blue sympodium

[skabooya]

Ive read these are easy to care for and some say its difficult. Some say they grow fast, some slow, high flow, low flow, etc Completing contradicting.

Ive also read its similar to blue cespitularia in care in that its tempermental. And care in the long term is difficult.

Does anyone have any experience with this coral? Im looking at buying one for my tank but Im not gonna get one if its just gonna die.

My tank is a 28gal long macro algae tank. 4x24T5HO 2x ATI aquablue special, 2x aquablue plus.
Skimmer is on only 5 hours a day so my tank can be "dirty" and my corals and macro LOVE it. WC done every few months. I used to do it more but my macro didnt like it. So dont flame me because of it. I just do what my corals and macro tell me.

 

[marley24]

I bought 2 - 1/2" frags and only one is still alive and it is a super slow grower. One frag keep getting knocked off the frag rack by a pesky little crab, so that may be why it didn't make it. I transfered the other to my 28g nano, which has "dirtier" water, and it seems to like it better there. If given the chance, I would not repurchase these. It is pretty and I love blue, but it's not as vibrant as I thought it would be. And it is a sslllooooowwww grower. It's been 5 or 6 months and it still hasn't covered the 1" frag disc yet.