Elegance coral show off thread

A close-up of one of mine to kick things off.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14901028#post14901028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jay03GT
how are those 2 you got from Todd a few weeks doing? That one with the blue tips was very nice.
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The two pic's above are of the large one I got from him. It's doing great and getting bigger every day. The one with the blue tips is Indonesian. I wasn't going to buy that one, but I figured Todd went wwwaaayyyy above and beyond the call of duty to get me the big one so I would purchase that one as well.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14901028#post14901028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jay03GT
how are those 2 you got from Todd a few weeks doing? That one with the blue tips was very nice.
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I tried to PM you but it wouldn't let me. How did you know that I purchased these corals from Todd?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14901694#post14901694 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
I tried to PM you but it wouldn't let me. How did you know that I purchased these corals from Todd?
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I was in the store the night he got the shipment in, helped him out a bit unpacking. Recognized your screen name, knew it had to be the same guy.:)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14907656#post14907656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gsxunv04
^Man that is a beauty!
Do elegance corals require any special care? How strong of lighting do you all run?
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They require low flow and I have my big one positioned between one 175W 14K MH and a 250W 14K MH. You may have to play with the lighting a little when you first get them.

I agree. Those are some awesome elegance above!
 
I thought the corals commonly die in the aquarium trade. I think they're gorgeous, but I really don't want to kill one off.
 
I know flowerpot corals are not well suited for captivity, but I thought elegance corals used to be recommended as a beginner coral...
 
Hardiness: Elegance coral is usually considered to be very hardy. There have been reports over the last 2 years or so that success with this coral is becoming less common and the reason why is not yet understood. source: http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/elegance_coral.htm


Which leads us to the topic of this essay, the third most commonly available scleractinian species, Elegance Coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei. Though writers from Veron (1986) to Fatherree (1999) rate this species as "excellent" for aquarium use, more than half of them perish within a couple of months. My purpose here should be obvious: to make consumers aware of the odds they face in selecting this reef-building stony coral, and to increase the folks who decide to invest in this species chances of keeping theirs alive by providing natural history and husbandry information. To wit: this species does not live in sterile, nutrient-deprived settings... but in the wild in muddy, mucky areas semi-buried in the substrate... sometimes in the shallows of nearshore, other times at the base of reef slopes at depths of 20 meters or more.
source: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/elegance.htm
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14911970#post14911970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by L98-Z
Hardiness: Elegance coral is usually considered to be very hardy. There have been reports over the last 2 years or so that success with this coral is becoming less common and the reason why is not yet understood. source: http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/elegance_coral.htm


Which leads us to the topic of this essay, the third most commonly available scleractinian species, Elegance Coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei. Though writers from Veron (1986) to Fatherree (1999) rate this species as "excellent" for aquarium use, more than half of them perish within a couple of months. My purpose here should be obvious: to make consumers aware of the odds they face in selecting this reef-building stony coral, and to increase the folks who decide to invest in this species chances of keeping theirs alive by providing natural history and husbandry information. To wit: this species does not live in sterile, nutrient-deprived settings... but in the wild in muddy, mucky areas semi-buried in the substrate... sometimes in the shallows of nearshore, other times at the base of reef slopes at depths of 20 meters or more.
source: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/elegance.htm
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That is very misleading. Elegance corals do not prefer muddy, mucky environments. There are several possible reasons why elegance corals have evolved to survive in less than perfect environments for a stony coral. Freedom from predators, availability of food, lack of competition...... Elegance corals are stony corals. Elevated phosphate and other nutrients reduce stony coral growth. This is true of all stony corals. Elegance corals can be found all around coral reefs. Even on protected patch reefs. There is one overwhelmingly obvious difference between corals from different habitats. Those that live in environments like those described above, grow very slow. They remain small, and their skeletons form a small flattened cone shape. Corals near the reef in better habitats grow much larger and they form a large meandering skeletal structure.

Can elegance corals withstand harsher environments than most stony corals? Sure. Does that mean we should force them to do so in captivity? Absolutely not. They should be provided the same high quality nutrient poor water we would provide for any of our more delicate stony coral species.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14907656#post14907656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gsxunv04
^Man that is a beauty!
Do elegance corals require any special care? How strong of lighting do you all run?
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I have my elegance on the bottom of my 45g under 4x39 retro icecapp T5s
 
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