davey Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I got a Ricordea Yuma Saturday from the LFS. I dont like the rock it came on. It's kind of long and the yuma is on the end. Is it possible to remove the Yuma and place it on a different rock? Also I read that the Yumas dont like as much light as the floridas. I am running 36 W PC over my 3 gal picotope. Is this too much light? How can I tell if the light is too much for it? It looks really awesome so far, but I havent been running the 36W full time yet, so I can kind of acclimate it (It was in a dimmer tank at the LFS). Thanks! Link to comment
StevieT Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I am a little confused, your coral name isn't completely incorrect but is this a ricordea or a yuma? sounds like you got a yuma, which IME is going to be hard to get off of anything. You may have to break the rock carefully, but someone else may have another idea Link to comment
davey Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 OK, I guess I screwed that up. I thought there were Ricordea Yuma and Ricordea Florida. It looks like a Ricordea but it has the bumps around the "mouth" area ( dont know all the terminology). Link to comment
Captain Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I thought the same thing....hrm... Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 OK, I guess I screwed that up. I thought there were Ricordea Yuma and Ricordea Florida. You're right Link to comment
StevieT Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 no, you are correct, I was just making sure it wasn't a ricordea flordia, most call a flordia ricordea a ricordea, and the other coral in usually just a yuma. Just makes for confussion if you start mixing "ricordea" terms. You have a Yuma then, which IME is hard to relocate... they attach themselves rather well to a rock. I wouldn't try an ice cube with a coral, but I know they work with anems. The best thing I see is to drill a few holes in the rock where you want it to break, like in a line. Then tap it with a hammer. It should break the rock on that line of holes rather easily. Then you can put the frag wherever. it is a lower light coral, you can't really hurt any coral with too much light only having PC, keep in the bottom of your tank Link to comment
davey Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks! You guys are so awesome. I will try busting the rock up. How long can it be out of water? Oh, and I think the LFS owner doesnt know the difference either, since he sold it to me for the same price as the other Ricordeas....$10!!! Link to comment
StevieT Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 10-20 mins to be safe...corals can be exposed to water, not usually an issue. Soft corals shorter times than SPS which can be out for hours in tidal pools in nature. you sould be able to drill or break it in 10 or so mins, your coral will be fine. Here are some shots from my tank and how I understand ricordea Ricordea Flordia (rics) Yuma: Link to comment
World Wide Corals Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Make sure you do not detach the Yuma from the rock completely, you will have a tough time to get it to reattach. Link to comment
davey Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Cool, Thanks again. I will post some pics on my tank build later... Link to comment
Captain Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'm a lil' late, but I'm glad to know I'm not crazy. lol Link to comment
davey Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Well, after I posted yesterday I got home and noticed that the Yuma was moving. It looked like it was moving from the rock I wanted to remove it from directly to the new piece of rock where I wanted to place it. Was it magic? Did the little coral telepathically read my mind, and deeply desire to make me very happy? Well, anyway, I got home from work today and it has almost completely removed itself from the old rock, it's hanging by just a few strands, but it has not attached itself to the new rock, It's just floating there. What should I do to get it to attach? Also after it moved I noticed this little pinkish thing where it used to be on the old rock. Is it a baby Ricordea? Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Its a bit small to see but using screen zoom with mac (woooo its sooooo good) it does look like a little one. The centre is knobbly not smooth isn't it? I'd say yes on a baby. For attaching the loose one the method I use is to: - pick any bits of sand off the foot (sand interferes with attaching). - Get a deepish lid (like off a coffee jar - washed of course) and put some rubble in the bottom. - Place the ric/yuma/mushie in the jar and cover with netting (4 elastic bands going in a grid style will work too but they do perish quite quickly). - Leave for a fortnight on your sand bed then check it has attached. - If it has you can glue the piece of rubble it has attached to to the location of your choice. Hey presto! Congrats on the bonus one. Looks like it has nice colours. Link to comment
davey Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Thanks L34NN3! I didn't have any netting handy but I loosely tied it down with some fishing line on some rock rubble over a lid. I had to look up a fortnight though. I wasn't exactly sure how long that was. Now I have to wait for two weeks.....Patience is a real virtue in this hobby. I guess I will have to go buy some more stuff to look at while my Yuma is all hog tied. Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I had to look up a fortnight though. The English eh? Link to comment
scot95959 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have a Yuma too, it's no bigger than a nickle and it's stuck on an even smaller piece of rubble, so I'm gonna have to glue'm somewhere. I never seem to have luck with the Superglue Gel, is there some sort of trick to the whole process? I could try a tiny ball of marine epoxy but because the rubble is so small it might be hard to actually stick it where I want without smasher the little guy doin' it. Sorry total newbie question LOL I just found StevieT's how to pages....he needs to write a book!!! Link to comment
hazmat Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Can I show you my new Yuma's??? Not to hijack or anything..... My pinky has a baby on it too! If you got yours for $10 you got a steal!!! I'm so jealous! Link to comment
jimbo327 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Most people call it Floridas or Yumas. Both are called Ricordias. I don't think most people refer to Floridas as Ricordias, unless you live in Florida I guess. Link to comment
reefdan Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i think your yuma is moving because it's getting too much light. it looks like it's trying to move off the rock. whatever you do, put it under some shade. Link to comment
davey Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 When I got home today I found my Ricordea Yuma partially covered in this "cobweb" looking stuff. I tied the fishing line pretty loosely but it looks like when the Yuma inflated it might have been too tight. There is also some dark discoloration in the area. I hope I didnt cause permanent damage. I removed the fishing line and got some netting so hopefully it recovers. What is the white spider web like stuff? I am assuming it is discharge from being agitated? Also here is a closeup of the baby, but it still isn't very clear. It has a white bumpy center with little pink knobby things around the perimeter. I need a better camera. Can I show you my new Yuma's??? Not to hijack or anything..... My pinky has a baby on it too! If you got yours for $10 you got a steal!!! I'm so jealous! Hazmat, those look nice. The mouth on mine looks very different, it has these white "fins" that make it look like a strainer of some kind. My LFS has some awesome prices for some things but then he wants to charge me $25 for a little tiny frag of GSP or pulsing xenia. And his tanks are overrun with GSP and Xenia. Must be all he sells. i think your yuma is moving because it's getting too much light. it looks like it's trying to move off the rock. whatever you do, put it under some shade. I am only running the stock 9W light right now because the new light I bought is heating up the tank. I can only run it for an hour and it starts to raise the temp. El Fabuloso is running 36W on his picotope and his Yuma seems to be doing really well......Is there a way to tell if it is getting too much light. I thought they started bleaching, or do they just relocate themselves? Thanks for helping me out! Link to comment
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