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IMO sun corals are not necessarily hard to keep in that they are hard to keep alive, but they are hard to keep in that they are alot of work. I've found that many novices just don't have the patience to feed each individual polyp on a regular basis while making sure not to pollute the tank water...

I rescued a dying sun coral from my lfs some time ago and it didn't want to open up for about 3 months, but when it did, it became one of my most prized corals! I believe that you really need to be persistent and patient with them. I feed mine once a week (should feed more, but I'm lazy :) ) by...

My tank also fluctuates between 79-82 and my lighting is similar to yours but my xenia grows like weeds. I've seen that xenia can be really strange in that it seems to do well in some tanks but not others. I've fragged xenia before and seen it shrivel up in other's tanks for no apparent reason...

What type of slugs did you get if you don't mind me asking?

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by gobyfan: <strong>By the way how many Corals can you put in a 29 g without crashing the system? Does the fish rule of thumb also apply for corals? Thanks </strong><hr></blockquote> Corals...

Most nano-reefers I've talked to (20gal or less) do not use a skimmer. I also do not use a skimmer in my 27gal reef. The only filtration I have is 35lbs of LR, and weekly 15% water changes.