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GoingPostal
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Very cool!
Guygettnby
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so, i just picked up my first plates last week.. what kind of light are they under? they are nice looking, how fast do they grow?
They grow slow. They're currently at the bottom of a 30" deep tank lit by 175w halides that are a foot over the water surface - but I've kept them (some of these same ones) in high light too (400w halides on a 125g).
I've also kept them in high flow, low flow, you name it. They're pretty sturdy for the most part.
I've also kept them in high flow, low flow, you name it. They're pretty sturdy for the most part.
chrissreef
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i dunno why but i'm like the only person i know that likes plates! nice collection!
Nice plate! Is that under actinic only? Does it look that blue normally? Gorgeous. Too bad on the yellow. I've been looking for a yellow for awhile. They're tough to find.
I haven't seen any difference in care between cycloceris and fungia. There are some skeletal differences. Maybe someone that actually knows more will chime in.
I don't have any closeups of the green plate - I'll try to snap a couple pics tonight or tomorrow for you. My photography skills are pretty poor, but I'll see what I can do.
I haven't seen any difference in care between cycloceris and fungia. There are some skeletal differences. Maybe someone that actually knows more will chime in.
I don't have any closeups of the green plate - I'll try to snap a couple pics tonight or tomorrow for you. My photography skills are pretty poor, but I'll see what I can do.
Actually, no actinics at all. It's a 14k 250w phoenix DE bulb. It's really that blue! I found it on Zoanuts when they were having a sale. I fell in love the first time I saw it, but decided I didn't need to spend more money on corals. Well 2 days later it went on sale and I still hesitated. Finally no one had bought it the next day so I just went for it. According to them it is an Aussie plate, so maybe that accounts for the differences. If you look at the polyps it has little greenish/turquoise lines and I just think the rim of the mouth is incredible looking. I've never really come across any other plates quite like it.
MinibowMatt
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generally, Fungias can have much more variability in their shape, and are usually much flatter that a Cycloseris.
Cycloseris are much more 'round' than fungias, usually with broader valleyd between septa, and most commonly form some type of a domed shape toward the center. Cycloseris also top out in a much smaller size than fungia's.
Those are all very nice. I have three cycloseris myself. One, I got as a baby polyp, still had its stem. It has recently detached from its stem and the stem, is now growing a new polyp!
Cycloseris are much more 'round' than fungias, usually with broader valleyd between septa, and most commonly form some type of a domed shape toward the center. Cycloseris also top out in a much smaller size than fungia's.
Those are all very nice. I have three cycloseris myself. One, I got as a baby polyp, still had its stem. It has recently detached from its stem and the stem, is now growing a new polyp!
MinibowMatt
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my guess is a fungia... how big is it?
It looks like a fungia to me also. The cycloceris don't always dome up when they are smaller though.
My orange cycloceris isn't doming very much yet. Its about 3.5"-4"diameter unexpanded (guessing, at work now). The mother colony it was originally fragged from is in a friend's tank and is definitely domed in the center.
My orange cycloceris isn't doming very much yet. Its about 3.5"-4"diameter unexpanded (guessing, at work now). The mother colony it was originally fragged from is in a friend's tank and is definitely domed in the center.
herpboyben
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those are really nice
SHARKBAITNC
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Wow that red one is great do youi have a close up ??
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