Elegance coral?

[primetizzle]

I put an elegance in my tank about two weeks ago. First I had him on the floor of the tank, then T.F.S.G.(the fish store guy) told me to put him higher up closer to the light mounted on a rock. Well I did as he said and it seems the elegance does enjoy it up higher, but I have yet to see the full bloom with the tentacle's as I see in photos of these things....Is it still in shock?...is there something missing from my tank?....anybody know whats up?

 

[primetizzle]

Oh and another thing every time I look at this thing one of my emerald crabs are picking @ it. Are they cleaning it? Or eating it?

 

[armywife1314]

i have mine in the sand bed, it opens fine. my hermits clean around mine and sometimes a little on it. what size is your tank?

 

[primetizzle]

it's a 54 gal corner tank, you know the triangle shaped ones with the beveled front

 

[lion_crazz]

Elegance actually want less light, but higher water flow.
I also think they do best when their base is submerged in the substrate.

 

[armywife1314]

definetly, i put my powerhead pointed towards it and it opened even more.

 

[primetizzle]

hmm, ok well I will have to move some things around then....So back in the sand under a nice current?

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by primetizzle
http:///forum/post/2639419
hmm, ok well I will have to move some things around then....So back in the sand under a nice current?
Yes.
What lighting unit are you running?

 

[armywife1314]

yep, after it opened up nicely it hosts my clowns now. back in the sand, make sure it has good flow and you should be good to go.

 

[primetizzle]

um not sure the model, but its a hamilton tech. 24" with two white' and two blue'

 

[primetizzle]

ok another ? where should my Sun coral be?

 

[veni vidi vici]

Originally Posted by primetizzle
http:///forum/post/2639423
ok another ? where should my Sun coral be?
Elegance should definitely in the sandbed.

 

[primetizzle]

hmmm. ok well last night i moved the coral down into the sand, and today it barley even bloomed it seemed like it liked it better up on the rock closer to the light....and do emerald crabs eat these things, cuz they're always all over it?

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Elegance in thw sandbed and suncoral in a cave or something with not as much light

 

[primetizzle]

really? so a SUN coral dosnt like light?....thats funny..ok so stick him in a dark cave?

 

[veni vidi vici]

Depending on the kind of Elegance Coral(Indo-Pacific or Austrailian) really is going to determine how much ligh your going to want to expose your coral to.Indos are real fragile and do not to well under direct intense light.It will look good for a week or two ,maybe even a month.Then its going to start to swell and produce mucus ,then start to deteriorate quick.Critters picking at it now isnt a good sign.Elegance really are a fragile coral.
RIP

 

[bluering09]

I m so sorry to kill the vibe. But I hate elegance corals!!!!!!!!!!!!

You wont believe how many I brought in the past, did everything by the book with them only to find out later that these are very difficult corals and die easy. The longest I kept one was 3 months. Anyways what do I know I m just a rockie.........................no more elegance for me plz/

 

[primetizzle]

See thats the answer i was looking for...yea because he dosnt really bloom its more like swell...kinda like Courtney Loves lips...and yea I see the crabs eating all kinds of snot of this thing, not alot like when an anemone dies just kinda like its got a runny nose.....great so is there anything to do? or just get ready to throw it away?

 

[veni vidi vici]

Originally Posted by primetizzle
http:///forum/post/2641103
See thats the answer i was looking for...yea because he dosnt really bloom its more like swell...kinda like Courtney Loves lips...and yea I see the crabs eating all kinds of snot of this thing, not alot like when an anemone dies just kinda like its got a runny nose.....great so is there anything to do? or just get ready to throw it away?

Iodine dip,Put it in shade,and gently blow off slime with turkey baster every time it forms up.And if you can put it in QT to keep the critters of it.

 

[oceana]

Originally Posted by primetizzle http:///forum/post/2640905
really? so a SUN coral dosnt like light?....thats funny..ok so stick him in a dark cave?
this is not true. they dont need light but it does them no harm. just be sure to spot feed it a few times a week.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/196740/sun-coral
here is a clip from this post
Sun coral need one thing other then good water to live and that is high concentrations of food to EACH polyp in order to thrive. To reach this level of food you would have to dose HUGE amounts of food into your tank. This of course would be very bad for your bio load not to mention expensive.
With the method I described in the above post you can achieve this high level of food directly around the coral with only a small amount of food. The end result is a very happy coral. A happy wallet and a happy tank.
You DO NOT have to put this coral in low light. It does not mater where you put it. It could give a rats azs about light. It gains nothing from it nor is it bothered by it.
You need good flow on this coral to keep it from being over come by algae. This is one of the reasons it grows in dark places on the reefs is to keep the algae( which do need light) away. Also light needing corals grow much faster and it would be quickly over run while trying to compete for food out on the reefs. Under over hangs and in the dark give the coral the perfect “natural environment to thrive. However in our reefs as long as we provide them with proper feeding they can be placed any place you wish.