gsellers1245
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ok it is time for an update....ill post pics when i have a bit more time into the photoperiod and they are all out and about
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gsellers1245
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ok here is the big guy, but i didnt get any pics of the lil one ill do it tomorrow
sherm71tank
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Very Nice!
elegance coral
They call me EC
He looks good. How's the feeding going?
gsellers1245
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feeding is going great, they respond so quick to silversides and the prawn doesnt seem to spark any interest, i think its because of the shell that they dont like here's the little one at day 7
the tentacles have a tad bit more extension and the crown opens up 1/3 of the size more
the tentacles have a tad bit more extension and the crown opens up 1/3 of the size more
sherm71tank
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I'm jealous! I had an elegance several years ago that grew so large I had to get rid of it as it was touching the front and back of my tank. I picked one up about 2 months ago and it didn't make it. I'll try again but not unless I can get a really good look at it. The one I got last time had a small amount of tissue damage and it went from there in a hurry. Keep up the good work!
gsellers1245
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go to www.elitereef.com and click on australian corals, you will find 2 beautiful specimens there if you have the cash
gsellers1245
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sorry slacking on the updates....ill have some soon. BUT with one addition.....I changed out my 250w 20k xm bulb for a 250w 20k radium. so there will be some changes in growth and coloration, i tried to shade the little coral which is where the radium is now. Updates later i promise
sherm71tank
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Sounds good! I picked one up about a week ago. I got a very good look at it and bagged it myself - no tissue damage anywhere that I could tell and I looked really good at it for about 5 minutes. It took some small pieces of shrimp two days ago so I am very hopeful. I'll post some pics in a few days if it looks like it'll make it. So far so good!
gsellers1245
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good luck sherm, got any pics? post em up i dont mind
gsellers1245
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Ok finally got my camera back and took some pics today, The little one showed no signs of stress from the spectrum change from a 20k xm to a 20k radium. The little one is readily taking shrimp now and eats it within a minute or so too.The other one will undergo the test this friday when the other bulb comes in. here are the pics
gsellers1245
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Ive noticed the tentacles slowly getting longer and longer on the little one, the big one not much of a change visually i think but i will keep everyone updated
sherm71tank
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Still looking good! Yours have a better chance of success being on the sand than mine do on the rocks. I noticed a very small area of distress on one side of mine two days ago at night with a flashlight. It is continuing to eat though so I hope it is healing.......
elegance coral
They call me EC
Sweet! I'm glad to see things are looking up. There is a new thread in this forum where someone else is having sucess keeping his coral under low light levels. I am so stoked! Looks like its working to me.
elegance coral
They call me EC
I keep all my Elegance corals on the rocks. In fact they are in a BB tank. The flesh around the top edge of the skeleton on your coral isn't touching the rocks is it? As long as that part of the flesh doesn't touch the rocks it's safe.
sherm71tank
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No it's not touching any rocks. If yours do really well do you plan on fragging them? Thats what I plan on doing with mine. I should have done it with the last one but was too scared to try it. Then the guy I gave it to killed it. :blown:
elegance coral
They call me EC
That sucks! No I'm not going to frag my Elegance corals. I will be working on breading them though. I'm through with my research into whats been killing them and now I'll be moving on to breading. I have had them spawn, and I tried to raise the larvae, but a divorce cut that project short. Hopefully I will be able to pick up where I left off.
elegance coral
They call me EC
Unfortunately there is no trick to it that I know of. All we can do is what we do with Clown fish and all the other animals we bread. Give them a good environment, lots and lots of food, and patients. When they get big and healthy enough mother nature will take her course. (I hope)
gsellers1245
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ok today some awkward results......since the addition of tropic marin's pro K elements and A ( ammino acids) the big elegance has been huge the past 4 days. Now this IS obviously in direct relation to the supplement being dosed. Ive been dosing daily 4 ml of the K elements and 2ml of the A elements or ammino acids whaever ya wanna call it. But the small one hasnt blown up like the big one. It kinda flattened out and is glowing nuclear green now and i think we might see some flourescent pink/purple tips in the near future. Ill post some pics tonight 
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