Elegance coral?

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n_sarno

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Does anyone keep this coral? I think its gorgeous but I have heard mixed reviews on it.. Are they easier to keep nowadays or no?
Any info would be great!
 
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n_sarno

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How long have you had it? What sort of lighting does it require? What do you feed it every other day?
 
sufunk

sufunk

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I have one but its only been a month so far. I only have 130w of PC on my 36g but so far its doing well. Its bigger and much more open than it ever was at the lfs. It has 3 "heads". i feed a silverside cut in 1/3's to it 2x a week, soaked in selcon and zoecon. So far so good, we'll see. Here it is

 
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n_sarno

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Its just such a beautiful coral though. I think I will try one! I have MH.. but I have read they need moderate to lower illumination.. so it will go on my sandbed.. I have the PERFECT spot for it!
I also want to pick up a sun coral.. I think I can manage one of them.. and I want a crocea clam

MAYYYYBE THIS WEEK
 
pclown

pclown

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They are not known to last but about six to 8 months. I have two friends who keep clams and they have lost a few of these. I dont even know any LFS in my area that sells them anymore.
 
crazyreefnut

crazyreefnut

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In almost thirty years I have tried five times, the longest survival was 10 months they are very hard corals to keep and without having the money to waste on a short 10 months in my opinion I would say dont do it. LFS's should not even be allowed to get these beautiful corals, it should be illegal to harvest. So be very careful.
 
dogstar

dogstar

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An Elegance, Sun Coral and a T. crocea. , all tricky critters. Although very beautiful, theses are expert only IMO. Or very lucky people.
 
nm reef

nm reef

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Several years ago folks say they were common and successfully kept...but in recent years for no known reasons they have become very difficult to keep long term....it is a species I prefer to avoid. Even the most experiencied reefkeepers have difficulty with them and most references will indicate they are not a good choice for home aquariums.
 
sufunk

sufunk

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Sorry to hijack but ive been hoping to find you dogstar!
Im looking for a glass 225g and aint having any luck, do you know a good local dealer who can get or make custom tanks??
 
dogstar

dogstar

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I dont know of custom builders but Big Al's stock AGA RR 210s and 240s at a fair price. Give them a call.
 
sufunk

sufunk

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They had a pretty nice 210 w/stand for a good price but i dont want 30" deep, i want 30" wide. I want alot of lps that will need spot feeding and i want a short tank, 24" is my height limit to be able to work in the tank and even thats stretching it, 30" and i need a snorkel
Considering just going the easy route and getting a 180g 72x24x24 but if im gonna spend this much i dont want to upgrade in a few years and might as well get what i really want.
 
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lbaskball

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I heard..the number one reason they usually die is because they get damaged by either shipping or by the aquarists when they place it in their aquarium. I have an elegance coral, so far it is alive. In July it will be 5months old. So far, it is doing good, it is fully open and large and very sticky when I touch it.
Here are my tank specs:
Tank size: 24gal nano
Lighting: 150watt metal halides, 10,000K and one 36watt 50/50 PC light
Water turnover rate: 880GPH (external filter = 300gph, powerhead 1 290gph, powerhead 2 290gph)
Tank temp: 81.0- 82.5
Ammonia:0
Nitritate:0
Nitrite:near 0
ph- 8.2-8.3
I hope this thread will keep going. I would like to keep an update of those of you who has an elegance coral and how it is doing.
 
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lbaskball

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Here are some pictures of my elegance coral and my tank.


 
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