Dazed and Confused

Jennie,

I unfortunately have not kept up with all the names and designer corals and such. for me, it is 85% of what looks good to me and I know I can keep and grow. other than that, names mean nothing. I want to see the coral and if I like its looks, ill get it.
 
Jennie,

I unfortunately have not kept up with all the names and designer corals and such. for me, it is 85% of what looks good to me and I know I can keep and grow. other than that, names mean nothing. I want to see the coral and if I like its looks, ill get it.
 
I'll check it out - thanks!

Too bad - already sold. I'll look around, see it I can find those elsewhere.

Bill - I never heard back from you on the second PM I sent you regarding that Favia frag I was interested in at ReefKoi... I'm still confused on how a favia could be a SPS and requires bright light? I thought that LPS had large(r) poylps (like candy cane, acan, etc.) and SPS had small poylps (like montipora, acro, etc.). Maybe I'm simply researching in the wrong place - to be so far off thinking Favia was a LPS and liked "dirtier" water and only moderate light. LOL
 
Jennie, LPS=Large Polyp Stony SPS=Small Polyp Stony The size of the Protruding Polyp is the determining factor as far as IDing the Coral. That is to put it very simply at the least. They both have Calcareous skeletons that they build on but the living polyp's are different in size from one species to the other. If this makes sense to you to understand it simply put, As it is really much more complicated to ID things than that.
Acro's,Monti's,Caps Etc =SPS Frogspawn, Torch corals, Meat coral, Etc=LPS But there are many more than this is just a few examples.
Bill
 
Yeah - I get that its more complicated than simple visual poyp size. My Blastomussa Merletti is considered to be a LPS, even though the polyps are about the same size (maybe a bit smaller) than my Eagle Eye Zooanthids.

Trying to go by what I read in books, what I can gather on-line at the larger retailers (blue zoo, Live Aquaria, etc.), LFSs, and reefers experience is a lot of information to digest. When one is researching a specific coral, its confusing when a book says one thing, the on-line store says something else, the LFS says those are both wrong and the personal experience of a reefer is different yet.

Had no idea this was going to be like going back to school! :D But, thats OK, I enjoy a challenge (otherwise, this reef hobby wouldn't be much fun)!

Anyway, just to clarify, a favia (like the one below), would not be a good choice because we don't have the proper lighting?

Favia
 
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NeedBiggerTank said:
Yeah - I get that its more complicated than simple visual poyp size. My Blastomussa Merletti is considered to be a LPS, even though the polyps are about the same size (maybe a bit smaller) than my Eagle Eye Zooanthids.

Trying to go by what I read in books, what I can gather on-line at the larger retailers (blue zoo, Live Aquaria, etc.), LFSs, and reefers experience is a lot of information to digest. When one is researching a specific coral, its confusing when a book says one thing, the on-line store says something else, the LFS says those are both wrong and the personal experience of a reefer is different yet.

Had no idea this was going to be like going back to school! :D But, thats OK, I enjoy a challenge (otherwise, this reef hobby wouldn't be much fun)!

Anyway, just to clarify, a favia (like the one below), would not be a good choice because we don't have the proper lighting?

Favia
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I have kept a similar Favia under T5HO lighting for a short period of time without any issues and saw no loss of color or any other negative effects. How this coral will do long term is anybody's guess but it may be fine if placed high enough and the photo period is long enough to meet it's needs.
For 20.00 if it don't work out you can always sell it to someone I'm sure.
Bill:dance:
 
A book that I recommend is called "Aquarium Corals: Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History," by Eric Borneman. It's chock full of pictures and does a great job of helping you understand taxonomy and identification (as much as is practical). It also provides information about natural habitat and care requirements. I found it for about $40 in a quick google search.
 
Is there any specific way to tell by pigmentation, polyp size or other traight what lighting requirements are needed? Or is this determined more by species of coral?

Are shrooms, zoas and leathers all we can keep long-term with the fixture we have? We currently have blasto merletti and caulastrea that are growing really fast and have great color. Is this simply due to the fact that these two corals don't need bright light?

If that is the case, what other LPS or SPS corals favor "dimmer" tanks?
 
I count 30 books and 10 magazines - a very nice addition to my "library". Was hoping I'd get them before the swap - but they won't be here until next week. These ought to keep me out of trouble for a while, huh Bill? :D

Does the MTRF have a collection of books to loan out to members? There will be a couple of fish books I won't need and I could add to that collection. If there are no books the MTRC has to loan out, perhaps we could start one?
 
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