lets tanlk Aussie elegances...

[Devaji]

as an LPS guy I have been thinking about this coral for a while now. I would love to start a conversation about:

general long term survive ability of this coral.
what to look out for when buying ( unfortunately I can only buy online )
tips and tricks to keep them happy and healthy.
placement and feeding


I love the idea of this coral but don't want to risk it if the odds are not good.

 

[Devaji]

here is a pretty good video about them:
thoughts?

 

[CMO]

While I've only had one elegance (so not an expert with them), here is my experience so far. I got my elegance pretty early on (about 4 months from initial cycle) and have had it about 5 month or so now. I'd say it's actually been one of the more hardy corals I have in the tank. It's definitely grown in that time and always has it's tentacles fully expanded (except at night). I wouldn't hesitate to get another one.

I have mine under about 200 par with moderate flow and the following parameters:
Salinity: 1.026
PO4: .04 ppm
NO3: 1-2 ppm
Alk: 7.8
Calc: 450
MG: 1400

 

[Devaji]

wow @CMO beautiful tank and nice elegance! I was looking at one but it sold out. thanks out gives me more time to research and feel into it. I stayed away from these beauties because of the mysterious syndrome often with them.

I think more and more ppl are having success with them?

 

[Devaji]

here is another video I found hopeful:

 

[Devaji]

sorry about the typo in the title.

 

[uhgster1]

I feed mine every other day and it just keeps growing. It now has three mouths. I have yet to do anything to upset it. It’s been transferred from tanks, moved from sand to rock to pvc base and just keeps on going. It is my showpiece and it sits slightly out of the direct beams of light from two AI Prime HDs. I started it out in a 10 gallon Nuvo and now it’s sitting in a 28 gallon JBJ. I feed it a mixture of mysis shrimp in a paste of reef chile. It was about the size of a quarter when I bought it and now it’s a little larger than a baseball. When I cut the powerheads off it’s the size of my open hand so around 7 1/2 inches. It’s been with me 8 months so far.

 

[shred5]

When I sold mine it was the size of a football. It was tiny when I got it.

 

[Devaji]

wow nice guys! looks like it you get in a good one it will do good then?

know i worry it might grow to much...haha they pack a pretty good sting correct?

 

[Devaji]

@shred5 off topic but what is that gorg. on the right?

 

[Jr'sReef]

While I've only had one elegance (so not an expert with them), here is my experience so far. I got my elegance pretty early on (about 4 months from initial cycle) and have had it about 5 month or so now. I'd say it's actually been one of the more hardy corals I have in the tank. It's definitely grown in that time and always has it's tentacles fully expanded (except at night). I wouldn't hesitate to get another one.

I have mine under about 200 par with moderate flow and the following parameters:
Salinity: 1.026
PO4: .04 ppm
NO3: 1-2 ppm
Alk: 7.8
Calc: 450
MG: 1400

Is that a toadstool a leather or some kind of gorg in the center back? Thing is beautiful

 

[CMO]

Is that a toadstool a leather or some kind of gorg in the center back? Thing is beautiful

That's an aussie crown leather

 

[shred5]

@shred5 off topic but what is that gorg. on the right?

Its a Muricea elongata common name rust or spiny gorgonia.

I bought it from KPaqautics like 15 years ago.

here is a picture close to when I got it. It is the one directly in the back.

 

[Devaji]

Its a Muricea elongata common name rust or spiny gorgonia.

I bought it from KPaqautics like 15 years ago.

here is a picture close to when I got it. It is the one directly in the back.

wow yours is so much bushier than mine. love it! I love gorgs and KP I had a bad outbreak of read slime and lost all but my rusty gorg.
soon I will replace all the gorgs I lost.

sorry for the side track guys....now back to aussie elegances

 

[CMO]

they pack a pretty good sting correct?

Well, these palys don't seem to mind and are actually trying to eat on my my elegance's tentacles this morning . But, all kidding aside, they do seem to irritate corals as you can see by all the closed up polyps where the elegance tentacles have touched them.