Show me your ricordea tank

[cutebarra77]

In general they need moderate light and low flow, but those are subjective descriptions. What do you have as far as lights and tank? I have 4x 54W T5's in a standard 75G and mine prefer anywhere between the middle to the bottom of the tank. There isn't any direct flow over them.

Watch the corals and they will tell you what they like. It they look like they are starting to melt (colors fade and coral looks like it is withering), then it is probably too much light. If they don't open up all the way, they probably want more light. Start them at the bottom and if they look like they could stretch out some more move them up a level. I would give them at least a couple of weeks at each level unless they start looking bad (like the melting look). Also, some colors like a little more light than others so there will not be one magic spot, but you will find the right zone and then you will be good to go. Good luck.

Of course if you have less lighting then modify accordingly. If you have a ton of MH then they may only survive on the bottom......

Hi, I am new and 9months old in this exciting hobby. My setup is a 3x2x2 with 4 x 39W T5, skimmer and 2 Tunz wave makers, a simple setup. My concept is to build mushies, yuma and ric gardens. Besides the usual water , lights and flow parameters, are there any other tips to promote the ric growth? e.g. supplements? special food feeding?

 

[douglasrm]

Is that a good thing or bad..:rollface:

depends on where it landed!

 

[Rudolph]

Hi, I am new and 9months old in this exciting hobby. My setup is a 3x2x2 with 4 x 39W T5, skimmer and 2 Tunz wave makers, a simple setup. My concept is to build mushies, yuma and ric gardens. Besides the usual water , lights and flow parameters, are there any other tips to promote the ric growth? e.g. supplements? special food feeding?

I have tried to spot feed my rics in my 75 but my fish and shrimp appear to pick everything out. My large shrimp looks like a vacumm cleaner going over my carpet of rics...lol I am looking to get my frag tank up and finalized soon and will try some things again and see how they respond. I have tried some premixed bottled additives (forget their names), but it seems my algae issues pop up and I have to stop. I hear mixed opinions on whether you really need to suppliment. Some say yes, but many others say you don't need anything else. If I can see them taking something in on a consistent basis, I on going to assume it helps.

It sounds like you have everything you need to be successful. Not sure how much flow you have on your pumps, but if they are really powerful it may be too much. I would make sure they are not directing flow directly on the rics.

I have only been doing saltwater for 4 years so I am just learning too. However, I think rics are great corals. Just like for all corals, you have to have the right lights and good water conditions. I use RODI water and change 15-20% every other week. Lastly, I do NP pellets in a reactor, but not sure how much impact they have...maybe good, but not sure.....

 

[escaudio]

Here's mine!

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[buddythelion]

Here's mine!

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Okay, definitely pooped a bucketful seeing this.

 

[jsims08]

i must say i am a little jealous of all of these!!

 

[Green_fishy]

Wow, that's beautiful!:beer:

 

[rovster]

Do you guys just glue the rics where you want them? Beautiful BTW!

 

[Rudolph]

Do you guys just glue the rics where you want them? Beautiful BTW!

I glue them to a small pieces of rubble that is large enough to hold them down. I like to move them from time to time, so I don't usually attched them to the larger rocks. I think mine seem to be happiest when they are grouped close together (actually touching), but then as the grow I have to spread them out a bit. However, sometimes if I have a really great spot in the tank where I want one to go and it is not very stable, I will use the coral epoxy

 

[ViLife]

Where are the 125g tanks filled with Rics? ^_^

 

[blaklite]

When a propagating a bunch of rics, how do you deal with all the toxins and dead cells that foul up the water? I propagated two rics (cut two of them in half) in a 12 gallon tank and almost lost everything in the tank, presumably from the circulating goo. I even made sure to rinse the pieces well before putting them back in the tank.

Thanks!

 

[buddythelion]

When a propagating a bunch of rics, how do you deal with all the toxins and dead cells that foul up the water? I propagated two rics (cut two of them in half) in a 12 gallon tank and almost lost everything in the tank, presumably from the circulating goo. I even made sure to rinse the pieces well before putting them back in the tank.

Thanks!

Mah, I wouldn't cut a ric. Too risky. Just use the rubberband method. It stresses them to a point where they'll just split themselves. But only do this when the polyp is biiiiiig and split it between two mouths.
Like so:

 

[joelbegt]

I want to see some more Ricordia gardens

 

[S14Swap240sx]

Where are the 125g tanks filled with Rics? ^_^

haha i been waiting to see the same thing to ditch my 125g african cichlid set up for some crazy ric garden

 

[blazzing_ray]

i have trob keeping rics. i had a rock that was coverd with them now just about gone it sucks

 

[Stu Pickles]

There are a few posts buried around here about propogating rics but I'll give you some tips here:
* Cut the rics in 4 pieces with a clean/new razor blade
* Put the pieces in a shallow container with a mesh top attached to it and crushed coral on the bottom and place in low flow area
* Let sit 2 weeks and uncover
* The rics will have attached to the crushed coral and started to heal
* Glue the crushed coral that the ric attached to to a frag plug or rock ruble
* Place these in low/medium flow
* Let grow out and be patient

I was curious about, say the ric has 2 mouths. Can you cut it into 8?

 

[Rudolph]

I was curious about, say the ric has 2 mouths. Can you cut it into 8?

I would venture to say the fewer the cuts the more likely the success, especially if it is your first time around. I would cut into two pieces with one mouth each. When they have healed over, maybe cut them into halfs and work yourself up the ladder. Leave the eight cuts to the pros or until you have more experience. Good luck.

 

[S14Swap240sx]

i have trob keeping rics. i had a rock that was coverd with them now just about gone it sucks

any particular reason? change in lighting? flow? water conditions.. im interested in knowing why the trouble

 

[TheFishTeen]

Not mine, but none the less beautiful.

 

[tangov5559]

beautiful......