Frogspawn

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 01:05 PM

Are Frogspawn corals easy to keep? I am new, tank is about 3.5 months old and running. Is this a good coral for me ?

jn062181 · 05/06/2015, 01:09 PM

Yup, pretty easy. Medium light, medium indirect flow, and make sure you don't have anything in your tank that will nip at the flesh (angelfish, etc.).

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 01:16 PM

sounds good.
what do you mean by medium light?

I have a kissel LED 150W.

jn062181 · 05/06/2015, 01:18 PM

That light is fine. You don't need to have it all the way at the top like you would need for SPS. I have mine mounted to a rock about 3-4" off the sand bed, but I have a shallow tank so that would be considered medium light in my tank.

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 01:26 PM

ok cool deal!

CafeReef · 05/06/2015, 01:53 PM

Same, I have a 21gallon all in one, my frogspawn is about 1/3 of the way up the tank in the middle, so about 4 inches off the sand bed and 12" from the surface. it has moderate flow, just somewhat sways in the water, it's not violently moving around. my LED's hit about 55% during the day for about 3 hours. nice vibrant green with purple tips at night. very happy FS.

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 02:01 PM

cool cool!

my LED does not allow me to adjust lighting. I turn it on and it stays on for 8hrs a day sometimes a little longer...would that be ok?

Ryan2013 · 05/06/2015, 02:04 PM

Hey Bearkat, you wouldn't happen to go to binghamton university would you? Just curious since that's what our mascot is.

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 02:23 PM

nope. lol
I went to Sam Houston State in Texas. Bearkat was our mascot too

Ryan2013 · 05/06/2015, 02:33 PM

Ah nice. But yeah frogspawn and all the other euphyllia are among the easiest corals to keep in my experience. As long as you don't shock it with too much light initially you can pretty much move it to wherever you want.

Bearkat1234 · 05/06/2015, 03:50 PM

ok cool

Mcgeezer · 05/06/2015, 06:34 PM

Just understand Euphyllia corals are very aggressive and they can easily kill any nearby coral.

05/06/2015, 01:05 PM	#1
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	Frogspawn Are Frogspawn corals easy to keep? I am new, tank is about 3.5 months old and running. Is this a good coral for me ?

05/06/2015, 01:09 PM	#2
jn062181 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 21	Yup, pretty easy. Medium light, medium indirect flow, and make sure you don't have anything in your tank that will nip at the flesh (angelfish, etc.). __________________ Deep Blue 30G Shallow RR \| Custom King Sump \| Ecotech Radion XR15w Pro \| Maxspect Gyre XF-130

05/06/2015, 01:18 PM	#4
jn062181 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 21	That light is fine. You don't need to have it all the way at the top like you would need for SPS. I have mine mounted to a rock about 3-4" off the sand bed, but I have a shallow tank so that would be considered medium light in my tank. __________________ Deep Blue 30G Shallow RR \| Custom King Sump \| Ecotech Radion XR15w Pro \| Maxspect Gyre XF-130

05/06/2015, 01:53 PM	#6
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	Same, I have a 21gallon all in one, my frogspawn is about 1/3 of the way up the tank in the middle, so about 4 inches off the sand bed and 12" from the surface. it has moderate flow, just somewhat sways in the water, it's not violently moving around. my LED's hit about 55% during the day for about 3 hours. nice vibrant green with purple tips at night. very happy FS. __________________ 50 Gallon cube

05/06/2015, 01:16 PM	#3
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	sounds good. what do you mean by medium light? I have a kissel LED 150W.

05/06/2015, 01:26 PM	#5
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	ok cool deal!

05/06/2015, 02:01 PM	#7
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	cool cool! my LED does not allow me to adjust lighting. I turn it on and it stays on for 8hrs a day sometimes a little longer...would that be ok?

05/06/2015, 02:04 PM	#8
Ryan2013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 202	Hey Bearkat, you wouldn't happen to go to binghamton university would you? Just curious since that's what our mascot is.

05/06/2015, 02:23 PM	#9
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	nope. lol I went to Sam Houston State in Texas. Bearkat was our mascot too

05/06/2015, 02:33 PM	#10
Ryan2013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 202	Ah nice. But yeah frogspawn and all the other euphyllia are among the easiest corals to keep in my experience. As long as you don't shock it with too much light initially you can pretty much move it to wherever you want.

05/06/2015, 03:50 PM	#11
Bearkat1234 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 306	ok cool

05/06/2015, 06:34 PM	#12
Mcgeezer Reef gardener Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: DeLand, Florida Posts: 1,205	Just understand Euphyllia corals are very aggressive and they can easily kill any nearby coral.