New Duncan

paintballer768

paintballer768

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Just got my hands on an ORA strain duncan, only 1 head for $30. Beautiful coral. My question is what kind of flow do these usually do best in? Ive got it midtank under a 150 watt MH in a 24 gallon. Hes been in for about 30 minutes and is already halfway open, but the flow there is from a powerhead refracted off of a nearby wall, so not too sure how he'll like it.
 
petjunkie

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Mine's not ORA but it doesn't really seem to care, I think they look better in low flow because higher flow all you see is tentacles waving and no green middle, mine are in a bad spot now where they aren't very cool to look at.
 
paintballer768

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This was 40 minutes into the tank, and its completely opened now, and I fed it some mysis and its looking pretty happy. Mines in a moderate flow area and it looks pretty happy
 
mr_x

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medium flow, i would say. here's a pic of one of my colonies. after moving them around quite a bit, they seem to like to be gently blown but not in a psunami-
 
veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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I am waiting patiently...My LFS has a few colonies of 30+ heads each piece,needless to say im not willing to part with that much dinero .He has promised me a frag with a few heads shortly.
 
spiderwoman

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If I were you, I'd put the Duncan all the way to the bottom. I have mine in a 24inch deep tank under indirect light of 150W MH in a medium flow.
Here's a pick of my little ORA Duncan that has now turned into a colony.
 
paintballer768

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Nice duncans everyone. Mine had longer tentacles today, which tells me its getting more acclimated. Going to feed it mysis tomorrow so I hope to stimulate some growth.
 
rs1831

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This picture is about a month old or so and its much bigger now. I spot feed it 2-3 times a week and then I just watch it grow.
 
texasmetal

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Mr. X, GORGEOUS picture, and good advice.
Anyone elses Duncan's as big around as a soda can? I have a few heads and the one that gets the most light is ginormous. The other one has 3 more sprouting out of it and it's about as big around as a 50 cent piece. I was told only the ORA's get that big, but mine is straight from Australia.
Pic's from a few months ago. I don't feed them as often as I should, hard to do because of the octo-proofing on my tank.
 
mr_x

mr_x

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thanks texas! mine are about the size of a quarter. straight from austrailia, or a by way of a pit stop in a wholesalers tank, i think we are all getting them from the same place.
 
spiderwoman

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Now all my 3 different mini colonies have tendencies to open up really large. Still the ORA one is by far the largest and nicest. Gotta love Duncan's!
 
texasmetal

texasmetal

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Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2695856
Now all my 3 different mini colonies have tendencies to open up really large. Still the ORA one is by far the largest and nicest. Gotta love Duncan's!
Mine are as big as I was told ORA's get, and they are not ORA. They are wild.
 
texasmetal

texasmetal

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No, they are a deep water coral and do very well with less light, though after adjusting they can tolerate more intense lighting.
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

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Update on mine. Ive fed it mysis the last few days, skipped it yesterday and fed it today. It looks absolutely AMAZING! I love it so much, cant wait to see it become a large colony.
 
privatejoker

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I think some or ORA stuff is OVERRATED. I have alot of wild corals and they do fine in the tank. Grow well and show good color. ORA may have the pick of the litter but paying $80 for quarter inch is not my thing. JMO. By the way the duncans look great.
 
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