Go Back   Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community > Saltwater and Reef > Saltwater Reef Aquaria
Click Here to Login

Join Aquarium Advice Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them on AquariumAdvice.com
 
Old 09-25-2003, 02:17 PM   #1
Aquarium Advice Activist
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Jose ,CA
Posts: 137
new coral growth?

Finally something is growing out of my live rock. Aside from the hundreds of little brown worms (peanut?) and minature (1 cm)retracting flower looking things I have not seen anything too exciting growing out of the live rock . This morning I noticed some growth coming from a "dead" coral skeleton. For now they are no more than 1 mm high and growing from scattered areas on this skeletal area. They are neon green in color. Funny, but I get more a kick out of the critters on the live rock than from the fish. Anyway I have had this tank up now for almost 2 months and things look great. Still need to bring my nitrates down( currently about 10ppm) before I introduce any hardy corals. I will try to take a picture of this growth but I dont know if it would come out clear enough for an ID.

__________________
fishlips12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-25-2003, 05:08 PM   #2
AA Team Emeritus
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Raymond, NH
Posts: 916
Is this it?



Caryophyllia smithii - a type of cup coral.
ReefLady is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-25-2003, 05:58 PM   #3
Aquarium Advice Activist
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Jose ,CA
Posts: 137
I hope so.
How big is that?
How many do you have?
Are they clustered together?
What I am seeing is quite small and in several patches. Kind of suprises me because I have moderate lighting
(130w for 55 gal )
__________________
fishlips12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-25-2003, 07:10 PM   #4
AA Team Emeritus
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Raymond, NH
Posts: 916
It's not mine - I pulled that pic from here:

>>Caryophyllia smithii <<

I don't believe they are highly photosynthetic, if at all.
ReefLady is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
coral, growth

Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them on AquariumAdvice.com

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Coral Growth neilanh Saltwater Reef Aquaria 24 06-02-2009 09:34 PM
coral growth?? catmel Saltwater Reef Aquaria 10 04-25-2009 09:03 PM
Coral growth? Alexrd09 Saltwater & Reef - Getting Started 5 10-29-2008 01:08 AM
Coral Growth pinda Saltwater & Reef - Getting Started 6 02-20-2007 12:55 PM
Coral Growth melosu58 Members Saltwater Tanks Showcase 2 11-16-2006 06:17 PM







» Photo Contest Winners







All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:30 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2023, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.