a success . Now will see how long it stays opened through the day.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

10:30am proof is in the pudding, still open
1pm still open. Looking good

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Coral still open. Here's a baby chili coral
Can you see back left side of chili coral, right by chili, different coral polyp,

 

[Rispa]

Coral still open. Here's a baby chili coral

I love that red. Hooray for the coral staying happy and open

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Just starting to close some. We'll see

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Took nap, up now, main coral closed. It will open at dusk

 

[Sallstrom]

10:30am proof is in the pudding, still open
1pm still open. Looking good

Nice!
What your feeding regime right now? Does it differ from the feeding your planning for the Dendronephtyas?

/ David

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Nice!
What your feeding regime right now? Does it differ from the feeding your planning for the Dendronephtyas?

/ David

I just made a batch yesterday, I add everything into 3000ml beaker. Shellfish diet,has 6 different (diatoms )algaes apprx 20ml,Nannochloropsis 20ml,fish chum 20ml, paracoccus bacteria 10ml,dry rotifers 10ml,reef roids 10ml, sprint 10ml,smallest eggs brine shrimp 10ml,just got phyto-feast 10ml, top off with Nannochloropsis live culture h2o. Instead of DT h2o.

4am checked corals on carousel 99-100% and happy.

Also I add thru day when I remember 4ml dry utra clam food and mixture paracoccus bacteria 5ml,reef roids 5ml,sprint 5ml, also 4 ml, scoop it, add dry to dt. Sometimes fill this in smallest jar with dt h2o, feed thru day, when I remember.

I put 3000ml beaker on stirrer dose 3ml-5ml apprx, once each hour

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I will feed same to dendronephthya

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

The other day, my tank shut down . I have a sensor I made to shut down completely DT if it trys to
Overflow. Chillers, pumps everything. Came home 12 hrs later, cloudy, but had a massive bloom of pods everywhere. I wonder if oysters in dt release sperm and eggs? Never seen so many. Everything is fine nothing lost.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

When I get sea urchins and make spawn will drop into DT with dendronephthya, hopefully sperm/eggs feed them.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

My hypothesis was right, Corals on carousel expand more and stay open longer. At least red chili cactus corals. Next, need to see growth and need to try different ones (dendronephthya). Time will tell.

Need to make room for my other children of the sea coming.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Side shoots, baby chili coral

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Going to be in Perris Ca. Maybe some LFS

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Memories

 

[Rispa]

Memories

What causes the crash?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

What causes the crash?

5 gallons of limewater. Not cool.