sps's with leather corals?
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Myteemouse
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big tank, alot of water volume will help..
Ive been running a mixed reef for three years. Recently, I made the choice to remove my one leather, ten rics, a few zoas and a medium sized hynophora from my 450G system. Within a week I could tell a huge difference in my SPS. They are sooo much happier now.
Myteemouse
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oh really so the LPS and zoos did it too??
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It all adds up............. Mostly, Id bet it was the leather and the hyndophora.
I removed the hyndophora a week after the rest but both times, believe it or not, I could see visible improvments in SPS polyp extention. The hynophora was a huge difference in just 12 hours on that end of the tank. I was shocked. Ive had most of these corals since day one.
Now I'm not so carbon dependant
Myteemouse
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sweet so the hyndophora's gonna stay in the 29.. Thanks for the heads up brother..
I really gotta get some carbon running LOL
I really gotta get some carbon running LOL
roscoe
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That is why I stick to just LPS and SPS.
Myteemouse
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Well the zoos stay in the big tank but the leathers are going back to the small tank...
LPS and SPS and zoos for me...I'll run carbon...
LPS and SPS and zoos for me...I'll run carbon...
Mushrooms arent as toxic as leathers and GSP, but like all softies will take a toll on your water quality.
This is what most reefers that like SPS end up with. Others end up going with LPS and softies. The three rarely mix well. Its just less headache to make the choice.
Of course, there is alwayts the exception to the rule. I was able to get away with mixing the three for two year in my 120. IN my 210 it just wasnt working.
This is what most reefers that like SPS end up with. Others end up going with LPS and softies. The three rarely mix well. Its just less headache to make the choice.
Of course, there is alwayts the exception to the rule. I was able to get away with mixing the three for two year in my 120. IN my 210 it just wasnt working.
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Myteemouse
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green star polyps.
kevinpo
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Hello,
On average it's best to not mix the Sinularia and Sarcophyton corals (Leathers) with LPS and SPS types coral. Running carbon, regular water changes, running ozone, and tank volume to coral size are variables that make it hard to be specific. I have experienced some LPS unaffected while others inches away would get smaller and smaller after each water change. Upon doing a water change it would expand back to the original size. These are the types of things to look for as you observe the interactions between your animals and take action as needed.
GSP (Green Star Polyps) are considered among the most toxic for chemical production. Mushroom corals and Zoanthids are mostly a threat from physical contact as they have the ability to sting their neighbors more than most SPS can sting back.
Cheers,
Kevin
On average it's best to not mix the Sinularia and Sarcophyton corals (Leathers) with LPS and SPS types coral. Running carbon, regular water changes, running ozone, and tank volume to coral size are variables that make it hard to be specific. I have experienced some LPS unaffected while others inches away would get smaller and smaller after each water change. Upon doing a water change it would expand back to the original size. These are the types of things to look for as you observe the interactions between your animals and take action as needed.
GSP (Green Star Polyps) are considered among the most toxic for chemical production. Mushroom corals and Zoanthids are mostly a threat from physical contact as they have the ability to sting their neighbors more than most SPS can sting back.
Cheers,
Kevin
Thanks kevin!
I have removed the leathers from my tank and have done a 10 gallon water change. I have a couple mushrooms, a small rock of zoos, and a pulsing xenia, along with other lps corals in the tank now, i will be adding a brain coral and some sps soon, so i hope all goes well.
I am on the search for a nano tank to put the rics and xania and maybe some of the lps too.
I have removed the leathers from my tank and have done a 10 gallon water change. I have a couple mushrooms, a small rock of zoos, and a pulsing xenia, along with other lps corals in the tank now, i will be adding a brain coral and some sps soon, so i hope all goes well.
I am on the search for a nano tank to put the rics and xania and maybe some of the lps too.
kevinpo
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Most Xenia are quite benign and can be mixed with both soft and hard corals.
Regards,
Kevin
Regards,
Kevin
I had a huge toadstool leather decide to wage chemical warfare with my sps corals a few years ago. It killed about half of the sps I had at the time. I have since gotten rid of all the soft corals, but unfortunatley a few mushroom polyps and green star polyps made it past us and those are now growing in our sps tank.
We bought another tank so we can move our RBTA and clowns out of our sps tank and the green star polyps are on the same rock that will go with them. The mushrooms will be staying for a while though as they attached to one of our large display pieces.
I have a mix of sps, lps and zoas in another tank too.
We bought another tank so we can move our RBTA and clowns out of our sps tank and the green star polyps are on the same rock that will go with them. The mushrooms will be staying for a while though as they attached to one of our large display pieces.
I have a mix of sps, lps and zoas in another tank too.
