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nissan577

nissan577

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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/383401/random-shots#post_3353330
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Originally Posted by nissan577 http:///forum/thread/383401/random-shots#post_3353328
why not move the galaxea down?
Cause then it would be able to reach zoas, ricordea and frogspawn......I really have nowhere to put it where it could not reach out and touch multiple things....I ahve a couple of these green montis......not saying IDC about it......BUT it's the least thing I am worried about....
true. but that section where it is. no other coral can be place there :/
 
kiefers

kiefers

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wow meowzer, nice stuff there..... I must say that I might have to seach for the full tank shots. Givin me some pretty good ideas!! Lol....
 
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jstdv8

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crummy thing about the sting deal is its only going to get worse as the corals get bigger. I Kinda wish I ahd that problem, my galaxia has stayed very small since Ive gotten it, jsut started growing a bit I think since the change in salt.
 
spanko

spanko

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Picture from 06-Jan

From 22-Jan

Looks a little browner to me. If so you may want to move it higher in the tank again.
 
spanko

spanko

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Too complicated of a question to answer, too many factors, but the easiest thing to do is to contact the place you got the coral from and ask them what lighting it was under and if possible how close the piece was to it. Lighting being the easiest thing to mess with. Brown is usually a good indicator that a coral is not getting enough light. The zooxanthellae are brownish-gold and when the coral is not getting enough light, these will come to the "surface" in order to gain more light. Think of the other colors as a sunscreen shading the zooxanthellae from too much light.
Some of the other factors in the equation are nutrients, what is the coral feeding on and how is it effecting the color. I would guess this not to be the case in your instance with your large tank, sumpfuge, and the amount of fish and the resultant poo in the tank.
 
spanko

spanko

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Nothing really wrong just the coral adjusting to the environment. It will thrive and grow even if it is brown. It is always hard to acclimate coral to a new environment and keep the original colors. Especially if the coral came from the wild, I don't know if yours did or not. I will not purchase wild coral anymore. I want to see the coral in an aquarium environment where it has grown out and the seller is fragging for the purpose of selling it. Also want to see good polyp extension. IMO a better chance for me to duplicate the environment than trying to get the wild environment correct.
 
kiefers

kiefers

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ya....... what he said!
i want to see the coral in the aquarium setting. My LFS had these lights (all blue LCD's) that really make the coral pop but.... in other folks tank they don't have these lights and when they get them home they have a total different hue to them. It really bites. Now we only get the corals tht have similar lights as we do so we can dee what they "actually" look like.
 
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