Hi guys, I posted an update about my tank with full tank shots in this post here:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=819961#819961
My questions pertain to a 3 of the corals I've got.
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#1
First off, can someone please tell me what the heck this thing is called?
I bought this from one of our Local LFS's because I simply loved the shape of the thing. Very odd. Anyhow, the problem is that it will look like that above picture 3 or 4 days in a row, in then for the next 3 or 4 days, it will look like this:
Sometimes it looks even more collapsed than that. I can't figure out what the problem. Like I said, for several days in a row it will look like the first pic, and then for several days in a row it will look like the second. It keeps going back and forth like that. Is placement the issue, lighting?
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#2
My second questions is about this guy on the left. He USED TO look like that, but now he looks more like this:
Basically, it doesn't come out as much and it has developed these redish marks all over. I thought maybe too much light was the issue and I moved it to a lower spot in the tank but that didn't seem to fix the issue. It still opens up every day but not nearly as far out as it used to. Also, can someone please identify this as well?
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#3
Question #3 is about my cauliflower. See how it is half open and half not? I thought corals were supposed to like light. These little guys don't seem to enjoy it at all. During the day, when my lights are out, it usually looks like the above picture, or it is ALL closed. When the lights are off howerver (early morning with ambient light), it is ALL open. I don't have that many shaded areas in my tank so I'm not exactly sure what to do with this.
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#4
This is called a leather right? Whatever it is called, it has gotten huge since I got him. My questions is about his size. The thing seems to be collapsing under its own weight. The piece of rock it is on is not very large and it is sort of leaning forward. I'm not exactly sure what to do here.
Here is another shot:
The branches just sort of fill whatever spot they can. Is this okay? Do I need to find a big open spot, cause if so I might be in trouble as there are not very many of those with the aquascaping in my tank.
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Tank Details are under MYINFO. Water quality is excellent and tested often. Also, I feed with DTs, cyclopeeze and some other greenish stuff that I bought with they cyclopeeze (comes in a pump bottle).
Thanks guys!
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=819961#819961
My questions pertain to a 3 of the corals I've got.
__________________________________________
#1
First off, can someone please tell me what the heck this thing is called?
I bought this from one of our Local LFS's because I simply loved the shape of the thing. Very odd. Anyhow, the problem is that it will look like that above picture 3 or 4 days in a row, in then for the next 3 or 4 days, it will look like this:
Sometimes it looks even more collapsed than that. I can't figure out what the problem. Like I said, for several days in a row it will look like the first pic, and then for several days in a row it will look like the second. It keeps going back and forth like that. Is placement the issue, lighting?
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#2
My second questions is about this guy on the left. He USED TO look like that, but now he looks more like this:
Basically, it doesn't come out as much and it has developed these redish marks all over. I thought maybe too much light was the issue and I moved it to a lower spot in the tank but that didn't seem to fix the issue. It still opens up every day but not nearly as far out as it used to. Also, can someone please identify this as well?
__________________________________________
#3
Question #3 is about my cauliflower. See how it is half open and half not? I thought corals were supposed to like light. These little guys don't seem to enjoy it at all. During the day, when my lights are out, it usually looks like the above picture, or it is ALL closed. When the lights are off howerver (early morning with ambient light), it is ALL open. I don't have that many shaded areas in my tank so I'm not exactly sure what to do with this.
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#4
This is called a leather right? Whatever it is called, it has gotten huge since I got him. My questions is about his size. The thing seems to be collapsing under its own weight. The piece of rock it is on is not very large and it is sort of leaning forward. I'm not exactly sure what to do here.
Here is another shot:
The branches just sort of fill whatever spot they can. Is this okay? Do I need to find a big open spot, cause if so I might be in trouble as there are not very many of those with the aquascaping in my tank.
____________________________________________
Tank Details are under MYINFO. Water quality is excellent and tested often. Also, I feed with DTs, cyclopeeze and some other greenish stuff that I bought with they cyclopeeze (comes in a pump bottle).
Thanks guys!