Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 https://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+5&ddid=89583 So has anyone had good experience with these corals? I want sps really bad, but I don't have enough lighting. The website says that this is a lps, but im convinced its a sps. What does pnwmas think? Thanks, berg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 https://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+5&ddid=89583 So has anyone had good experience with these corals? I want sps really bad, but I don't have enough lighting. The website says that this is a lps, but im convinced its a sps. What does pnwmas think? Thanks, berg I guess I would need to re-read the differance between large polyp stoney and small polyp stoney- I have it in my tank and its doing well but iy is VERY slow grower VERY VERY slow-LOL Low to moderate like it says and good flow-here it is next to the meteor cyphastrea-there are quite a few locally that have it-I got mine from travis at upscales-not sure if he has more but its half that price- I would still suggest MH bulbs-but others may disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I think it is an sps. Like Brad said, moderate light and flow. They are harder to keep than the encrusting types. They very sensitive to alk and temperature fluctuations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I treat it like an SPS, i have mine in lower light and they display the best colors then. They aren't as fast growers such as the Acropora or Montipora, but do pretty well. I have two branching colonies in my tank, both are blue base with pink polyps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I think it is an sps. Like Brad said' date=' moderate light and flow. They are harder to keep than the encrusting types. [b']They very sensitive to alk and temperature fluctuations[/b] Yes they are-They need stability, like most stoney corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Thanks guys for the quick reply. The cyphastrea is the middle one right? The lighter one? And I would be putting it in a 20 gallon with 48w t5ho with ind. reflectors. And I have one nano koralia and one nano oceanic biocube ph. I have pretty good flow I think. Is there a cheaper place I could buy one? I usually wait on dd for the price to go down over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'll have to wait a bit also because my tank has been extremely cloudy lately and its just starting to go away. One other question: On dd, you see the coral covering the plug like a blanket, but yours doesn't seem to do that, it looks like its only branching... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I saw these at both Westside and Rose City Aquarium this weekend for a nice price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 my branching ones do a fair amount of encrusting also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Great pic! Sorry, should have been more specific, online. And what are its feeding requirements????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Roy mine should like that by 2016, but the Myan's say I wont have it that long-(scary) Nice looking piece there you have-mine suffered a little RTN and I had to dremmel 2/3rds to save the tid bits I have-(sad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 lol ya im building an ark in my back yard its only going to house corals and fish lol... forget that animals 2 by 2 bs lol Im surprised yours grows slow, maybe cause of the rough start, mine grow pretty quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 May I ask: What is RTN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 rapid tissue necrosis, it's when the coral will loose it's tissue and die, usually caused by bacteria infection, no one is really sure what causes RTN to start in though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 That's kinda sad. Can corals be under stress like fish can? I mean, of course they can die and get sick, but is the best way to prevent infection high water quality? kind of a dumb ? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 ya high water quality is important along with keeping the proper lighting and chemical balances... I also posted up a video of my tank, you can see a couple of different cyphastreas in there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Do you have a link? I would love to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19836 just click on the youtube link. also for feeding i never spot feed the cyphastrea, but i have seen them eat brine and mysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 And with RTN-the "R" part meaning rapid-(laugh)-it happens over night sometimes-It is Rapid-(scary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Great reef! I think i picked out the cyphastrea....So you don't go out of your way to feed them, just let them pick up their own food that passes buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 ya no spot feeding and they seem to do fine, i would assume that if you want faster growth then spot feeding them would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Roy have you seen them catch it, or eat it? Different IMO, same as with some gorgonia. JMO I have mine under a 175w MH but fairly shielded from the flow. It's only been a few weeks, but so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berger9953 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Alright, I greatly appreciate all of the wonderful help! I'll update everyone once I get it and take a pic. But probably will still wait for my tank to stablize and mature at least another month or so. Thanks again! Berg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 i have seen them catch and eat the brine and mysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I have one that looks like Roy's (stylaster). You can get it at one of our sponsors for a lot less $ and they are very nice indeed. I kept hinting when I was at Roy's house and hoped he would say "I'll break ya off a piece", but no such luck. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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