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10/20/2007, 09:48 AM
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First coral
I upgraded my lighting to T5s this past week! Now I'm going reef! I picked up a leather from Phishy last night. I think its a Sarcophyton. It looks like its doing fine.
 It didn't even occur to me that I should have QTed it.  What other easy things are out there to start with? Jason |
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10/20/2007, 11:05 AM
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you should decide what kind of corals you like most, then start with the easiest in that catogory maybe.
softlys and lps go great with t5s. donno about sps.
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10/20/2007, 12:48 PM
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no way, it'll do great in your tank!! but its a softy.. and you can get more light-needing corals than softys.
If you want all softys.. then go for it. My whole tank is lps, 1 sps, and 2 diff kinds of softy polyps (that i really want to get rid of but have polutted so many of my big rocks im just living with it) lol dont forget to keep up with your alk and calcium now too
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10/20/2007, 07:19 PM
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Oh good.
I don't have a problem with the alkalinity and Ca. I top off with kalk water (for the Coraline and GFO) since I don't change much water (NO4 is only 5ppm, No PO4). My Mg is a little low though, I do need to fix that.)Is it the softies and the SPS/LPS that don't play nice together? Chemical war fare? |
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#8
10/20/2007, 10:38 PM
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Chemical warfare can happen with many different varieties of coral when placed too close to each other in the tank.
It is more common with LPS type corals usually. For example Frogspawn will put out sweeper tentacles that can sting other corals up to 4" away. Other corals will release compounds into the water when threatened. It is a good idea to research each type of coral for lighting and interaction issues before purchase. I saw a time lapse on Blue Planet a few nights ago where a LPS devoured a Monti cap in about 12 hours. Zooanthids (softy) can be toxic to humans too, so don't assume anything when dealing with a reef. I received a sting on an open cut on my hand that knocked me out for 2-3 hours, it tasted like copper in my mouth when I awoke from my "nap". I do not put my hands in the tank if there is an open cut now without gloves. Inverts like cucumbers and sea hares can also be toxic and cause problems if they expel their guts (defense mechanism) when threatened. The saying goes, "nothing Good ever happens fast in a reef" I have a green speckled Mushroom frag left over from the swap if you want to give it a try. I also have a Blue stripe and a Red mushroom frag that are doing well. You can have all 3 for $10. I prefer buying small colonies and let them grow, that way if it does not thrive you are not out a lot of money. Once you are comfortable your tank parameters are good and stable then start adding larger pieces. HTH, Ken
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10/22/2007, 06:27 AM
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The one on the small frag disc is the Green speckled one.
http://www.kccweb.com/tank/Images/Re...alLeftSide.jpg I don't have photos of the others, but they will grow up to look like the Red ones and the one on the larger frag disc to the left. The red one is still quite small at the moment and the mouth is not well formed yet. So it may be good that you are away on business to give it a chance to grow. Ken
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10/24/2007, 07:02 PM
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my first coral were pink poylps. (though i sold the coral i still have hidden polyps popping up all the time
second was yellow polyps the gsp lol
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10/24/2007, 08:25 PM
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its polyps wouldent come out and it would slime up i think.
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