Coral Database on R2R??

[FaviaFreak]

We were discussing possible new ways on improving the site and one of the things mentioned was a coral database, where corals are listed by species and common names such as "Mummy Eye" or "Oregon Tort" etc. where members could go to look up their coral of choice and find listed along with a picture of the coral, information on the care requirements for that particular coral. The information would contain lighting and placement suggestions,flow requirements,information regarding feeding and what to feed the coral, what the advantages of feeding the coral would provide, weather it be better coloration or increased growth and any other information regarding that particular coral.


what they need from you guys/girls is pictures of your corals and any information regarding the husbandry of that corals, tips etc. They are hoping to obtain enough corals to start a database, so add those pics here along with the requirements for keeping that piece colored up and growing.

also, any suggestions would be greatly welcomed toward making the database happen...Thanks

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Ok so lets get this rocking! So what do we need to do? LOL!

Should we just start posting the info so we can create it when we get enough?

 

[oceanparadise1]

i think we should start posting info and keep the talking out of this thread so we can just have pics and info, feel free to delete this after you read it rev

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Sounds good Phil...

Here is a template we could go by so if you could fill this out it would be great!!

Submitted by: revhtree
Scientific Name: Blastomussa Merleti
Family: Blastomussa
Behavior: Passive
Hosts Zooxanthellae: yes
Color variatons: Brown, green, red, orange, purple

Needs:
Water current: medium
Iodine supplement: no
Calcium Supplement: no
Trace Elements Supplement: no
Needs meaty foods: no
Needs Phytoplankton: no
Needs Microplankton: no
Lighting: Medium intensity
Care level: Moderate Care needed

Likes, but doesn't need:
Likes meaty foods: no
Likes Phytoplankton: yes
Likes Microplankton: yes

Description: Blasto comes in a few different colors with a lighter colored center. It is an easy coral to keep as it doesn't require alot of fuss. Moderate flow and lighting is it's only requirements. It will gain much of it's nutrition from nutrients in the water as well as the lights but it's diet can be supplemented with foods such as phyto, cyclop-eeze, DT's and marine snow or anything designed for filter feeding animals. A slow drip acclimation over a few hours is suggested for this animal.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Does the template look fine? Anything we need to add or take away?

 

[oceanparadise1]

i think its great man perfect now erase everything but favias message and ur templete to keep it cleaned up IMO

 

[FaviaFreak]

Baby's Breath Favia aka Real Deal Baby's Breath
Submitted by: Faviafreak
Scientific Name: Favia Speciosa
Family: Faviidae
Behavior: Passive
Hosts Zooxanthellae: yes

Water current: Medium/Low
Iodine supplement: Helpful during fragging and tissue damage
Calcium Supplement: yes
Trace Elements Supplement: yes (usually regular water changes will suffice)
Feeding: will accept a variety of meaty foods
Growth: Moderate
Placement: Lower portion of your tank
Lighting: Medium/Low intensity under Metal Halide Lamps
Care level: Moderate Care needed

Description: One of the most impressive corals available in the hobby today, coloration is what makes this coral so highly sought after, and is definitely one of a kind. Weekly feedings of mysis shrimp or meaty foods are readily accepted and will aid in encouraging growth. Colonies in the wild are massive. Corallites are circular and closley compacted in shallow water, more widely spaced in deeper water. Septa are fine, numerous and regular. Paliform lobes are usually poorly developed. It's habitat in the wild consist of all reef enviroments, in captivity moderate/ low lighting under Metal Halides seem to produce the best coloration.

 

[FaviaFreak]

sorry didn't see your template rev will revamp

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

No problem does it look good to you?

 

[reef-lover]

Rev, you mean like this?
Submitted by: reef-lover
Name: MANGO MADNESS
Family: acropora
Behavior: Passive
Hosts Zooxanthellae: yes
Color variatons: yellow with purple polyps

Needs:
Water current: medium
Iodine supplement: yes
Calcium Supplement: yes
Trace Elements Supplement: yes
Needs Phytoplankton: no
Needs Microplankton: no
Lighting: High to Medium
Care level: Care needed

Likes, but doesn't need:
Likes meaty foods: no
Likes Phytoplankton: yes
Likes Microplankton: yes

Description: It is a hard to keep coral. Moderate flow and high-medium lighting is it's only requirements. It will gain much of it's nutrition from nutrients in the water as well as the lights but it's diet can be supplemented with foods such as phyto, cyclop-eeze, DT's and marine snow or anything designed for filter feeding animals. A slow drip acclimation over a few hours is suggested for this animal.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Very good reef lover!

 

[oceanparadise1]

reef lover that perfect man!

 

[cee]

No entry for growth form? Massive, submassive, prostate, encrusting, etc. IMO a database is incomplete w/o this information.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Cee how would you list that man? Write it into the template!

 

[cee]

Where's the template? Being primarily an SPS guy, a coral's colony and corallite growth forms are more important identifying characteristics than color or other descriptors. However, since this is primarily a hobbyist forum, it probably is not of too much interest to the majority of your community.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

The template is on like my second post I think. Anyway take a look at it and see if it looks good and add your ideas. I want to do the best we can.

 

[paintballer768]

No entry for growth form? Massive, submassive, prostate, encrusting, etc. IMO a database is incomplete w/o this information.

Sorry if I sound kinda noobish here, but could you please clarify what each actually mean? Ive never heard some of these words being used before.

 

[TritonsGarden]

The growth rate is also important to me. I like to know if a coral grows slow or fast.

Jack

 

[bamachamp92]

i agree with cee about growth forms, even if the majority arent doing sps exclusively, so many people like me say im never going to do sps when they start, then end up having predominantly sps tanks. so it will be good info for people starting into sps that dont know much. what about the scientific name for sps a lot of stuff no one knows for sure what it is.

 

[oceaninabox]

Are we basically replicating CoralPedia.com except on a R2R format?