Coral Polyp Extrusion site
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eric, here are pictures you asked for
eric, here are pictures you asked for
Hello
There are two frog spawns and two candy canes pitcures. The ph was a bit low the last time I checked it, so was the alkalinity. Sometimes i add liquid calcium, coral-vite, strontium and molybdenum. I also add essential elements. Then, every now and then I add iron and iodine. I have no set routine for this. I do a 20-30% water change once a month. The calcium level was 460. I have 6 VHOs, 3 50/50s and 3 blues. The tank is 100 gallon and has soft corals, hard corals both large & small, and clams. It has a sump, skimmer, and three power heads. I feed them dt's and sometimes frozen, sometimes shrimp pellets. there are 6 fish.
Thanks Bump
This is the first candycane.
Second candycane.
This is frogspawn1
frogspawn2
ps- i hope thse pictures help
eric, here are pictures you asked for
Hello
There are two frog spawns and two candy canes pitcures. The ph was a bit low the last time I checked it, so was the alkalinity. Sometimes i add liquid calcium, coral-vite, strontium and molybdenum. I also add essential elements. Then, every now and then I add iron and iodine. I have no set routine for this. I do a 20-30% water change once a month. The calcium level was 460. I have 6 VHOs, 3 50/50s and 3 blues. The tank is 100 gallon and has soft corals, hard corals both large & small, and clams. It has a sump, skimmer, and three power heads. I feed them dt's and sometimes frozen, sometimes shrimp pellets. there are 6 fish.
Thanks Bump
This is the first candycane.
Second candycane.
This is frogspawn1
frogspawn2
ps- i hope thse pictures help
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Eric
The tank has been set up for 2 1/2 years. I left that out, thought you might need to know that. This tank has stocked my other two tanks, my brothers 2 tanks, some of his friends tanks and i have sent frags to a place called GARF. I have a LFS that sales them as well. They all seem to like my goodies. Sorry if the info was not much help.
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The tank has been set up for 2 1/2 years. I left that out, thought you might need to know that. This tank has stocked my other two tanks, my brothers 2 tanks, some of his friends tanks and i have sent frags to a place called GARF. I have a LFS that sales them as well. They all seem to like my goodies. Sorry if the info was not much help.
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new picture of hammer Polyp Extrusion
new picture of hammer Polyp Extrusion
Well the first picture was way to small, so I have a new one that was taken today.
Does anyone have advice on the care of newly separated polyp extrusions?
I was thinking of super gluing it to a rock or shell just like a soft coral frag.
Rick
new picture of hammer Polyp Extrusion
Well the first picture was way to small, so I have a new one that was taken today.
Does anyone have advice on the care of newly separated polyp extrusions?
I was thinking of super gluing it to a rock or shell just like a soft coral frag.
Rick
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This is the last bit of info. The tank is in full sun all day,i run lights from 11:00am to 12:00pm. The blue ones on first & off last and the temp. is now 78, in the summer it runs 80/82 it got up to 85 once last summer.Now i have two fans so im thinking it should run a lower temp. this summer. I think i'v covered it all. BUMP
Bump - thanks so much. Great job. If you could follow those over time and keep me in the loop as to the fate of the extrusions, and any more that form, it would be even better. I will get those onto the site soon.
Alifer - yours are somewhat diffierent by appearance...looks like a lot of skeleton. Anyway to get a close-up of the area?
Alifer - yours are somewhat diffierent by appearance...looks like a lot of skeleton. Anyway to get a close-up of the area?
extrusion skeleton
extrusion skeleton
Hi Eric,
You are right, the extrusion does have a skeleton.
After reading your post, I felt the extrusion, and it has a skeleton inside.
The extrusion skeleton is not attached to the existing coral skeleton, the whole thing just sways in the current.
The skeleton appears to be starting to protrude thru the bottom of the extrusion.
I have attached a close-up photo taken this morning, 4-12-04.
Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll keep you updated on any changes.
Rick
extrusion skeleton
Hi Eric,
You are right, the extrusion does have a skeleton.
After reading your post, I felt the extrusion, and it has a skeleton inside.
The extrusion skeleton is not attached to the existing coral skeleton, the whole thing just sways in the current.
The skeleton appears to be starting to protrude thru the bottom of the extrusion.
I have attached a close-up photo taken this morning, 4-12-04.
Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll keep you updated on any changes.
Rick
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Tank Stats
Tank Stats
ALIFE 7 gallon tank, setup in February 2002
Two 28 watt 50/50 lights w/ ballasts mounted in the stand, 50 watt heater, and Rio 90 pump.
6 to 8 pounds of LR, a couple of pieces from Fiji, a piece from the Marshal Islands, and a couple pieces are from the Caribbean.
3" to 4" deep live sand bed w/ small plenum area at bottom.
1 - Coral Banded Shrimp
1 - Pink Skunk Clown
3 - Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
2 - small turbo snails
1 - Euphyllia hammer coral
NOTE ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Euphyllia hammer coral was purchased in March 2002. It was most likely a newly imported coral, which was most likely fraged into many smaller corals by the LFS (Aquatic Warehouse) or their supplier, judging from the amount of similar corals for sale. I fraged the coral in January 2003 by cutting off half of the heads, because it had doubled in size, was getting to large for the tank and stinging/killing other corals. The other half is in a friends 90 gallon reef tank and has grown much larger than the half that I kept, but has never shown signs of polyp extrusions, in fact it does not even have the small buds growing from the stock. The half in my friends 90 has grown several additional branches, though.
1 - Turbinaria sp.
4 varieties of Zoanthids
Encrusting Red Sea Xenias
Small water changes, four cups or so, a couple times a week with Scripps Pier (natural) sea water.
RO filtered water for freshwater make-up.
Water temp - 78
NOTE - Unfortunately I donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t test for water conditions at all. I rely on accessing conditions of the corals, mostly the Xenias (they stop pulsating) to let me know if I have water quality issues. I just change out a gallon or so of sea water if something looks ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œoffââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ with the tank (yea I know, not very scientific even for Biology 101)
Rick
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Tank Stats
ALIFE 7 gallon tank, setup in February 2002
Two 28 watt 50/50 lights w/ ballasts mounted in the stand, 50 watt heater, and Rio 90 pump.
6 to 8 pounds of LR, a couple of pieces from Fiji, a piece from the Marshal Islands, and a couple pieces are from the Caribbean.
3" to 4" deep live sand bed w/ small plenum area at bottom.
1 - Coral Banded Shrimp
1 - Pink Skunk Clown
3 - Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
2 - small turbo snails
1 - Euphyllia hammer coral
NOTE ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Euphyllia hammer coral was purchased in March 2002. It was most likely a newly imported coral, which was most likely fraged into many smaller corals by the LFS (Aquatic Warehouse) or their supplier, judging from the amount of similar corals for sale. I fraged the coral in January 2003 by cutting off half of the heads, because it had doubled in size, was getting to large for the tank and stinging/killing other corals. The other half is in a friends 90 gallon reef tank and has grown much larger than the half that I kept, but has never shown signs of polyp extrusions, in fact it does not even have the small buds growing from the stock. The half in my friends 90 has grown several additional branches, though.
1 - Turbinaria sp.
4 varieties of Zoanthids
Encrusting Red Sea Xenias
Small water changes, four cups or so, a couple times a week with Scripps Pier (natural) sea water.
RO filtered water for freshwater make-up.
Water temp - 78
NOTE - Unfortunately I donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t test for water conditions at all. I rely on accessing conditions of the corals, mostly the Xenias (they stop pulsating) to let me know if I have water quality issues. I just change out a gallon or so of sea water if something looks ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œoffââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ with the tank (yea I know, not very scientific even for Biology 101)
Rick
http://photos.yahoo.com/rick_j_g
Free At Last
Free At Last
The daughter hammer colony was wedged in a crack this morning, 4-20-04, when the lights came on. About an hour later the connection between the parent colony & the daughter colony broke free. I was very surprised the daughter colony could become wedged by itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s self and stay upright. Seams to be a pretty good design. I had expected it to break loose and drift around the tank. I think the daughter colony will need to be moved though; itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s being shaded by the parent colony.
Rick
Free At Last
The daughter hammer colony was wedged in a crack this morning, 4-20-04, when the lights came on. About an hour later the connection between the parent colony & the daughter colony broke free. I was very surprised the daughter colony could become wedged by itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s self and stay upright. Seams to be a pretty good design. I had expected it to break loose and drift around the tank. I think the daughter colony will need to be moved though; itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s being shaded by the parent colony.
Rick
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