echinophyllia advice

marcrothschild · #1 01/09/2005, 10:02 PM

I got a coral from my lfs that i think is echinophyllia. Its polyps are visible, but the coral is brown. I was told that when he recieved it, it was blue. at the moment it is on my subsrate. I plan on slowly bringing it up onto the rockwork. How slow, and how close to the light should this sp be? How long does it take for a browned out coral to regain its color? The polyps are out, and they have a touch of flourecence to them

Mchava · #2 01/09/2005, 10:09 PM

it realy deppend on your lighting, water conditions and how brown it is. Right now I have a few brow sps that I've had for a while and still look brown but I just bought another brown sps mini colony and it is starting to change colors. Also it depends on the coral. I would have to say a few weeks to months.

marcrothschild · #3 01/09/2005, 10:24 PM

Paramaters are great, the water is also crystal clear. I have 2 150 W hqi 10k. the tank is 18" deep. Do these corals like lots of light?

joetbs · #4 01/09/2005, 10:56 PM

I would put it halfway down. Do you have a pic? That would help determine flow/light/id.

joe

esotsm1 · #5 01/09/2005, 11:19 PM

i think you're okay w/ the 150's. i keep mine in indirect light, but i use 400's.

marcrothschild · #6 01/10/2005, 12:29 AM

I cant figure out how to post a photo.. I am a bit digitally challenged. I have a sony cyber shot...any advice?

Project Reef · #7 01/10/2005, 12:35 AM

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ReeferMac · #8 01/10/2005, 08:06 AM

I have good luck keeping my Echinophyllia's on the sandbed. Granted, that's w/ 250's and 400's, but regardless, I think it would do OK w/ 150's in a shallower tank like yours.
You can see pics of Echino's in 2 threads in this (LPS) forum. Check for one titled "Echinophyllia", and a second one using their common name: "Chalice Coral".
There are also some threads about how to post pics, do a quick search (you can use your gallery here on RC).

- Mac

Skipper · #9 01/10/2005, 05:35 PM

If you'd like, email the picture to me and I'll put it up here for you.

Skipper · #10 01/12/2005, 07:23 PM

Here ya go:

marcrothschild · #11 01/12/2005, 10:06 PM

so do you think pic 3 is an echino? mabey porites or montipora? I was also wondering about pic 2. The green one has a disk like skeleton the red has a conical skeleton. I believe they are Tracchyphyllia and Lobophillia respectively. What do you think? and what about the placement in the sand? thanx, Marc.

ReeferMac · #12 01/13/2005, 06:29 AM

The 2nd pic definitely looks like a couple of brains to me. Too hard to tell in the 3rd pic, may be a montipora? Echinophyllia's look like an LPS - there's a layer of thing, fleshy tissue covering the skeleton. Similar to the tissue on a Fungia/plate coral.

- Mac