Bubble Coral Life - Reef-Geeks

fishchef · Reef-Geek

To keep this short, how long has anyone been able to keep a Bubble Coral? I had one a few years ago and the one I presently have has been around for about four years.

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

I have 2 and both are over 8 years

fishchef · Reef-Geek

I was such a beginner with the first one, I still kept it for several years. This one has been in my system for 4 years, it has three heads, but one is fading. The others haven't opened as before. Its in moderate flow, but all my reading recently says this may be the problem. I had to buy a new powerhead a couple of months ago, but its
in the same spot and has been growing a great deal over the years. Any thoughts?

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Both of mine are up towards the surface and seem happy. One is under pretty good flow and the other is under very little flow. Mine are not branching both are from a single base.

fishchef · Reef-Geek

Seems like flow isn't the problem. Do you feed them chunks of shrimp, etc.? I feed my corals and fish and there's always bits that go to the corals.

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

No I don't feed the bubbles at all

Small bubble

Big Bubble

fishchef · Reef-Geek

Yours look great. There's a picture of mine, the way it looked about a year ago in the LPS forum titled " Just a Bubble."

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Thanks they open up pretty nice considering I don't pamper them at all. I have tried to feed them in the past but they won't hold any thing,so I don't even try anymore.

fishchef · Reef-Geek

I'm trying to salvage this one. It was in trouble when I got it and has done so well until recently. Always hate losing one of my charges.

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Good luck hope for the best for ya.

Barbara · Geekette

do you have any pics of the problem you're experiencing chef? also.......we just recently cleaned our powerheads and one bubble that was doing amazingly well for 6 months, is suddenly NOT a happy camper and it's ALL related to the new flow pattern resulting from just a cleaning

....so maybe the switch you made in powerhead is the culprit?

fishchef · Reef-Geek

Yes, I'm starting to think its flow.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-12-2011, 09:04 PM	Reef-Geek
Bubble Coral Life To keep this short, how long has anyone been able to keep a Bubble Coral? I had one a few years ago and the one I presently have has been around for about four years.	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 03-12-2011, 09:25 PM	Will work for CLAMS
I have 2 and both are over 8 years __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-12-2011, 09:37 PM	Reef-Geek
I was such a beginner with the first one, I still kept it for several years. This one has been in my system for 4 years, it has three heads, but one is fading. The others haven't opened as before. Its in moderate flow, but all my reading recently says this may be the problem. I had to buy a new powerhead a couple of months ago, but its in the same spot and has been growing a great deal over the years. Any thoughts?	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 03-12-2011, 09:52 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Both of mine are up towards the surface and seem happy. One is under pretty good flow and the other is under very little flow. Mine are not branching both are from a single base. __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-12-2011, 09:58 PM	Reef-Geek
Seems like flow isn't the problem. Do you feed them chunks of shrimp, etc.? I feed my corals and fish and there's always bits that go to the corals.	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 03-12-2011, 09:59 PM	Will work for CLAMS
No I don't feed the bubbles at all Small bubble Big Bubble __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-12-2011, 10:03 PM	Reef-Geek
Yours look great. There's a picture of mine, the way it looked about a year ago in the LPS forum titled " Just a Bubble."	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 03-12-2011, 10:13 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Thanks they open up pretty nice considering I don't pamper them at all. I have tried to feed them in the past but they won't hold any thing,so I don't even try anymore. __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-12-2011, 10:18 PM	Reef-Geek
I'm trying to salvage this one. It was in trouble when I got it and has done so well until recently. Always hate losing one of my charges.	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 03-12-2011, 11:54 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Good luck hope for the best for ya. __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 03-13-2011, 11:33 AM	Geekette
do you have any pics of the problem you're experiencing chef? also.......we just recently cleaned our powerheads and one bubble that was doing amazingly well for 6 months, is suddenly NOT a happy camper and it's ALL related to the new flow pattern resulting from just a cleaning ....so maybe the switch you made in powerhead is the culprit? __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by fishchef 03-13-2011, 12:26 PM	Reef-Geek
Yes, I'm starting to think its flow.	Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 166 Gameroom cash: $62065 Rep Power: 8
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