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09-17-2008, 11:57 AM
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 Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? I have Chili coral that I have had for about 4 months. This thing looks awesome when it is opened up with all the little white polyps. However, this coral doesn't seem to open much. I read that these coral prefer low light, but ever since I move the coral down to the sand bed, it has not opened up. Any suggestions? Should I place this coral in a cave?  |
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09-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Did a little more research on these guys and learned that they prefer to hang upside down from caves in the wild. Looks like I'll be getting some more superglue gel. |
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09-17-2008, 06:38 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Just get it shaded and it will do ok but no direct light. If its polyps are not coming out you could try putting it in a bowl with some cyclopeze. That might help getting those polyps back out and feeding. Good Luck  |
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09-18-2008, 03:39 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? not to steal your thread but would it be possible to attach a chillie coral to the bottom of a montipora ? like hanging upside down would it attach by itself if tied thier on strings or glue or something ? |
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09-18-2008, 06:58 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Most anything is possible. |
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09-18-2008, 07:02 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? wouldent it hurt or sting the montipora ? and if i attach it by string wont the string leave a white line of stress on the monti ?
__________________ 40 gallon Reef with a 20 gallon high sump- One Yellow Wrasse, 2 Chromis, One Scooter Blenny, 5 Hermits, 3 Snails, 2 red foot snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, and Corals- one frogs spawn coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one pink/tan mushroom frag, one hybrid mushroom rock, one Red mushroom, 2 differnt types of green star polyps, Two Cynarina corals, , one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock , one yellow scroll coral, one Big Orange Montipora capricornis, 13 Ricordea Mushrooms, One green Yuma, Two Blue Maxima clams , One Big Yellow Trumpet Coral, a Cabbage Leather Frag, Red Sea xiena (purple), Tan Xiena, one pink birds nest, one loco lobo leather coral, one Blastomussa Merletti, and one red lobo brain coral. Soon to hook up my CA reactor. |
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09-18-2008, 08:43 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? I think this is a question for Fenner on Wet Web Media. |
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09-18-2008, 08:47 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? haha just forget i dont want to hurt any coral |
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09-22-2008, 10:17 AM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Ok, I got some JB Weld Underwater Weld (Epoxy Putty that is reef safe) and attached the Chili coral upside down from a cave. It seems to be much happier now. |
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09-22-2008, 04:02 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? really ?? i thought that the Epoxy burns the coral like glue does and that Epoxy dose not hold well ????
__________________ 40 gallon Reef with a 20 gallon high sump- One Yellow Wrasse, 2 Chromis, One Scooter Blenny, 5 Hermits, 3 Snails, 2 red foot snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, and Corals- one frogs spawn coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one pink/tan mushroom frag, one hybrid mushroom rock, one Red mushroom, 2 differnt types of green star polyps, Two Cynarina corals, , one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock , one yellow scroll coral, one Big Orange Montipora capricornis, 13 Ricordea Mushrooms, One green Yuma, Two Blue Maxima clams , One Big Yellow Trumpet Coral, a Cabbage Leather Frag, Red Sea xiena (purple), Tan Xiena, one pink birds nest, one loco lobo leather coral, one Blastomussa Merletti, and one red lobo brain coral. Soon to hook up my CA reactor. |
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09-23-2008, 12:52 AM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Epoxy Putty does hold well. The Chili was on a small rock already, I simply used the epoxy to attach rock to rock. It hold much better than the superglue gel does for hanging something upside down. If you look around, you can even find Epoxy putty like this specifically for reef tanks. It dries to the color of coralline algae. Whenever you choose an Epoxy, make sure that it is putty form, and that it is safe for use on pipes carrying potable water. This also means that it will be safe to use in your reef. Superglue gel is good for fragging, and small stuff, but when you need something heavy duty, epoxy is the way to go. |
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09-23-2008, 03:15 PM
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| Re: Chili Coral not opening. Suggestions? Thanks for the Info |
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