2 new acros!

[pomme]

2 new acros!

Here is the first one, which has lovely blue purple tips and blue main part:

and the secong one, which has lovely blue tips and a white main part, but looks brownish in the pics:

 

[SquishyFish]

Very cool! So when are you sending me my frag off of them?

 

[pomme]

will do when settled in , but a small pond in the way

 

[SquishyFish]

Just get a scuba suit and a really big tank...It would be an interesting swim! We could just call you Marlin (Nemo's dad).

 

[pomme]

got the kit just need to do a bit of exercise so that ill be able to make it

 

[pomme]

its the first acro with just the actinics on 8)

 

[WarOrks15]

are they soft or hard coral? and what kind of lighing do they need. wondering if i could get one with my PC lights i saw one atr the lfs to day for $59 and it was really big but i did not know any thing about them.

 

[pomme]

they are a hard coral of the sps type in the froup acropora, they need great water quality, eg low nitrates, calcium 440, dkh 9 to 12, mg 1250, phosphate 0. and lots of light.

sorry i have o idea what pc lights are, as im across the pond , your probably best asking in a new thread.

andrew

 

[steve-s]

wondering if i could get one with my PC lights i saw one atr the lfs to day for $59 and it was really big but i did not know any thing about them.

I would not suggest acropora's with PC lights. They may survive well enough but the intensity will not be enough to keep their beautiful colors. There are however several species of SPS that will do fine under PC lighting given enough intensity. Montipora, pavona, porites, hydnophora and anacropora to name a few. They also do not need to placed at the highest point in the tank to do well in these conditions.

Cheers
Steve