Anyone keeping carnation corals with zeo?

[Tom Berry]

A friend said he would be really impressed with zeovit if someone was able to keep carnation corals using it, so I thought I'd ask

Tom

[Aged Salt]

Tom, interesting question, that maybe Alexander can lent his feedback from others that may have tried with ZEOvit. My guess is that while ZEOvit will provide our waters nutrient-poor, the mulm is not sufficient as a food source for this extremely difficult-to-keep species.Bob

[reefplayer]

BTW, what is carnation corals?

[G.Alexander]

I have the same question

G.Alexander

[invincible569]

I would also love to know. I may try and experiment this. Arent there different kinds... some photosynthetic and some that arent?

[benguidry]

i have one in my 72 mixed reef nonzeovit tank,,, maybe i could just stick it in my 92sps tank?? see what happens

[nyfireman3097]

they are beautiful species them they are would love to know myself
Nick

[Detritivore]

carnation coral: Dendronepthyea species...there is also another similar genus, for got the name tho :icon_roll

i was also wondering this when i was first investigating into ZEO

[nyfireman3097]

yeah maybe someone will have or get one and keep us informed
Nick

[Detritivore]

try it invinc!

remember that carnations also require special flow and such

[mesocosm]

Greetings All !

Welcome to the Land of the "Nepthea" Beasties ... sometimes I find it extremely difficult to distinguish amongst them.

With the caveat that this stuff is a little dated (from Sprung and Delbeek's The Reef Aquarium, Volume 2, 1997) ...

Dendronepthea spp.

Non-photosynthetic.

"Aquarium Care: Mysteriously difficult to keep. Not recommended to beginners. It is beneficial to hang colonies upside down from ledges ... . It is possible that these corals feed on the abundant mucus in the water of a coral reef. This food source traps bacteria and phytoplankton, and attracts zooplankton. ... get their nutrition from phytoplankton, therefore they may need phytoplankton daily in order to grow and thrive. ... May require certain trace elements. ... Feed at night. The use of a pipette for feeding the polyps directly is helpful. The authors are experimenting with a food source that duplicates the mucus and trapped bacteria/phytoplankton, which may be the real food "package" that these corals need. In addition, Peter Wilkens showed us that detritous stirred up from the bottom substrate by churning it with a glass rod provides a food source readily accepted by many non-photosynthetic corals. This detritous is nutritious and also has bacteria, protozoans, crustaceans, and other microorganisms attached" (P. 221).

Also ...

Perhaps the most critical parameter in keeping these corals is water flow. Water flow not only carries food to the coral, but the correct type and rate of flow will encourage the coral to open and will improve its feeding efficiency" (P. 221).

Any of this sound vaguely familiar, folks? ... hehe ...

There is no future ... only the past repeating itself in the now ...

[mesocosm]

Greetings All !

BTW ... similar genera include:

Nephthea (Photosynthetic)
Scleronephthea (Non-Photosynthetic)
Nephthyigorgia (Non-Photosynthetic)

HTH

[nyfireman3097]

helpful as always lol so the mum from the zeo think itll work as food also for the BB reefers here stirring that up ?
Nick

[G.Alexander]

Thanks Gary

I expect, without giving it a try, additional food for those corals is necessary.

G.Alexander

[invincible569]

I dont understand the reasoning for hanging them upside down?