Rare soft corals?
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AZreefkeeper
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Cespitularia, Neon Green Sinularia and Neon Green Sarcophyton are nice if you can find them.
tanksolver
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Whats up I have been checking out this forum and i have to agree ycrazyy this is a great forum.
That being said I have been into saltwater for about 3 years, I work at a fish shop in DC, which gives me acess to almost any corals and fish I want because my boss has been in the business for 30 years and seems to have an endless list of contacts.
I recently set up a 110 in my room that i would like to make a reef with a large fish population, mostly tangs and hopefully some pigme angels.
I have a few questions:
1) I am interested in mainly euphylia and xenia and I was wondering about their compatabitly with pigme angels. I know pigmes are supposedly not reef safe, however i have seen and kept them with sucess in multiple reefs, it seems to me to be a matter or the angel and the corals. So anyone know if xenia and euphylia are typically meals for pigmes?
2) I have a Wet/Dry on the tank that came with it (it was used) and was thinking of using it on the reef because i plan to have it loaded with fish, hermits, snails, etc. Any opinions on that, I know it's not normal, howver I seen it done with great results by friends. Otherwise I would use the W/D as a refugium and sump.
3) I have come across 600, yes 600, 400watt metal halide fixtures previously used in as warehouse lighting. They all work and have bulbs, although only 4300k. They currently run on 277volts but I'm working on seeing if they are multitap in which case conversion to 110volts. My question is should they not be multi-tap does anyone know these lights would be worth keeping for aquarium use. If they can be used for my aquariums I will probably keep 40 of them the rest are up for grabs if any of you guys would like them i would be selling them for really cheap.
Sorry for the long post, any help would be much appreciated.
That being said I have been into saltwater for about 3 years, I work at a fish shop in DC, which gives me acess to almost any corals and fish I want because my boss has been in the business for 30 years and seems to have an endless list of contacts.
I recently set up a 110 in my room that i would like to make a reef with a large fish population, mostly tangs and hopefully some pigme angels.
I have a few questions:
1) I am interested in mainly euphylia and xenia and I was wondering about their compatabitly with pigme angels. I know pigmes are supposedly not reef safe, however i have seen and kept them with sucess in multiple reefs, it seems to me to be a matter or the angel and the corals. So anyone know if xenia and euphylia are typically meals for pigmes?
2) I have a Wet/Dry on the tank that came with it (it was used) and was thinking of using it on the reef because i plan to have it loaded with fish, hermits, snails, etc. Any opinions on that, I know it's not normal, howver I seen it done with great results by friends. Otherwise I would use the W/D as a refugium and sump.
3) I have come across 600, yes 600, 400watt metal halide fixtures previously used in as warehouse lighting. They all work and have bulbs, although only 4300k. They currently run on 277volts but I'm working on seeing if they are multitap in which case conversion to 110volts. My question is should they not be multi-tap does anyone know these lights would be worth keeping for aquarium use. If they can be used for my aquariums I will probably keep 40 of them the rest are up for grabs if any of you guys would like them i would be selling them for really cheap.
Sorry for the long post, any help would be much appreciated.
tanksolver
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sorry for that post wrong forum
One I haven't seen mentioned is Dampia. I have a chunk growing in addition to the pulsing sinularia, and another I don't have a name for....
Dampia isn't the prettiest, but does have a neat growth pattern and sure seems to be uncommon. Only ever seen it one place, and that was the tank I got a frag from.
Dampia isn't the prettiest, but does have a neat growth pattern and sure seems to be uncommon. Only ever seen it one place, and that was the tank I got a frag from.
psychodave
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I saw this on extremecorals.com, a rainbow yuma ricordia. The first time ive ever seen one so I dont know if its rare or not, but id sure like to have a few
If it's what I think it is (Umibenitosaka), I have an orange one. I have never seen the term Scleronepthea used here though, but classification is extremely fuzzy here, unless you are going by Japanese names. Here is a pic of the common orange one:
They're extremely common here and considered "B" difficulty. "A" being easy and "C" being for experts. Many SPS are C and many carnations are C.
When I ordered mine, they forgot to pack it with ice, so the water was extremely hot when it arrived. I was pretty sure the thing was melted and not going to survive. At the very least, I thought I could keep the rock in my tank. So I stuck it in my tank, slimy as it was, near a powerhead, expecting nothing. (Mailorder company sent me a pineapple brain coral as an apology gift.)
It has not only recovered, but the polyps open nice and wide at night and when I put food in the tank. Granted, I haven't had it very long, but I'm amazed that it recovered at all. That water was hot by human standards, much less coral standards.
I also have one of these (birodo togetosaka):
Which is related to carnations (Togetosaka). Considered difficult, but it was on sale for less than $17 US dollars and very pretty, so I gave it a try. It has grown in my tank so far and actually though it came with no rock, it has rooted itself on the live rock I put it on and stands up straight by itself now.
Being that I'm quite the newb, I'm not sure how long I can keep either, but they're already doing pretty well. And everyone has different experiences with these ratings. Plenty of people do keep carnations here in Japan, but I think in general the attitudes on keeping stuff here is much laxer.
GuidoReefer
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What about the Green Nepthea? Everytime I see one its an arm and a leg for a frag or the person doesnt wanna give it up lol does this count?? 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7907737#post7907737 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phishlet
How about this? Anybody have one or had one?
http://www.marinecenter.com/corals/coralssoft/redsilkcoral/
These are common in Fiji. They close up during slack tide in areas with moderate light (less than 50 feet deep) and then open up like you see in the picture when the current runs. They like the flow of plankton for hours at a time. They tend to live in darker areas like under overhangs and in small caves with good circulation. If they are out in the open they tend to be in the range of 50-130 feet deep where the light is not intense.
I've seen some specimens in bright red, magenta, purple, yellow, blue'ish, white, and orange. Some are white with other color on the tips. I recall that the yellow ones were in areas with more light than the orange and red ones. Some areas will be be covered with one color or another on vertical walls-thousands of specimens.The largest single specimen, (I have it on video) was bright orange, had a trunk about a foot in diameter and was about four feet tall and three feet wide. It was in a dark swim through.
I had a Carnation coral and it didnt survive. I also bought a goniopora at the same time....both died within 6 months. The gonioproa isnt a soft coral though. I do agree I loved my carnation coral...it seemed like everyday was different...one day it looked good, the next it was leaning badly, then the next shriveled up....2 days later it was fully extending. So much for buying corals i know nothing about before hand.....this was 3 or 4 years ago.
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