chili coral

[reeffanatic247]

hey anyone know a lot bout the chili coral? i wanna get a 3inch one for 40 dollars all Ive hear is that they have to be in a shady place .or maybe i can keep them in some light is it enough to feed them mysis shrimp

[Archon]

I have one, Its AWESOME. find a shady area with low -medium flow. They are non-photosynthetic so it will have to be fed somewhat regularly. I feed mine cyclopese They like to be upside down. They thrive in the wild in the opening of caves upside down. They bloom at night and extend small polyps, mine is 1/3 of the size during the day and gets pretty big at night. your 3 inch chili will probably get 6-8 inchs at night depending on how happy it is. I think its pretty easy to take care of as long as you feed it.

[reeffanatic247]

thnx arch. i got corals but im not so pro at them yet so i wnna be on the safe side wats ur akh? mine is a bit to high at 18 and my ph is always at7.9 i cant adjust it no matter what it will still go back down. Also i cant control my phospate. I use ro water but nothing seems to help. i only got ridof my red slime any help on this? also you have any pics of urs. Also what about the cyclopeeze i always hear it but dunnp whart it is is it like brine shrimp or food
becuz for my seahorses i jus feed them mysis is this good enough if it gets it? thnx for all ur help

[reeffanatic247]

also does it need alot of flow or current and its a lps right?

[advresouce]

I have a chili coral. It's located in the bottom of my tank under a shelf. It feeds at night. Thus, it is important to feed at different times to ensure that the chili gets fed.

[Archon]

well Im not the guy to tell you how to control your water parameters sorry, I know there are plenty of really smart people on here. Post a thread in the General Reef Discussion about your akh ,ph and phosphate problem. They will be able to help you much better then I. Normally the less chemicals in your tank the better. I bought a bunch of chemicals when i first started and i swear its like Voodoo magic.

I will try to get a picture of mine for you. And post it here asap. cyclopeeze a food like brine shrimp, but it consists of phytoplankton i think. its a lot smaller so its probably better for the small polyps on the chili coral. I have had a lot better luck with brine shrimp then mysis shrimp. its like a lower flow rate too.

Im pretty sure its a Leather Coral, not a LPS. good luck!

[reeffanatic247]

thnx archon. Its seems to me that you look like the onlyl smart guy on this site jkjk but you are very helpful and you get straight to the point i did post threads before weeks ago and noone still repsonded and it just died and was forgotten bout. do you check ur akh p04,calcium,iodine or w/e or just let it flo naturally? thnx for the pics and how old is ur tank...

[luther1200]

Cyclopeeze I think is a zooplankton, It comes in frozen cubes,frozen bars, freeze dried flakes or a powder. I forget what they call the powder, they have a different name for it. But it is a great product.

[Archon]

Originally Posted by luther1200

Cyclopeeze I think is a zooplankton, It comes in frozen cubes,frozen bars, freeze dried flakes or a powder. I forget what they call the powder, they have a different name for it. But it is a great product.

zooplankton! thats what i meant, ty! I get mine frozen.

[reeffanatic247]

anyone have a few good sites to order corals from i want some diff types of xenias and a chili or some brains any1?

[Archon]

Try posting another thread. I have great luck with this site, i wouldn't have my tank with them. To tell you the truth, I used to test everything, it made me so paranoid it drove me crazy and i bought all the chemicals and started dosing this and that. And nothing ever was perfect. I let everything flow and let my corals tell me whats up. I do a 20% ro/di water change every 4 weeks or sooner if i feel needed. Make sure you get a high quality salt or you will have problems. I get my water from culligan because im to lazy to wait for my on RO/DI to fill up 20 gallons lol. DONT get walmarts ro/di water its crap. when you do regular water changes it will help replenish a lot of things. I hardly ever add cal since i dont have any SPS. I do add iodine maybe once a month. and some Coral vits even less. My tank has been up for 8-9 months. But give it another try in the General. List your equipment and what your concerns are.

[Archon]

Originally Posted by reeffanatic247

anyone have a few good sites to order corals from i want some diff types of xenias and a chili or some brains any1?

http://liveaquaria.com/ i have gotten tons of stuff from them. I would hold back on the xenias and brains for a while until you get your water stable, because a lot of them are very sensitive to water fluctuations. You'll end up ordering them and then dieing and your out your coral and the shipping . For now try to stay with some mushrooms and polyps. There are a few LPS that are pretty hardie, but i ended up killing a few and wasting money because I didnt have very stable water at first and I was dosing tons of stuff. I put way to much alk into one of my water changes and killed like $150 worth of stuff.

[Archon]

Also when i setup my tank, I let my liverock cure inside my tank. It took FOREVER because i wasn't blowing the rock off with a power head and i wasn't doing enough water changes. You'll have massive algae and cyano if you don't wait a minimal 1 month of letting it cure.

[reeffanatic247]

i have a nice big brain in my tank and hes doing great so maybe im wrong with my water quality or test,but i tried a small xenias frag before and it didnt make it dunno why i like live aqauria but alot of there stuff is outa stock and i wanna order somthing right now im very impatient rofl any others?

[luther1200]

I have heard xenias are a little challenging, I never had 1 myself. But I was going to get 1 when I first got into the hobby and the somebody told me not to because they were difficult to keep. I don't know if thats true or not though.