.Newman. Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 when did you pull the last star out? Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 when did you pull the last star out? Sorry I was meaning I pulled the melted mauls out. I have never really seen an asterina in the tank to pull out. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 oh right...they didnt like your light or something. did they grow at all in the time you had them? always opened to their fullest? color fading? Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 oh right...they didnt like your light or something. did they grow at all in the time you had them? always opened to their fullest? color fading? It started as a 2 head frag and grew to 4 within about a month. They always opened and I didn't notice any color fading. I really don't know what it could have been. Link to comment
gritchie4 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It started as a 2 head frag and grew to 4 within about a month. They always opened and I didn't notice any color fading. I really don't know what it could have been. That really sucks. Arent they really pricey zoas too? Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 That really sucks. Arent they really pricey zoas too? Yeah very depending on where you get them. They usually range anywhere from $25 to $50. I got the frag for free from my boss so I think we have more at the store. I'm going to try to get another frag and put them in a different spot in my tank. Link to comment
gritchie4 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Yea the store by me had them for like 80 for 3 polyps. Hopefully they survive this time cause they are really cool zoas. Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 how often do leather corals usually shed? Mine has shed twice in the past month. Just kind of wondering if I should be worried at all. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 they shed about that much to once a month. its a sign that its functioning as a leather coral should... Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 they shed about that much to once a month. its a sign that its functioning as a leather coral should... sweet, thats good to know. Just sucks when its shedding because it is front and center in my tank and it throws off the look of the tank when its all closed up and shiny like that. everyone asks me if its dead lol. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 lol, i always got worried when my finger leather would close up like that for a few days - a week. i begin to question whether i am running my tank well, but then every time it opens again. I have only one frag of it left now, kinda sad to see it go, but they did sell pretty fast, maybe they looked good Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 I dont know why but I love my leather corals. what kind of leather did you have? A green finger leather right? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 yep I figured it may have been slowing the growth of my pico corals by producing too much toxin as a natural defense. i think i am seeing a growth improvement in my pico now but its always very hard to tell if the growth truly improves as with any small changes to a tank Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yeah I have actually never thought about that before. Do you really think that it could have been holding back the growth of your other corals? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 i have been thinking that. that was part of the reason i got rid of it. the other factor was that i really wanted a yellow millepora in that spot. Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 i have been thinking that. that was part of the reason i got rid of it. the other factor was that i really wanted a yellow millepora in that spot. lol I dont know what I would put in its place. I could move the toadstool into our 14 gallon biocube but not until i find something to take its place. Maybe another clam!!!! lol jk Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Here's a couple pics of the new sps frags I just got and also some random pics. Let me know what you think. Thanks Pom pom guarding his pellet lol Fts Link to comment
castiel Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Those SPS will look awesome up there once they are off those ugly plugs. Tank looks great! Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Those SPS will look awesome up there once they are off those ugly plugs. Tank looks great! Yes I agree lol. I didn't have time to pull them off the plugs yesterday. I'll do that soon lol. Within about 20 mins they had their polyps out. Hopefully this sps does well in the tank. Link to comment
gritchie4 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Nice SPS. Your tank is starting to fill up nicely. Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 whats the best way to get these sps frags off the plugs? I really dont want to break them... Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 scalpel at the very base where it's attached to the plug with the glue. Link to comment
gritchie4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 So how did popping the sps off the plugs go? Any new updates? Link to comment
jgpico Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 So how did popping the sps off the plugs go? Any new updates? I haven't attempted popping them off the plugs yet. It makes me a little nervous because I don't want to break the frags. Other than that I don't have any updates really. For the most part the tank is auto pilot. I have slacked on my last water change which I know I shouldn't do but everything in the tank looks amazing. The clams are best buds and the sps constantly have great polyp extension. Link to comment
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