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04-19-2004, 06:33 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
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|  Pagoda cup coral
O.K. check this out!
Long ago when I bought my B.T.A. it came home on a dead pagoda cup coral skeleton. The skeleton had little patches of living coral on it here and there and they said that it was on it's way out. When I got it home the B.T.A. moved off it the first night and since I don't have alot in my tank I could afford this "dead coral" a sweet spot in the tank it has been like 1 1/2
years since it has been in there and it has grown. One of the mods actually classified it for me. I guess I always had some hope of it becoming whole again but I knew that was a long shot and many years away! But...
Now I see the pieces around the edges of the skeleton are turing into little pagodas all themselves instead of growing onto the old skeleton they are forming new ones and growing off the skeleton! This is cool but what will happen to the little pieces that are in the middle of the cup and are still alive on the old skeleton? Has anyone ever seen this before? _________ 55 Gal. REEF 4"D.S.B. 60-65 lbs. live rock, 330 bio wheel, aqua clear 500 and 304 fluval canister with S.C.W.D. & Natrural Wave maker with maxi-jet P.H.'s. Remora Pro w/Mag 3. CRITTERS Spotted Long Tentacle Anemone CORALS: Frogspawn, Pagoda Cup, Shrooms, FISH  urple Pseudochromis,and 2 perculas  | 
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04-19-2004, 06:49 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
GOT PICS _________  &&[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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04-19-2004, 07:01 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
There are pics of this coral all over this site but here are a few to show you what I mean
Here is this piece soon after I got it home like the second day | |
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04-19-2004, 07:09 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
Posts: 455
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
Pretty dead huh!
here it is today not alot bigger but some deffenately more healthy | |
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04-19-2004, 07:11 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
NICE FREEBIE | |
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04-19-2004, 07:13 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
this is the last one I just took it maybe later I'll get a better one
this is the biggest piece on the left looking up under it all that is coming up off the old skeleton is new | |
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04-19-2004, 07:15 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
Way cool! I moved this thread to the Coral from the Invert forum. _________ 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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04-19-2004, 07:17 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
so what will happen to the little pieces in the middle? I have heard I should use a toothbrush on the old skeleton is this true?
will it make it spread quicker? or hurt it?
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04-19-2004, 07:18 AM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Springfield,Vermont Age: 35
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
O.K. craig I don't know why I posted it in inverts? Brain cramp | |
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04-19-2004, 08:17 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Pagoda cup coral
It's right next to the Invert forum and its easy to scroll to the next option when seleting a forum. Either that or a bump on the head, eh? | |
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