Andy, I'd love your thoughts on the millipora family of SPS. I have had mixed success with them; color maintains, but their polyp extension is nowhere near its normal fuzzy appearance. Do you have any best practice tips in terms of placement and flow for these beautiful corals?
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02-22-2011, 07:45 AMPost #1: pjr
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02-22-2011, 07:44 PMPost #2: schminksbro
In my experience millepora are pretty easy as acros go. Follow the above suggestions regarding slow acclimation to lighting. Preferred lighting is particular to the individual coral. However with slow acclimation they will adjust to very strong light. Then I would say brisk but indirect flow. You want the polyps to "Dance" back and forth. Too much flow or light shock can contribute to poor polyp extension.
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02-22-2011, 08:20 PMPost #3: binford4000
great write up.What is your processes of QTing new frags or colony's,do you dip when you first get them? I personaly give all new coral a revive dip and look very carefully for AEFW,bugs and etc..After seeing your tank(congrats by the way)I am curious how you keep un wanted parasites fron infecting your system.I have had this discussion with other's and have heard from never to six weeks.
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02-22-2011, 08:27 PMPost #4: creefer
Good question binford.....I have been wondering the same thing. I do the same as you in terms of the dip, but then it's right into the tank for me. I don't yet have a frag tank set up to qt corals.
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02-22-2011, 09:37 PMPost #5: MizTanks
Andy, you mentioned the, white and brown when it comes to bleaching. The lfs has a very full looking birdsnest. I've never seen one with so many polyps. But it is totally brown. Do you have an idea as to why it is brown? I'm asking cause I'd love to get it when my tank is ready. Nobody wants it because it is brown :( It is high up in the tank under 2x250 mh.
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02-22-2011, 10:25 PMPost #6: schminksbro
I dip EVERYTHING before it goes into my frag tank. It will usually sit there for a while before going into the display. Usually weeks. If flatworms are found it doesn't go in my tank ever. I started another thread on dipping here http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/sp...g-acros-12626/
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02-22-2011, 10:30 PMPost #7: schminksbro
SPS commonly brown. It is typically due to stress causing an over abundance of zooxanthellae. If the coral has polyp extension it will likely color up once it is placed in conditions that make it happy. Sometimes real gems can be found this way. I have a yellow a. hyacinthus with red polyps and blue tips that was acquired as a brown out.:)
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