who has yellow leather

trekel · 02/26/2006, 09:26 PM

is yellow leather an easy coral to take care of

mjkn2 · 02/26/2006, 09:43 PM

i would say it is easy. I have some and have had no problems maintaining it.

ACBlinky · 02/26/2006, 09:51 PM

I'd say it's easy - I've got a frilly yellow frag in my skimmerless, low-flow 5.5g pico reef under 80W PC lighting and it's doing really well.

VinnyTheIcepick · 02/26/2006, 10:08 PM

I have a yellow sarco, finger and toadstool and they do well in my mixed reef. Just keep them in moderate flow because the shed.

Anemonebuff · 02/26/2006, 10:11 PM

Not as easy as the regular ones, but easy enough.

trekel · 02/26/2006, 10:58 PM

thanks for the comments

The_Reef _Man · 02/27/2006, 02:23 AM

Keep it with lots of flow and light and it should do good.

reefshadow · 02/27/2006, 02:31 AM

Yellow leather (sarcophyton elegans) is known to be a bad shipper and hard to initially acclimate, but it seems with most that if it survives the acclimation, it does well. I lost my first to a necrosis that just wouldn't stop, but my second has been a success.

MIKE NY · 02/27/2006, 08:33 AM

I have a Fiji yellow toadstool that is doing alot better with the high light and good flow I give it now.

donfishy76 · 02/27/2006, 10:41 AM

Mike, that pics shows a devil's hand leather, which is known as Lobophytum sp.

MIKE NY · 02/27/2006, 10:53 AM

oops..thanks ..I downloaded the wrong one, but it's a yellow leather..

hdtvguy · 02/27/2006, 10:58 AM

This one is in with many large Angels in a 300g tank. No problem in keeping it.

GregM779 · 02/27/2006, 11:03 AM

I've had mine since it was a baby, had about a 4 inch diameter when I got it. It's now about 15 inches from front to back. They aren't hard to care for just need good flow above them and a lot of light to do well. They are known to ship poorly so the real secret is to start off with a healthy one.

GregM779 · 02/27/2006, 11:07 AM

There's another picture of my leather in last months ReefKeeping magazine
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/index.php

Tpareefer · 02/27/2006, 09:35 PM

My favorite coral...IMO easy to take care of. Like stated already, good flow, enough to see it sway a little and good lighting. I have mine under PC lighting but on top of the LR and as close to the lights as I can get it, since I am using PC.

02/26/2006, 09:26 PM	#1
trekel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: sumner Posts: 52	who has yellow leather is yellow leather an easy coral to take care of

02/26/2006, 09:51 PM	#3
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I'd say it's easy - I've got a frilly yellow frag in my skimmerless, low-flow 5.5g pico reef under 80W PC lighting and it's doing really well. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

02/26/2006, 10:08 PM	#4
VinnyTheIcepick Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 217	I have a yellow sarco, finger and toadstool and they do well in my mixed reef. Just keep them in moderate flow because the shed. __________________ What's our depth? 20,000 sir. Take it to 21,000. Why? Because it is more fantastical. Current Tank Info: 90 gal 2X250 MH Sump/fuge/skimmer

02/27/2006, 02:31 AM	#8
reefshadow Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Washington Posts: 1,786	Yellow leather (sarcophyton elegans) is known to be a bad shipper and hard to initially acclimate, but it seems with most that if it survives the acclimation, it does well. I lost my first to a necrosis that just wouldn't stop, but my second has been a success. __________________ All Your Coral Are Belong To Us Current Tank Info: 30 Deep Blue shallow mixed rimless, MP10, Ecoxotic LED's, SCA 301 skimmer.

02/27/2006, 08:33 AM	#9
MIKE NY Two Decade club Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Franklin Square, N.Y. Posts: 4,381	I have a Fiji yellow toadstool that is doing alot better with the high light and good flow I give it now. __________________ Proud LIRA Member February 2011 Manhattan Reefs TOTM Current Tank Info: 170 gal Reef, 20 gal frag/reef,90 gal fuge, 65 gal sump, 2-250 Radiums on Hamilton M80 HQIs, T5 actincs, Vertex in280 skimmer, MRC-2 Cal Reactor, Reeflo return pump

02/26/2006, 09:43 PM	#2
mjkn2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 148	i would say it is easy. I have some and have had no problems maintaining it.

02/26/2006, 10:11 PM	#5
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	Not as easy as the regular ones, but easy enough.

02/26/2006, 10:58 PM	#6
trekel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: sumner Posts: 52	thanks for the comments

02/27/2006, 02:23 AM	#7
The_Reef _Man Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 45	Keep it with lots of flow and light and it should do good.

02/27/2006, 10:41 AM	#10
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	Mike, that pics shows a devil's hand leather, which is known as Lobophytum sp.

02/27/2006, 10:53 AM	#11
MIKE NY Two Decade club Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Franklin Square, N.Y. Posts: 4,381	oops..thanks ..I downloaded the wrong one, but it's a yellow leather.. __________________ Proud LIRA Member February 2011 Manhattan Reefs TOTM Current Tank Info: 170 gal Reef, 20 gal frag/reef,90 gal fuge, 65 gal sump, 2-250 Radiums on Hamilton M80 HQIs, T5 actincs, Vertex in280 skimmer, MRC-2 Cal Reactor, Reeflo return pump

02/27/2006, 10:58 AM	#12
hdtvguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Winnipeg,Canada Posts: 1,287	This one is in with many large Angels in a 300g tank. No problem in keeping it.

02/27/2006, 11:03 AM	#13
GregM779 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,961	I've had mine since it was a baby, had about a 4 inch diameter when I got it. It's now about 15 inches from front to back. They aren't hard to care for just need good flow above them and a lot of light to do well. They are known to ship poorly so the real secret is to start off with a healthy one. __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: 125G Reef; SPS, LPS, and Softies; 3x150w 10k HQI MHs, 4x96w PC Actinics, 14 Moonlights; 25w UV Sterilizer; Euroreef Skimmer; Schuran JetStream 1 Calcium Reactor; Sealife Systems Sump; 10g Refugium

02/27/2006, 11:07 AM	#14
GregM779 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,961	There's another picture of my leather in last months ReefKeeping magazine http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/index.php __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: 125G Reef; SPS, LPS, and Softies; 3x150w 10k HQI MHs, 4x96w PC Actinics, 14 Moonlights; 25w UV Sterilizer; Euroreef Skimmer; Schuran JetStream 1 Calcium Reactor; Sealife Systems Sump; 10g Refugium

02/27/2006, 09:35 PM	#15
Tpareefer Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lake Worth, Fl Posts: 200	My favorite coral...IMO easy to take care of. Like stated already, good flow, enough to see it sway a little and good lighting. I have mine under PC lighting but on top of the LR and as close to the lights as I can get it, since I am using PC.