afiser Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 When i get the money, i was thinking about getting a ricordea. Do i have good enough lighting to house one and how hard are they to keep. P.S. i have 52watts or lighting in a 12g nano cube(10g acuttaly) Link to comment
jjjo Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 i think you do. i have seen them in as low as 2.5 watts per gallon, but placed at the top. ____________________________________________________ Why so many options when it comes to corals? Link to comment
nalbar Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 they are not particularly 'light needy'. about what a zoo can live with. they are an 'easy' coral. in many ways as easy as shrooms, and certainly easier than zoos. i once had a heater fall on my beloved rics and burn the #@&* out of one. the result? it burned it in half and i ended up with two. nalbar Link to comment
uscreef Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I have blastos, acans, zoos, rics, plate coral, and pagoda in my stock 12 gallon cube, you'll be fine. Link to comment
afiser Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Nice i can't wait tell i get one:) P.S. do they have to have perfect parameters and salanity stuff like that ect. (i dont have a problem with this stuff be just asking):):) Link to comment
ebin Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Originally posted by nalbar they are not particularly 'light needy'. about what a zoo can live with. they are an 'easy' coral. in many ways as easy as shrooms, and certainly easier than zoos. i once had a heater fall on my beloved rics and burn the #@&* out of one. the result? it burned it in half and i ended up with two. nalbar Must be nice I can't keep a ric to save my life. but it has to be a curse on me set forth by the coral gods Link to comment
afiser Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 wut tank you got and wut lights Link to comment
nalbar Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 no, they dont need 'perfect' parameters. like clams or shrooms they prefer slightly 'dirty' water. they are more of a 'lagoon' species. as such, they are adapted to areas that dont get as much flow as the open ocean. so they are more used to nutrient rich areas than other corals. nalbar Link to comment
nalbar Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Originally posted by ebin Must be nice I can't keep a ric to save my life. but it has to be a curse on me set forth by the coral gods well ebin, one day you will see my tank in person, and i will show you. nalbar Link to comment
ebin Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Originally posted by nalbar well ebin, one day you will see my tank in person, and i will show you. nalbar At first I was but the learner soon I will become master. Link to comment
spinergy74 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Dude, I have a stock oringinal JBJ 12g with 24 watts. I have two large Orange Rics and a Green Humma. They are all near the bottom of my tank and have much better coloration and growth since I introduced them months ago. They have been doing fine. You should be more than fine. Just keep up with weekly water changes. I do about 2 gal every weekend. Link to comment
afiser Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 any one buy from www.seacrop.com ????????? Link to comment
Fish Freak Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I have. If you look in the vendor feedback there are numerous posts (including mine) regarding purchases from them. I LOVED my order, LOVED the company. Prices and service cannot be beat. I'd highly reccomend them. Link to comment
afiser Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 cool my lfs sells rics for 50$ and on sea crop they are only 18$ or so:) P.S. Do rics colonize like poylps do. Link to comment
BoBoSkater Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 i dont think they do but i dont have one but i have some hariy mushrooms and they are just spitting so i dont know My lfs sales them for 10$ but they are about 1 1/2 inchs come to think of it i am going to get one when i get my pulsing xiena this weekend Link to comment
afiser Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 name any corals that i could keep thanks, afiser Link to comment
qwertyuiop Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 hey, ur getting a coral, good job aaron, i have a ricordia, i put it where there was a bit more current, and it didnt open up to its full size, so i put it in a low current area and its big, open and colorful, so i guess they donr like strong currents Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I bought a rock with 30 yumas for $30. Some are 2" across I plan os selling some when it gets into spring so they can be shipped in a thrumus get in touch with me wieh your comfrotable with thermous trading for them. You could aslo keep some LPS i really like them alot. Link to comment
rgetz Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Afiser - I think you will do fine with a Ricordea. I have a 12G DX. Has been set up since Nov '04. First chamber I have a PolyFilter and the stock black sponge. 2nd chamber I have a bag of ChemiPure and a bag of Purigen. 3rd chamber I have a rio 600 with a heater set at 79 degrees. I have ~9lbs of LR in display area. I do a 1-2Gallon water change per week. I add Calcium supplemnet as needed along with Alk and other Trace Elements. Phosphates: Undetectable Nitrates: Undetectable Calcium: 450 ppm Fish: False Percula Clown Yellow Clown Gobie Corals: Pumping Xenia StarBurst polyp Green Pocillopora Green Motipora Digitata Purple Motipora Digitata Green Colony Polyp 2 mushroom colonies Inverts: Red Anemone (small) Trochus snail Sally Lightfoot crab 3 Red Leg Hermit crabs Plants: Halimeda Shaving Brush Link to comment
afiser Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 you dont have any rock in the back Link to comment
rgetz Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 No rock in the back. There is enough in the main display. Now if there was a way to put a light and have a small Refug with some Macro Algae then I sure would. Link to comment
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