Elegance coral show off thread
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wakesetter
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do the tentacles extend any more than that? If not it is not looking good for you, although the two weeks that you have had it beat most peoples track records lately
they have been about 1"-2" long. I thought these corals were an "easy" care level? I have fed it, and every other coral in my tank is doing well. I am curious if it is a flow issue(too much)? I have reearanged some rocks so it isnt getting as much flow as before. We will see...
wakesetter
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2" long would be good. under one inch would be not so good. They can take moderate flow rates, just don't have them whipping around too much . Think of a gentle breeze flowing over a field of wheat or something, just enough to move the tentacles around in teh flow, not pin them down or to the side.
Reefski's
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here is mine 2 years ago a couple months after i got it.
i have recently set up a surge in the tank.
the following picture is shortly after feeding the tank rotifers and cyclopeze. i do not target feed the elegance but do feed the tank a lot of small particle sized foods.
before the surge.
the elegance is at the end of the video
i am not sure how well the elegance in the surge will do long term. it is more contracted now with the tentacles shorter. i may have to move it to the far end of the tank.
i have recently set up a surge in the tank.
the following picture is shortly after feeding the tank rotifers and cyclopeze. i do not target feed the elegance but do feed the tank a lot of small particle sized foods.
before the surge.
the elegance is at the end of the video
i am not sure how well the elegance in the surge will do long term. it is more contracted now with the tentacles shorter. i may have to move it to the far end of the tank.
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Reefski's
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Eric Borneman has done some work on the Elegance disease problem
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=310425
there are some photo links to healthy and sick Elegance in the thread.
Carl
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=310425
there are some photo links to healthy and sick Elegance in the thread.
Carl
cantstopreefin
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my year and a half old elegance
Thought I would jump into the mix. Here is my elegance. I have been growing it for about 12 years now It was the size of a softball when I first got it form a friend who fragged it and it has grown to the size of a basketball twice. I fragged it 2 years ago and one piece that I sold was about 1" and now is 6." It is probably the heardiest coral I have ever had. I believe the over collection in shallow waters over the last 10 years has led to the decline of helthy species. I do not keep it low in the tank, I do not dose with Lugols on a regular basis, and I do not think it helps the coral at all. I do not directly feed the coral, it gets what it needs from the feedings from the fish which is pellet or flake food. I do not do regular water changes but do try to do one at least every 2 months. My nitrates are not extremly low I believe I had it checked at the fish store a week ago on a quick tab test and it was in the range of 40 ppm. I try to keep salinity at around 1.023 and there is only 5 fish in the tank. Lighting has been VHO then vho w/ 125 MH and now 4 t5 overdriven with a Ice Cap 660 ballast. With all of this the coral has grown to the size of a basketball inside a 37 and now a 58 gallon tank. I fragged about a month ago and the pieces are doing well. This coral has been the showpiece in every tank it has been in and has always been my favorite since I got it. It is a shame that this type of coral is so hard to keep now for most people. I am no expert so I know it is not my expertice that keeps it alive, it is just a really hardy species.
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There is a pic of the parent above on the link. The coral gets so big that it splits itself in the skeleton, then I cut the skeleton apart. When I recently fragged the coral I had a small piece that the skeleton came apart and the coral ripped in two. Both pieces are still doing fine.
iFisch
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If I get a 2.5" Elegance, how long until it outgrows my 14g Biocube?
What I'm really wondering is what's it's growth rate? Slow, medium etc?
I've done a decent amount of research on them, but either I see little ones, or HUGE ones. I will obviously be selling it to a local reefer when the time comes, but approximately how long will it be able to stay with me?
What I'm really wondering is what's it's growth rate? Slow, medium etc?
I've done a decent amount of research on them, but either I see little ones, or HUGE ones. I will obviously be selling it to a local reefer when the time comes, but approximately how long will it be able to stay with me?
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