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November 4th, 2007, 03:49 AM
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Someone help me ID this new SPS
Bought it today and I think it is an Acro, but I am not fully aware of all the possibilitities. It was $30 - good deal or did I get robbed?
-Doc  Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn 
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November 4th, 2007, 03:57 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
Good deal. That would have cost at least $80 in AZ.
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November 4th, 2007, 04:07 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
not a bad deal for that size. did they say what color it was supposed to be?
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November 4th, 2007, 04:26 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
Great deal actually.Non frag size runs $50-60 here.
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 Live long and prosper Dominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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November 4th, 2007, 05:09 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
If your looking for the scientific name for that acropora,I'm no good at that.There's just to many kinds,it does look like a bottlebrush or tort....Acropora tortusa perhaps.
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Live long and prosperDominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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November 4th, 2007, 05:24 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
yeah, that is the thing. I have no idea how to care for the damn thing if I don't know what to look up. I am willing to admit I have NO experience keeping SPS corals, other than they need intense lighting, moderate to strong flow and glow slow as snail
 . The LFS said the color is as good my guess as theirs, looks kinda yellow-ish or maybe lime green (I hope not, I have too much green in my tank already). it seems as if color on SPS corals tend to fade when they are in the LFS for too long. This one was starting to fade a bit. Any idea why? -Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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November 4th, 2007, 05:35 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
Not the correct lighting and too many soft corals tend to slowdown and even possibly brown them out.An occasional dose of phyto is beneficial too.
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Live long and prosperDominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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November 4th, 2007, 05:44 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
hmmm, why do soft corals make them brown out? do they compete for calcium or something? how many is too many? I don't want that to happen in my tank? is it all softies or just leathers? damn reef, now you got me all freaked out. so much for sleep tonight
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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November 4th, 2007, 05:52 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
This is what I heard and read.....
Soft corals(and yes mainly leathers) releases chemicals which either slowdown or keep sps from growing.Carbon and Chemipure will take care of the chemicals but I've also heard running carbon to often or full time isn't good for sps too.I'm not sure why though.I'm going to have to dig out the old issues of FAMA to find out why.I do believe the problem with mix reefs is less of an issue on bigger systems such as yours and mine.
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Live long and prosperDominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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November 4th, 2007, 06:03 AM
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Re: Someone help me ID this new SPS
sweetheart, if you recall, your tank and mine are separated by about 120 gallons. is a mixed reef of 90 gallons still OK for SPS and leathers?
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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