Crazyc_625
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IME it's a 50/50 chance. The ones that survives took a long time to get it's color.
Keeping wild colonies
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Alex T.
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Bought two beautiful wild colonies in November of last year; my first acros ever purchased. That night, I looked into the tank to find the $$$$$ colony of purple acropora formosa going through RTN so fast that my overflow was clogging. I immediately broke a piece off (that's about all that was left of it) and attached it to a small rock in my 10 gallon clownfish tank with t5 lights. After a few months of basically forgetting about it, I noticed it had skinned onto the rock.
That 3/4 inch piece has since been relocated to my 150 sps tank and is now close to 3 inches wide and 3 iches tall. In the last few months, it has really taken on an incredible deep purple color with extremely fluorescent growth tips. Although it's not as large as the piece it came from, it's exponentially brighter and more rewarding that I didn't have to toss it. Due to its' history, I've let nothing grow within 8 inches of it. I actually don't mind if it dominates the real estate it occupies at top center. I view it as a reminder that nature is unpredictable and beautiful. But most importantly, to never buy a wild colony again. I will most likely allow this coral to grow at least a foot tall before I even consider fragging it.
That 3/4 inch piece has since been relocated to my 150 sps tank and is now close to 3 inches wide and 3 iches tall. In the last few months, it has really taken on an incredible deep purple color with extremely fluorescent growth tips. Although it's not as large as the piece it came from, it's exponentially brighter and more rewarding that I didn't have to toss it. Due to its' history, I've let nothing grow within 8 inches of it. I actually don't mind if it dominates the real estate it occupies at top center. I view it as a reminder that nature is unpredictable and beautiful. But most importantly, to never buy a wild colony again. I will most likely allow this coral to grow at least a foot tall before I even consider fragging it.
kev apsley
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in my experience, if you blast them with a ton of wide flow they will have a much better chance of survival (keeping in my mind that your parameters are stable!) these wild acro's come in right off the reef and are use to high energy water movement, these aren't frags, they need tons of flow
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DThompson
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Something I noticed never got mentioned was feeding. I believe that most starve their tanks without realizing it. I also agree with the flow. But that has been discussed and I think most agree that high flow is needed.
If you are only giving your animals 98% of what nutrition they need, they will starve, just at a much slower rate. This might explain the slow deaths.
If you are only giving your animals 98% of what nutrition they need, they will starve, just at a much slower rate. This might explain the slow deaths.
Kev,
I have to agree with you.. Originally the light blue wild Acro that I got from UC was placed where it had flow, but not enough in my oppinion. After a few weeks, the coralite structure began to break down on one side and algae started to form.. So, remembering our inital discussion while shopping at MA, I clipped the affected side off and I moved it so that it gets cross flow between an MP40 and a Tunze 6100 and what do you know.. .. major polyp extention and subsequent growth. Great suggestion! Thanks.
kev apsley
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Jonathan, great to hear! that is such an awesome piece too
coralpimp2009
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this is a great topic! specialy for some one like me weighing the choice of what sps to get.... wild or not?
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this is a great topic! specialy for some one like me weighing the choice of what sps to get.... wild or not?
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