coral question

k9gunner · 03/07/2008, 09:33 AM

Is there an online resource for corals, ref lighting, etc.

I just got a frogspawn frag, and it looked good for 2 days, and now looks like it is heading downhill. I have it in moderate light.

I would like to look up different corals, and know where to place them in my tan when i get them.

zdawgnight · 03/07/2008, 11:52 AM

If you are having problems with a frogspawn I would post on the lps forum also I have always found the best information from more experienced hobbyist on this site. What are your tank parameters, and lighting, having moderate light is a very relative thing to say. What other corals are you looking to purchase?

Aquarist007 · 03/07/2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by k9gunner
Is there an online resource for corals, ref lighting, etc.

I just got a frogspawn frag, and it looked good for 2 days, and now looks like it is heading downhill. I have it in moderate light.

I would like to look up different corals, and know where to place them in my tan when i get them.

what are the symptoms you are seeing that it is going downhill

papagimp · 03/07/2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by k9gunner
Is there an online resource for corals, ref lighting, etc.

your posting on the best site for that info right now.

Heres a link to the LPS forums metioned above:

LPS Keepers

k9gunner · 03/07/2008, 08:45 PM

the lighting is 2 250W MH. I have the frogspawn low, and it is kinda shaded by another rock, and I thought I would slowly increase the light.

It looks like it is going downhill because when I brought it home it was very full and puffy. Now it is smaller, looks like it is shriveling up, and just not looking good. It loks like it is wilting? I will get a water test again tomorrow and post.

Thanks

Aquarist007 · 03/07/2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by k9gunner
the lighting is 2 250W MH. I have the frogspawn low, and it is kinda shaded by another rock, and I thought I would slowly increase the light.

It looks like it is going downhill because when I brought it home it was very full and puffy. Now it is smaller, looks like it is shriveling up, and just not looking good. It loks like it is wilting? I will get a water test again tomorrow and post.

Thanks

it likes medium to high light and moderate flow.
this is a good coral to experiment with because it tells you when it is happy but what you are observing
Every three days or so move it up the reef a couple of inches till you get it opening again

k9gunner · 03/07/2008, 09:00 PM

Thanks, that really helps. I assumed it was not getting enough light, but I did not want to shock it.

kau_cinta_ku · 03/07/2008, 09:05 PM

i noticed mine don't like to really fully expand unless it is in high light but low flow.

k9gunner · 03/07/2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by papagimp
your posting on the best site for that info right now.

Heres a link to the LPS forums metioned above:

LPS Keepers

Wha I ment by an online resource is a website where I can look up different corals, see what they look like, see what they need for light, flow, etc. I have seen good books with this, but they are about $65. I thought maybe there was a similiar website?

kau_cinta_ku · 03/07/2008, 11:24 PM

something like this?

http://www.asira.org/caresheets

03/07/2008, 09:33 AM	#1
k9gunner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 325	coral question Is there an online resource for corals, ref lighting, etc. I just got a frogspawn frag, and it looked good for 2 days, and now looks like it is heading downhill. I have it in moderate light. I would like to look up different corals, and know where to place them in my tan when i get them.

03/07/2008, 11:52 AM	#2
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	If you are having problems with a frogspawn I would post on the lps forum also I have always found the best information from more experienced hobbyist on this site. What are your tank parameters, and lighting, having moderate light is a very relative thing to say. What other corals are you looking to purchase? __________________ "Hurting people is not a good thing! Well, sometimes it is...But not when its a bunch of people looking for something to eat!" Current Tank Info: 24 gal sps aquapod w/ 150mh and solana anemone tank w/ 150

03/07/2008, 08:45 PM	#5
k9gunner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 325	the lighting is 2 250W MH. I have the frogspawn low, and it is kinda shaded by another rock, and I thought I would slowly increase the light. It looks like it is going downhill because when I brought it home it was very full and puffy. Now it is smaller, looks like it is shriveling up, and just not looking good. It loks like it is wilting? I will get a water test again tomorrow and post. Thanks

03/07/2008, 09:00 PM	#7
k9gunner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 325	Thanks, that really helps. I assumed it was not getting enough light, but I did not want to shock it.

03/07/2008, 09:05 PM	#8
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	i noticed mine don't like to really fully expand unless it is in high light but low flow.

03/07/2008, 11:24 PM	#10
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	something like this? http://www.asira.org/caresheets