Coral88's 75 SPS Tank

Reef Goddess · Sep 24, 2008

Cool, looks like it has lots of potential. I actually liked your rock work better before, now it looks too one sided. Maybe move one of the rocks to the right side to it give more balance.

A kalkwasser stirrer is a good investment that will make your corals and your coralline algae grow a lot faster. We have crazy coralline growth in our tanks since we hooked our up a few months ago.

coral88 · Sep 24, 2008

I’m not sure if I like the rock work yet. I might do some rearranging but I don’t want it to look even or symmetrical. I’m going to leave it the way it is until this weekend and if I don’t like it by then I’ll do some rearranging.

I keep going back and forth about adding kalk. I have a doser with two pumps. One will be for alk but I don’t know if I want to dose kalk or calcium with the second one.

coral88 · Sep 30, 2008

Just got this. It’s a little banged up from shipping but the polyps are out. It should look great in a few days.

Montipora setosa

coral88 · Sep 30, 2008

This one is hard to get a pic of that shows the real color. Green with blue/purple tips and green polyps. It still looks cool in the pics though.

Preston · Sep 30, 2008

James, you gotta hook me up with that Montipora setosa when you have a frag of it.

coral88 · Sep 30, 2008

Preston said:
James, you gotta hook me up with that Montipora setosa when you have a frag of it.

You got it.
If it grows as well as other montis do for me I should be able to get you a frag in about 6-8 weeks. And by then I may have a few others you want. I'm hopping to have a red planet table acro in a couple weeks

Poseidon · Sep 30, 2008

Looking good! You have some nice pieces in there for sure.

Hey, I have the red planet, do you want to trade pieces for the Setosa? When they are both ready of course, mine is still small, on an ORA plug, but may be ready for a small frag in a couple months.

coral88 · Sep 30, 2008

Poseidon said:
Looking good! You have some nice pieces in there for sure.

Hey, I have the red planet, do you want to trade pieces for the Setosa? When they are both ready of course, mine is still small, on an ORA plug, but may be ready for a small frag in a couple months.

I would be happy to make you next on the list for a frag. I will be interested in a trade for the red planet if I donâ€™t get the frag Iâ€™m hoping to get from a lfs when they make their order with ora in about two weeks. If they get it itâ€™s mine along with a few other ora corals and a clam

JGoslee · Sep 30, 2008

coral88 said:

I like this acro alot!

coral88 · Oct 1, 2008

That is a tricky acro to get a good pic of. That is a actinic pic so it is a little bluer than it really is.

It’s the same one in this pic but it really looks like something in the middle. In this pic the parts that are purple look blue under my lights but looks purple with a flash or with no actinic light. The part that looks brown looks very green unless I take a pic with no actinic light. I like it. It’s like a chameleon.

coral88 · Oct 2, 2008

coral88 said:
Just got this. Itâ€™s a little banged up from shipping but the polyps are out. It should look great in a few days.

Montipora setosa

New pic of my satosa itâ€™s looking better

coral88 · Oct 2, 2008

I have a red planet on order with a lfs when they make their ORA order in a week or so. But was at a lfs today that normally doesn’t carry sps. They had ordered some sps from ORA a few weeks ago and thy weren’t looking so good any more. So I offered to take them at a reduced price. I got the red plant for a really good price if it lives. It’s looking more than a little rough right now but did have a little polyp extension at the store so I think it has a chance. It will be interesting to see what my other one looks like next to this one when it comes in. I’m thinking if they both make it I will put one higher in the tank and one lower to see if they grow any different. This one is near the bottom on a magnetic frag rack. So if it is doing ok I can move the rack up a little at a time so I don’t shock it.
Red planet

coral88 · Oct 2, 2008

I don’t know what this one is. I paid $50 for it and I think that’s a good deal for most ORA sps but would feel better if someone would tell me what it is and what they normally go for. It has lost some color but looks healther than the red planet.

dan10342 · Oct 2, 2008

on liveaquaria most ORA acros go for between 50$ and 90$. the red planet goes for 90. i think the other one is the hawkins echinata. also 90 i think

coral88 · Oct 2, 2008

Took a look at liveaquaria and I think your right it is a Hawkin’s Blue Echinata. So I got a ok deal they are $80 and I didn't have to pay shipping. I'm happy and can't wait to have them color up.