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04-15-2004, 10:17 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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 |  1st peice of coral
going to get my first piece of coral today. This guy has a lot of coral, so i was wondering if anyone had any suggestion on what to get. _________  &&[glow=red,2,300]Another great sig by Nautilus&&[/glow] 75gal Oceanic Reef Ready, 4x96 Power Compact, 20gal Sump, Protein Skimmer, 5 stage RO/DI Typhoon, 100lbs Live Sand, 100lbs Live Rock, 50 Assorted Snails, 70 Assorted Hermit Crabs, Sandsifter Star, 2 cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, coral banded shrimp, orange linkia star, emerald crab, sea slug, 2 Clarks Clownfish, BTA, Lawnmower Blenny, Kole Tang, Spotted Watchman Goby, 6-line Wrasse, Engineer Goby, Soft and LPS corals | 
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04-15-2004, 10:43 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
thats what i was thinking thanks Matt | |
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04-15-2004, 11:29 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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     | Re: 1st peice of coral
No problem.
The reason I said shrooms is because they have low light requirements and are hard to kill.  They also reproduce easily which is pretty cool. | |
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04-15-2004, 11:44 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
I agree! There are a multitude of types and colors, have fun choosing! _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
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04-15-2004, 01:52 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
you could also get some polyps. | |
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04-15-2004, 09:05 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
Green stars polyps have done very nicely for me _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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04-16-2004, 02:28 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
thanks everyone i got red shrooms last night they haven't opened yet though. how long does it usually take?? | |
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04-16-2004, 03:30 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: 1st peice of coral
WHEN I WAS AT THE PLACE I SAW A PLATE CORAL THAT I REALLY LIKE IS THIS A GOOD CORAL. I ALSO READ THAT IT IS BEST PLACED ON THE SAND IS THAT TRUE. | |
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04-16-2004, 03:43 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: 1st peice of coral
Give the mushrooms a day or two, don'y panic.
A plate coral is not a good starter and MH lighting would be needed in my opinion. | |
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