murlina coral info

[bryce.martin23]

the other night i found a good deal on a murlina, the color and size look good, but after a while of hunting on the internet, i cant seem to find a whole lot of information about these corals, such as lighting needs, placement, and such. If anyone can inform me a little about these corals it would be much apreciated.

 

[bryce.martin23]

ok, so i found some information about this merulina, and it says that it is a difficult species to maintain. Does anyone out there have any experiences with these, are they similar to keeping montiporas or is it a species to stay clear of.

 

[spanko]

I have a pc. in my 29 biocube, actually a few pcs. I have not found it hard to keep at all. Here is a diddy from wetwebmedia.
Hardy once established, but easily broken, given to tissue recession at first, bleaching from lack of light. Most require strong lighting, moderate current.

 

[bryce.martin23]

as far as getting them establised to the tank. is it delicate to get them to take to the tank conditions. as of right now i have a very large monti that is doing great, im running 2-250w metal halides, would the merulina take hold if placed towards the top of tank

 

[spanko]

IME yes.

 

[bryce.martin23]

i think im going to try out this coral, im really getting into the sps after the fact that i have completed my tank with tons of polys, and softies. Besides calcium and the coral vite do they need anything else to thrive