Tony Romano
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I just got a elegance coral, I have it in sand, medium to low flow. Bottom of 215 with 250Watt MH. Should it be moved out of direct light? I feed tank daily with good mix of standard reef stuff, any special needs for this guy?
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I would go by what it was under at the store (unless you got it on-line). The bottom ( 24"-30") should be fine for any LPS under 250W of MH.
If it stays contracted more than a 3 days, I would start to worry about moving it/flow.
No special needs, it should be hardy, it may want some mysis/brine shrimp to help it acclimate.
If it stays contracted more than a 3 days, I would start to worry about moving it/flow.
No special needs, it should be hardy, it may want some mysis/brine shrimp to help it acclimate.
hamiltonguy
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Yeah gotta go with Steve on this one.
I made the mistake of not paying attention to where mine was from and after a few months it's dying and there's nothing I can do.
All params check out. All inverts and other corals are doing fine.
The reason that I found (from research online) is that the Indo elegance corals come relatively murky waters with high nutrient levels (i.e 10+ ppm of nitrates) which obviously isn't something you want if you're keeping SPS corals. Since sunlight doesn't penetrate as well in murky waters they also don't like strong lighting.
That being said, I'm don't think you need to target feed yours. I never fed mine and in a few months it had grown to more than twice it's size (~12" across when fully open) and hosted my clownfish. Although I did add 5ml of phytoplankton/week.
Sorry for the long reply, but all the best with yours, it definitely is one of the more beautiful corals.
I made the mistake of not paying attention to where mine was from and after a few months it's dying and there's nothing I can do.
All params check out. All inverts and other corals are doing fine.
The reason that I found (from research online) is that the Indo elegance corals come relatively murky waters with high nutrient levels (i.e 10+ ppm of nitrates) which obviously isn't something you want if you're keeping SPS corals. Since sunlight doesn't penetrate as well in murky waters they also don't like strong lighting.
That being said, I'm don't think you need to target feed yours. I never fed mine and in a few months it had grown to more than twice it's size (~12" across when fully open) and hosted my clownfish. Although I did add 5ml of phytoplankton/week.
Sorry for the long reply, but all the best with yours, it definitely is one of the more beautiful corals.
Tony Romano
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How can I tell where it is from?
Tony Romano
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"Knowledge, the only thing that's cheap in this hobby"
Humm - I believe I have paid dearly for mine! LOL
Humm - I believe I have paid dearly for mine! LOL
hamiltonguy
New member
I'm pretty sure you'd have to ask the LFS. Other than I'm not too sure. Hopefully someone else can tell you any distinct differences (if there are any).
Lol! My quote is sort of intended at reef central. As long as you have internet, everything you need to know is on this site.
gooyferret
New member
I also have an elegance, my LFS told me mine was australian. The LFS that i bought mine from is VERY good at what they do! The guy at the store was telling me that indo elegance have some sort of bacteria strand or something going on so if you ever try to put another elegance in there it will die.... Just what i heard!
I was told to feed mine mysis shrimp once a week, plus to be careful with snails. If the snails get trapped by the elegance it will eat them. I have mine in medium flow and bottom middle of tank.
My build thread picture is the first day I got it home, and is already much larger.
Heres my build thread I have pictures of mine on here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1628797
HTH and Good Luck!
I was told to feed mine mysis shrimp once a week, plus to be careful with snails. If the snails get trapped by the elegance it will eat them. I have mine in medium flow and bottom middle of tank.
My build thread picture is the first day I got it home, and is already much larger.
Heres my build thread I have pictures of mine on here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1628797
HTH and Good Luck!
Tony Romano
Member
Seems to be an indo..puffed up real big 4 days ago or so. Now seems to be not so slowly declining in health. It is in semi-dark area with medium to low flow. I have been feeding it direct with bits of Silver Sides. Anything else I can try?
Tony Romano
Member
It died, I'll try one again when $$ get better. (damn no job!)
jenglish
Marquis de Carabas
Make sure you get an Aussie!
Indo's can be saved... but the folks I know that have nursed them back to health have dedicated tanks for EC and say it takes around a year to get them healthy and well adjusted.If you put an indo w/ an aussie, the aussie may decline as well so some believe they have some pathogen or stress hormone they release.
Tony Romano
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Rodger that - I think paying double is cheaper than adding a tank!
Is there an internet supplier you like?
Is there an internet supplier you like?
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