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08/15/2012, 02:55 PM
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Mystery Coral!
I got my shipment in from saltwaterfish.com today... everything looks really happy and healthy. I purchased a "Mystery Coral" from them... I guess it was just some left over frags or something from the bottom of the tank. Anyway, being new to all this, I'm still not sure what the coral is! Anyone got any thoughts on an I.D.? There are 4 corals, one lime green, two green that appear to be the same variety, and then a strange blueish green one.
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08/15/2012, 03:13 PM
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A picture might help.....
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08/15/2012, 03:27 PM
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Quote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidguitars/7790786462 
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08/15/2012, 03:42 PM
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looks like a green mushroom to me: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...99&pcatid=2399 Could also be a Ricordea of some sorts as they come in many colors: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...24&pcatid=2724
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08/15/2012, 03:43 PM
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Look like mushrooms to me
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08/15/2012, 03:44 PM
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rhodactis mushrooms.
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08/15/2012, 03:50 PM
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Cool, thanks for the response!
I have another quick question too. I'm kind of in a redneck-intermediate stage with my lighting. I have an awesome 3 bulb MH fixture with 4 48" T5s and some LEDs (I traded a pair of beats headphones that I bought for $150 for that... can you believe that deal?) but the fixture is at my sister-in-law's house and I won't have it until next sunday. For the moment, I'm working with a 24" T5 and actinic light as well as a PAR30 LED bulb and a blue LED strip. It puts off a decent amount of light, obviously not enough for a permanent solution if I want any kind of decent growth, but enough to hold me over I think. Anyway, the LED allows me to spotlight an area of about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Right now I have it over a xenia colony with a little bit of it hitting a candy cane frag. I figured that would be the best placement, because other than that all I have is a leather and that mushroom. Any thoughts or suggestions with where I should place the LEDs? |
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08/15/2012, 04:09 PM
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Oh, and one more question... How long does it take pulsing Xenia to start pulsing? I looked all deflated when I put it in the tank, about 4 hours ago... it's looking better, but still not 100%. When can I expect it to be "comfortable"?
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08/15/2012, 09:22 PM
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Bump?
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08/16/2012, 08:11 AM
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Just give it a couple of days or so. Sometimes, they'll open up within 5 minutes, sometimes it takes a week. They should open up and pulse if your params are in check. I wouldn't be surprised if they were open and pumping as I type =).
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