I have a question on coral reproducing

[DEEPWATER]

I have a 90 gal reef tank ,
system ,,,, pan world 200 extrenal pump
30 gal refug,with 10 lbs of mirical mud.live rock and lots of cheatomorpha

aqua c 180 skimmer ,
175w x2 MH 125wx2 actinics
i use 2 part bionic calcium.thats on 450 or so ,everything is on 0..
and reef solution ,temp is 78 to 82 ,,never changes

my corals ,,zoos ,frogspawns ,xenia.,,they are not reproducing or growing..i have not seen any new polyps from my zoos ,yellow polyps ,,,everything is doing very well thou ,why am i not getting any new polyps or new heads from my frogs ,hammers zoos ,, :irked:

my star mats and mushroom do reproduce thou ..my fish /corals are very healthy
does anyone have some advice on this for me ,,thx ,RONEN

 

[spykes]

nothing happens in a instant, everything takes time, how long have you had these corals?

 

[jackson6745]

your system sounds good. What bulbs are you running and how old are they?

 

[Missy Johnson]

do you target-feed them at all (the zoos and/or anything that isn't a filter feeder)? a little 'cyclopeze' with a turkey baster when they are 'out' will go a long way. be sure not to overfeed though!

 

[DEEPWATER]

most of my zoo i have over 4 months ,yellow polyps same ,,frogspawns and hammers over 6 months ,

 

[DEEPWATER]

your system sounds good. What bulbs are you running and how old are they?

my 175w are reflux bulbs and my actinics anr URL vho,,changed them last month ,,

 

[DEEPWATER]

do you target-feed them at all (the zoos and/or anything that isn't a filter feeder)? a little 'cyclopeze' with a turkey baster when they are 'out' will go a long way. be sure not to overfeed though!

ide have to try that ,(target feeding ) how much do i feed them ?but i do use cyclopeze

 

[Missy Johnson]

target feeding with zoos make all the difference. they grow like weeds. every 2 or 3 days take some cyclopeze and mix it with saltwater and slowly squirt it on them (w a baster) - they will close and eat. don't know the best time of the day to do this, maybe others would know? as soon as they close stop. don't want to pollute the water.

 

[spykes]

less you touch stuff the better they grow

 

[DEEPWATER]

cool ill buy a baster today and try that see how it works , i do this with all my corals ,lps, iknow to do it with the zoos ..and i am assuming buying the coral gloves is a good thing ,since im going to stick my hands in all the time ,,or no need?

 

[DEEPWATER]

less you touch stuff the better they grow

ok im confused ..mixed advice!!!!! missy says target feed i heard lots of ppl doing this...what do i do ?lol :bigeyes2:
can i buy a really long baster ,,?do they make them ,then i dont have to put my hands in the tank

 

[herman]

target feeding suncoral

this link is from melevs reef.

suncoral feeding

Hope it helps!

 

[Missy Johnson]

ah it depends. imho unless you have fish that are going to bite you (like my d(*#%&* tomato clown) or are going to be grabbing rocks you don't need to do anything but make sure your hands don't have anything on them...OR if you have lots of bristle worms, prob not a good idea to go into the tank bare handed.

 

[herman]

I still wonder about that music that accompanies that video clip. Makes me wanna shoot myself. Now I need a beer!! :banghead:

 

[DEEPWATER]

this link is from melevs reef.

suncoral feeding

Hope it helps!

cool ,,thats is so funny i have my sunpolyp in the same spot in my tank ,
does he just use a 1/2 inch clear hose? and do you have to blow to get the food down

 

[DEEPWATER]

I still wonder about that music that accompanies that video clip. Makes me wanna shoot myself. Now I need a beer!! :banghead:

lol..take a shot of grey goose :smokin:

 

[herman]

cool ,,thats is so funny i have my sunpolyp in the same spot in my tank ,
does he just use a 1/2 inch clear hose? and do you have to blow to get the food down

I believe its a baster connected to a hose

 

[herman]

lol..take a shot of grey goose :smokin:

too early for greygoose. Beer & wine until 9 and anything after that. I cant join two clubs at a time (reefaholics & alcoholics)

 

[nanoreefer22]

less you touch stuff the better they grow

So true...but I've gotten CRAZY growth from this one colony of zoos...if your gonna target feed try using something with a really small opening so you can get food to them rather than having it float all over the tank...maybe a small syringe?? Like the ones with the salifert test kits...cyclo is small so it should be ok..

 

[DEEPWATER]

too early for greygoose. Beer & wine until 9 and anything after that. I cant join two clubs at a time (reefaholics & alcoholics)

LMAO!!!!!