a steal from lfs
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snowrider84
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nice
afboundguy
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Nice score...
reefkprz
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nice looking piece.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
oceanlover
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That is an incredibly beutiful piece of SPS! You say its bowling ball size, wow. It WAS your lucky day. Hope you bought a lottery ticket the same day.
bullitr
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2818935
nice looking piece.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
i have a strong in direct flow on on. first i want to frag it to 20 pieces because the bottom is receeding but after 8 hours in my tank the corals looks very good and the colors are better the than lfs even with their 20 k 400 watts mh.they have. i think just need a strong flow
http:///forum/post/2818935
nice looking piece.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
i have a strong in direct flow on on. first i want to frag it to 20 pieces because the bottom is receeding but after 8 hours in my tank the corals looks very good and the colors are better the than lfs even with their 20 k 400 watts mh.they have. i think just need a strong flow
saltn00b
Active Member
Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2818935
nice looking piece.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
http:///forum/post/2818935
nice looking piece.
be careful the inner portions are showing recession (probably from being kept in imporoper conditions prior to you getting it) make sure theere is plenty of flow to penetrate the entire coral structure, and bbuku lighting as they tend to shade themselves out when they get that big. good luck hopefully the recession stops.
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
bullitr
Active Member
Originally Posted by saltn00b
http:///forum/post/2819340
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
beside the light starvation it also needs more flow i learn that the hard way
http:///forum/post/2819340
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
beside the light starvation it also needs more flow i learn that the hard way
groupergenius
Active Member
$20...sweet deal.
Judging by the xenia behind it, not quite as big as a bowling ball.
But 1 heck of a deal anyway.
bullitr
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Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
http:///forum/post/2820047
$20...sweet deal.
Judging by the xenia behind it, not quite as big as a bowling ball.
But 1 heck of a deal anyway.
its about 8-9" wide half of the bowling ball at least
http:///forum/post/2820047
$20...sweet deal.
its about 8-9" wide half of the bowling ball at least
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by bullitr
http:///forum/post/2820064
its about 8-9" wide half of the bowling ball at least
Mmmmm...honeydew or cantelope....like I said, sweet find. Usually it's a 1" frag for $20.
http:///forum/post/2820064
its about 8-9" wide half of the bowling ball at least
Mmmmm...honeydew or cantelope....like I said, sweet find. Usually it's a 1" frag for $20.
bullitr
Active Member
Originally Posted by bullitr
http:///forum/post/2820089
two of the main colony stilll about 6" wide
most of the frags are at least 2" tall
http:///forum/post/2820089
two of the main colony stilll about 6" wide
most of the frags are at least 2" tall
reefkprz
Active Member
Originally Posted by saltn00b
http:///forum/post/2819340
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
unfortunatly no. not all colonies will have dead centers when large. unfortuantly with large colonies like that that are wild caught after harvesting, shipping to the holding facility, shipping to the retailer the coral has been, damaged shipped, held in probably less than optimal conditions, reshipped, held in more less than optimal conditions again, STN sets in. starting at the originally damaged base. and its darn hard to stop.
http:///forum/post/2819340
wont any large colony have dead coralites on the inside? sheer light starvation. thats basically how reefs are built...
unfortunatly no. not all colonies will have dead centers when large. unfortuantly with large colonies like that that are wild caught after harvesting, shipping to the holding facility, shipping to the retailer the coral has been, damaged shipped, held in probably less than optimal conditions, reshipped, held in more less than optimal conditions again, STN sets in. starting at the originally damaged base. and its darn hard to stop.
saltn00b
Active Member
cmon, at a certain point , you have to admit with some coral colonies, it's own sheer size will kill off the oldest and lowest polyps. granted, it will differ from species to species, and is probably more true and evident with giant brain coral heads. my own sps i see what looks like the beginning evidence of this. small 2-3" colonies are great on top, but lower branches that are in the shade are almost bleached in the darkest areas. i can only imagine that in time, as the coral grows , these will be the first to die off, but not necessarilly leading to STN / RTN, but rather just natural life cycle.
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saltycrab
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Nice find! Birdsnests have been the hardest SPS for me to keep. I lost a pink to STN and a green frag I currently have is bleached but hanging in and putting on new growth. Your alk and Calcium need to be spot on IMO.
If it does start to STN i would consider antibiotics. I am of the opinion that STN is do to infection when a coral becomes weak and susceptible to disease. I cannot advise what to dose but experienced coral farmer could probably tell you.
If it does start to STN i would consider antibiotics. I am of the opinion that STN is do to infection when a coral becomes weak and susceptible to disease. I cannot advise what to dose but experienced coral farmer could probably tell you.