jedimaster Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I am looking for a compilation of success/failure in keeping SPS in particular acro's and montipora's. And if you have succeeded or failed, no shame in failing. If you could also tell me what your running for lighting and how deep you kept them and how far from the surface your lights are. Link to comment
impur Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I have 2 small yellow/green acro frags and just recently fragged my montipora digitata so i have about 7 frags of that. All are growing great, the acros the best. They have encrusted and grown in the 2 months i've had them. I got them from a guy who had them under MH and they looked like crap, bleached and no polyp extension. I put them high up on my rock, about 6" from the light. My light is the 96w powerquad. All is great so far. Link to comment
jedimaster Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 Great thanks for the info, you don't happen to have any pics do yah? what size is your tank? Link to comment
The Unit Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 look at his sig.... i have a 5.5 with a 96wPQ and have monti caps and digitas, and a birdsnest.....only for about a week so i will see how it goes Link to comment
just dave Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I have a 5.5 with 3x32 watt bulbs. So far so good. They are growing and looking fine. Link to comment
impur Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Originally posted by jedimaster Great thanks for the info, you don't happen to have any pics do yah? what size is your tank? Located at the top of the rock Also forgot to add my hydnophora. Link to comment
tippmann03 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 check out my thread http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=37762 its basically exactly what you want Link to comment
danieljames Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 i have several purple skinned digi's, a green monti cap, blue tipped acro (not sure exactly what kind), and an orange monti cap under 300 watts of de 20k ushio's over a 26 bow. They are all within 5- 7" of the surface. I skim with an asm g-2. Great growth and color on all of them. Link to comment
jedimaster Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Real nice thread tippmann03. Have you thought about trying a Branching acropora? I am on the hunt for a frag of one. I have a digitata frag right now, that I put in 2 days ago. At the LFS the pollyps were only partly expanded, but after about 5 minutes they are all fully extended. Sorry I don't have a digital camera atm(mine busted) Link to comment
mineralrock Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 holy crap james.....300 effing Watts? ay yay yay! jedimaster...here is what i've learned from my experience. -You have to kill a few pieces before you can REALLY get the hang of how to keep them. -Captive raised pieces are the way to go and they can do very well under PC's....wild specimens don't fare as well and require halides (pretty much). There's just less room for mistakes with them. -If using PC's for lighting...keep the pieces about 3 or 4 inches from the surface of the water, this will insure that they receive the proper lighting that the zooxanthellae requires. -Indirect or direct feeding of frozen cyclops will aide in their growth....smaller micron size particles are not necessary -yellow clown gobies are a NO-NO -Run activated carbon for better water quality and spectrum....the removal of specific metals from the water will increase the amount of light that the corals receive. -HIGH flow....not pummeling them but around 10-15GPH per gallon. You will find what arrangements work best for you. -If a part of the coral bleaches....frag it! its not worth losing the whole piece even though theres a CHANCE that you won't. -Montipora are the most suited to PC's....i recommend about 6W per gallon and thats my spiel! Link to comment
bobioden Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by danieljames i have several purple skinned digi's, a green monti cap, blue tipped acro (not sure exactly what kind), and an orange monti cap under 300 watts of de 20k ushio's over a 26 bow. They are all within 5- 7" of the surface. I skim with an asm g-2. Great growth and color on all of them. Have any pics? I would love to see 2x150 De over a 26g. Link to comment
danieljames Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 i don't yet bob. I only have the ones i've listed with my old pc's. I just got a new digi though. I'll get some. Here is a shot with the pendants over the display..but i don't have any shots of the inside yet. http://www.reefaquariumguide.com/forums/sh...&threadid=44873 Link to comment
balla816 Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 wow i like your tank Link to comment
danieljames Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 awesome display bob. Very nice Link to comment
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