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Forum: LPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,211
Posted By kizkiz
Feed small amounts at a time. A lot of corals...

Feed small amounts at a time.
A lot of corals will take huge amounts, only to expel a lot uneaten when you aren't looking, thus fouling the tank.

I can't see it being a major problem to feed a...
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 05:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,211
Posted By kizkiz
Basing this on 5 trachys, 2 scolys and a cynarina...

Basing this on 5 trachys, 2 scolys and a cynarina ;)

Some seem to like feeding and some don't
You'll soon work out which you have, as the ones that don't just won't really be interested.
The...
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 05:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,685
Posted By kizkiz
As said, yours is almost certainly a scoly. A...

As said, yours is almost certainly a scoly.
A pic would be nice ;)

one of mine having a munch

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/kizkizkieran/scolyfeeding2.jpg
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 04:48 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,685
Posted By kizkiz
Compare the above with this very poor (taken by...

Compare the above with this very poor (taken by torchlight :lol: ) pic of my cynarina feeding

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/kizkizkieran/cynarinafeeding2.jpg

See how the cynarina has...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/10/2008, 01:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 549
Posted By kizkiz
yup, have to be a member. Looks like you'll...

yup, have to be a member.
Looks like you'll have to make the effort . lol ;)
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 01:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,211
Posted By kizkiz
I've found that mine generally don't really eat ,...

I've found that mine generally don't really eat , even when offered food. The only time four of them open up is when i blast the rock and create a huge crud storm.
They're all growing nicely and are...
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/09/2008, 07:10 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,685
Posted By kizkiz
Nto so sure it is from that one pic i've seen of...

Nto so sure it is from that one pic i've seen of yours.
Try googling cynarina and scolymia and have a look at them
I find it can be easy enough to tell the difference, but not so easy to explain....
Forum: LPS Identification 01/09/2008, 06:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,332
Posted By kizkiz
Could be a malu? As for care. NO...

Could be a malu?

As for care.
NO powerheads in tank....that means NO...unless they are made nem proof.
Closed loops are the way to go
Forum: LPS Identification 01/09/2008, 06:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,151
Posted By kizkiz
Not sure why nobody has responded? It's a favia

Not sure why nobody has responded?
It's a favia
Forum: LPS Identification 01/09/2008, 06:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,215
Posted By kizkiz
doubt it, looks very much like an acan to me

doubt it, looks very much like an acan to me
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/09/2008, 06:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,685
Posted By kizkiz
Josee - you have a scolymia. As a rough...

Josee - you have a scolymia.

As a rough visual guide, the scolys have sort of concentric rings, where as cynarinas have segments pointing inwards.
This is a cynarina
...
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/09/2008, 06:13 PM
Replies: 641
Views: 106,687
Posted By kizkiz
Am i the only one that thinks that looks more...

Am i the only one that thinks that looks more like an oxypora?
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/08/2008, 11:40 AM
Replies: 498
Views: 43,236
Posted By kizkiz
Interesting I never knew the german goalie was...

Interesting
I never knew the german goalie was a fish keeper :D
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/03/2008, 07:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 367
Posted By kizkiz
Cut the light to about 6 hours a day Use 100%...

Cut the light to about 6 hours a day
Use 100% RO - that's your problem right there.

How much flow do you have?
Regular water changes?
Any phosphate remover?

have you tested all your levels?...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/22/2007, 06:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 551
Posted By kizkiz
That's a dendro i would say ...

That's a dendro i would say

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/carnation-coral--red----dendronepthya-species-corals--soft-corals.html
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/07/2007, 08:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,744
Posted By kizkiz
As above. It could take weeks before it looks...

As above.
It could take weeks before it looks perfectly happy, but as long as you can still see the polyp in there, it is alive and ok
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/06/2007, 07:23 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 362
Posted By kizkiz
Who acclimates what and how?

Have been reading a few threads over the last couple of weeks with people giving wildly differing advice over acclimation for various things.

Personally i only properly acclimate inverts (shrimps,...
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/06/2007, 07:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,744
Posted By kizkiz
A good point. I meant when it comes to...

A good point.
I meant when it comes to acclimating.
Obviously a lot of LPS require a decent level of care once in tank.
Just to clarify
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/05/2007, 11:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,744
Posted By kizkiz
They're like most LPS - bullet proof. I would...

They're like most LPS - bullet proof.
I would just float the bag in tank till equal temps then lob it in.
Never acclimated any of my lps. No real need tbh, unless the sg is horribly different.
The...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/29/2007, 09:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 252
Posted By kizkiz
Depends on exactly what corals you have. If...

Depends on exactly what corals you have.
If they are hardy softies like you say, then no need to acclimate, just plonk em straight in
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/28/2007, 07:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 413
Posted By kizkiz
Oxypora?

Picked this up last week.
Am thinking oxypora, but not 100%

I will admit to a bit of photoshop to brighten the colour, but only to what it actually looks like in real life! :D
€For some reason,...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/21/2007, 12:37 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,501
Posted By kizkiz
The lighting can be reduced depending on what you...

The lighting can be reduced depending on what you keep
SPS it would be a bit more of a no no, but most other corals will be fine
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/11/2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,374
Posted By kizkiz
I can almost always use the search function ...

I can almost always use the search function

helps being in a different time zone to all you yanks ;)
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/24/2007, 03:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 582
Posted By kizkiz
Surely you have room for a 10 inch square room?...

Surely you have room for a 10 inch square room? :D
Bout the size of a shoe box. lol
Forum: LPS Keepers 07/21/2007, 07:13 PM
Replies: 641
Views: 106,687
Posted By kizkiz
For some reason i only have this pic. Will have...

For some reason i only have this pic.
Will have to take a full shot some time

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/kizkizkieran/PICT0089.jpg
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