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03-24-2004, 09:59 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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 |  growing corals
hi, I have a 55 gal. aquarium with 260 watt PC fixture. Half actinic and half 10000K. I have 50 lbs. of LS and 25 of LR. I have about a fluval canister filter, a power filter, and a skimmer. Is this enough for polyps or hammer or xeina or brain corals. How much flow do these corals need. Does the filters and skimmer flows count in the water flow of my tank. | 
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03-24-2004, 10:15 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 34
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| Re: growing corals
Lighting is good for xenia and polyps. I am not 100% sure on the hammer and brain but i think you would be alright,
Might want to look at adding some more Live Rock, i would recommend at least 50 Lbs total. Also in a tank that long i would add a few power heads.
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03-25-2004, 11:41 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: growing corals
I have to aqua head powerheads each about 250 gph. where would be the best place to put them. It is like 4.7 watt/gal. | |
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03-25-2004, 09:45 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: growing corals
Ive got the same PC lighting you have, and Jason is dead on ive got shrooms,leather on the sand green stars mid way up frogspawn,brain,hammer high up and everyones happy _________ 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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03-26-2004, 09:49 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: growing corals
ok thanks. What kind of brain and hammer do u have. | |
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04-10-2004, 09:49 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: growing corals
what and how often should I feed my yellow polyps. Do they need to be high up in my tank and do they need a lot of water movement. Do they need high light. I have some already just checkin. | |
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04-10-2004, 11:27 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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| Re: growing corals
My experience is that you don't have to feed these guys (yellow polyps) Anything (special) - they grow like mad in just about any kind of light from high to low - spread like crazy. 
Very easy to cut off rock and move to other places in tank also.
They do like "some" water movement.
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04-11-2004, 06:28 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: growing corals
i have 4 red leg hermit crabs and they have been crawling around my yellow polyps could they do any damage to them and can they eat them. I read that there not supposed to. do u feed brine shrimp to yellow polyps. Do u have to do something to them for them to spread. | |
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04-11-2004, 06:37 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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are open brain corals and bubble corals easy to keep. | |
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