HarryPotter Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 I could never keep the hammer oral that has a big skeleton (I forgot the name), but the branching one I got right now is doing great. Also some zoas make it in my tank and others don't (they just melt away). I tried a green ricordia, which got white and melted away. I have been able to keep my monties(most of them) alive for a very long time. I think its called a "walling" hammer? Not sure. Funny you mention green ricordia- same thing happened with mine. Pale blue and orange rics are happy, but the green one shriveled and disappeared. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I think its called a "walling" hammer? Not sure. Funny you mention green ricordia- same thing happened with mine. Pale blue and orange rics are happy, but the green one shriveled and disappeared. Yeah, something like that (walling hammer). For some reason it's much harder to keep than the regular hammer. I also killed a torch when I was new in reefing (about 10 yrs ago haha). Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Yeah, something like that (walling hammer). For some reason it's much harder to keep than the regular hammer. I also killed a torch when I was new in reefing (about 10 yrs ago haha). Wall Hammer. Never tried to keep one, my branching always did well. Seems I've read they are harder to keep and prone to infections when propagated/fragged? I can't recall completely. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I can't grow GSP for the life of me . lol, i want to send you some GSP just for the hell of it. I sent some to nanofreaks already. My GSP dont die. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 My GSP dont die. That's cause it's never had to deal with living in my tank. :/ I swear my tank, frustratingly, has an anti-gsp forcefield. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 That's cause it's never had to deal with living in my tank. :/ I swear my tank, frustratingly, has an anti-gsp forcefield. It sounds crazy, but your tank is probably "too clean". Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 It sounds crazy, but your tank is probably "too clean". +1 Same reason I can't grow Xenia haha. Zoas are happy, SPS happy, LPS happy, but no friggin Xenia! Ive killed two Xenia frags; they just wither! Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 +1 Same reason I can't grow Xenia haha. Zoas are happy, SPS happy, LPS happy, but no friggin Xenia! Ive killed two Xenia frags; they just wither! I bet your nitrates are 0 right? Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 I bet your nitrates are 0 right? I dont test that, but probably Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Don't put GSP, Xenia, or any of that garbage in your tank. Problem Solved!! Seriously though, my zoas are supper pissed and i have NO idea WTF is going on.... Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Don't put GSP, Xenia, or any of that garbage in your tank. Problem Solved!! Seriously though, my zoas are supper pissed and i have NO idea WTF is going on.... Only the expensive ones, right? Its a weird pattern I've noticed.... Cheap zoas grow into colonies in a week but expensive zoas stay the same size and/or disappear! (Joking, but I've actually heard that a lot haha) Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Defniately not water quality. My shit is right on, and consistent. It's blowing my mind! Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Defniately not water quality. My shit is right on, and consistent. It's blowing my mind! I blame the government/Matrix Link to comment
Newstead Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 My problem is not with a specific coral but with a color ¿¿¿ Anything blue or purple comes to my house to die. Yet I keep trying for some reason. Right now I have a blue/green zoa frag with pox and 8 or 9 bluish purple mushrooms that are shriveling out of existence, both still in the QT. Happened in my old biocube 14, my 5 month old biocube 29, my 5 gal QT. My orange/purple/green zoas have grown over their frag and my green and red mushrooms are huge and making babies. So of course I want blue. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 My problem is not with a specific coral but with a color ¿¿¿ Anything blue or purple comes to my house to die. Yet I keep trying for some reason. Right now I have a blue/green zoa frag with pox and 8 or 9 bluish purple mushrooms that are shriveling out of existence, both still in the QT. Happened in my old biocube 14, my 5 month old biocube 29, my 5 gal QT. My orange/purple/green zoas have grown over their frag and my green and red mushrooms are huge and making babies. So of course I want blue. Thats so odd because I didn't think color has anything to do with hardiness, especially with Zoas and Mushrooms! Link to comment
Newstead Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thats so odd because I didn't think color has anything to do with hardiness, especially with Zoas and Mushrooms! I know, that is what I find odd. Still have the amazing shrinking blue/green zoas with pox in QT and in a last ditch effort I fragged 4 of the blue mushrooms before they shrink out of existence and put them in the biocube. They do seem a bit happier today - but still 1/4 the size as when I bought them. Yet my reds just keep producing babies - and in this pic they were mad because I moved them up away from the blues just in case but you can see the size differential (stoma photobombing) Link to comment
lobster876 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Any weed coral other than zoas and shrooms just die xenia , aptaisia (had to give away my nudi because my aptaisia tank grew no aptasia no matter how many i add) gsp cloves Link to comment
masssnapz Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Cyphastrea. I can keep acros, Montis, encrusting, plating and branching sps all do great and grow/show great color and pe but cyphastrea just bleach no matter where I put them. I've tried under an overhang, down on the sand, up high in the middle and nothing g works ! Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Mainly high end zoa's for me,they don'y really die,they just say "FU*K YOU !!!!!" and close up,grow algae all over them for a month or two and then open up again... Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Lol "#### YOU I CAN HIDE FOR A MONTH IF I WANT" Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yeah, something like that (walling hammer). For some reason it's much harder to keep than the regular hammer. I also killed a torch when I was new in reefing (about 10 yrs ago haha). I had a wall hammer in my old system. I could not resist its unique coloring. It did really well in my tank with a lower/medium flow. It was really delicate though, anytime I bumped it, it would close for a long time. For some reason my regular blue stripped mushrooms did great for a week in my old tank but shrunk until they eventually disappeared. I went from well over 30 mushrooms to nothing in a matter of months. But during this time my ricordea was splitting like nuts. Like what? Link to comment
sprite Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Red planet.. Can't keep one happy for the life of me Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Red planet.. Can't keep one happy for the life of me What kind of light/flow is it getting? RP are picky, they look different in everyones tank but typically high light will get it to go red, lower light brings out the greens. Then again I have seen under halides it becomes neon green and super hot pink. So. Link to comment
sprite Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I can get the color, it's just after a couple months stn for no apparent reason I can find.. It just happened again last week. I fragged it up and put it in my softie tank and I think it's stopping for now Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 I can keep red planet but can't keep stylophora or birdsnest lol Link to comment
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