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09-25-2006, 05:46 PM
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| | Zoanthid
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How can you tell if your ricordia are splitting? I have tried my hardest to find a good website on corals and info about them but I always get online stores, does anyone have a good link? _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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09-26-2006, 05:21 AM
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Usually, the ricordia polyp will develop another mouth before it splits. That being said, I have had double mouthed ricordias for a long time and never saw them split. These corals are very slow growers. | |
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09-26-2006, 05:24 AM
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09-26-2006, 09:23 AM
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| | Zoanthid
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Well The Reason I Am Asking Is Because One Of The Rics Looks Like There Is A Stretching/tearing In An Area And I Wanted To Know If That Meant It Is Damaged Or It's Starting To Split. | |
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09-26-2006, 09:25 AM
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| | Zoanthid
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Well I'm Gonna Pickup A Timer This Weekend And Start Them Later So I Have More Viewing Time When I Get Home. Can You Feed Them When The Lights Are Off? I Usually Feed Them 1/2 Hr After Lights On And Then At Dinner Time But If My Lights Come On Arounf 11am I'm Not Home To Feed So What Do You Do? | |
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09-26-2006, 09:33 AM
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Well, I don't feed ricordia but if you feel the need to, I would do it when the lights are on as they tend to shrivel up when the lights are off. Personally, I think that you're headed for trouble feeding your tank and corals as much as you do. | |
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09-26-2006, 04:10 PM
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| | Zoanthid
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do you think two times a day is too much? How often should you feed? | |
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09-26-2006, 04:13 PM
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| | Zoanthid
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oops just noticed that somehow when I answered another thread it got in here. I have never fed my corals, I add a small amount of phytoplex and zooplex every other day and not the recommended amount alot less. I feed a small amount twice a day, how often do you guys feed? | |
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09-26-2006, 04:40 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
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i target feed my leather marine snow every other week and my ricordea a small piece of formula 1 every three weeks or so and everything is happy, my ric even made three little babys! _________ 
20Gal high, 25 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65w PC Actinic
Sixline wrasse
RBTA, Montipora digitata, Ricordea, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Zo's, Finger leather, Pulsing xenia, Mushrooms
Skunk cleaner shrimp,Hermits and snails
10 gal sump/fuge, 10 lbs LR, Caulerpa, Cheatomorpha, halimeda | |
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09-27-2006, 05:39 AM
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As I mentioned earlier, I don't direct feed any of my corals (unless I'm keeping nonphotosynthetic species). My feeding schedule is detailed in this thread: What Do You Feed Your Corals!
Keep in mind that I have a tank that is full of sps and lps corals so my feeding regimen is much more "extreme" than yours needs to be. | |
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