Elegance Coral
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RioReefr
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I was actually thinking of getting one at some point...why are they "very tricky"?
AlSimmons
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Finding a healthy piece can be tricky sometimes. IME they just have a tendency to go downhill if it's not. (damaged) FWIW I had a beautiful one for about a year and then I decided to get another one. Within the first 2 months or so they both took a dive. (everything else was cool) It's kind of like a Goniopora or maybe a Heliofungia. Lots of horror stories out there unfortunately. GL.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/eb/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/eb/index.php
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RioReefr
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Thank you for posting that article. After reading through it, it basically convinced me NOT to get one. Where I am located it is becoming ever increasingly harder to purchase nice coral colonies and I was able to get my hands on one nice Elegance coral. Albeit, it was going to be expensive. I will invest my money elsewhere now.
jmm
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The coral expert coral sellers around here say to only get the Australian ones. They have been well cared for during collection. The others (usually more colorful), they say, are doomed to failure.
Back in the 90's they were said to be bullet proof and easy to care for. Mine usually lasted about 2 years but didn't noticeably grow in that period of time. Alkalinity and calcium supplementation was not widespread at the time. Buy the right one, care for it well, and you can expect great growth of both the skeleton and the tissue. They need to be on the sand bed, away from sharp rocks that can cut them, with plenty of room to expand and have only a moderate current stirring them. That's their natural habitat.
Back in the 90's they were said to be bullet proof and easy to care for. Mine usually lasted about 2 years but didn't noticeably grow in that period of time. Alkalinity and calcium supplementation was not widespread at the time. Buy the right one, care for it well, and you can expect great growth of both the skeleton and the tissue. They need to be on the sand bed, away from sharp rocks that can cut them, with plenty of room to expand and have only a moderate current stirring them. That's their natural habitat.
I have had mine for 3 Years now and have had experience with 3 specimens. Bottom line is, your experience with one will not be the same for another. For instance, my very first one loved med light (130par) and high flow. Tank crashed and of course it died. I tried same parameters with the one that I have now and it hates flow and med light. He is now at the bottom of my tank on the sand with some shadow cover.
+1 on the Australian Elegance!
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+1 on the Australian Elegance!
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