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08-13-2005, 03:18 PM
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#21 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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|  Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
are they comparable to montis? or more like acros? (growth-wise) _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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08-13-2005, 05:13 PM
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#22 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
Slower than my montis and I don't have acros so I don't know  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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08-15-2005, 08:36 PM
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#23 (permalink)
| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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 | Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
How humble of Anthony to claim he started the acan fad
EDIT : It was in fact Eric who said something along those lines
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Feeding the reef... one polyp at a time...
Last edited by Gresham : 08-15-2005 at 10:06 PM.
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08-15-2005, 09:25 PM
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#24 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
I must have missed that part of the article...hmmm  | |
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08-15-2005, 10:04 PM
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#25 (permalink)
| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
Woops, my rading skills suck Quote:
Eric's Version of the Acanthastrea Phenomenon:
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In a way I feel perhaps responsible for this recent fascination and concomitant exorbitant price of Acanthastrea in comparison with other corals. In this thread, I mentioned it was one of my favorite corals. In fact, if you search my forum, you will find that up until midway through last year, most people were asking for identifications of various mussids, some of which were Acanthastrea, and some which I could not identify.
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08-15-2005, 10:04 PM
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#26 (permalink)
| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
As do my typing skills  | |
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08-16-2005, 06:41 AM
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#27 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
Ahh...I read it at midnight so I musta glanced right over.... | |
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08-16-2005, 12:55 PM
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#28 (permalink)
| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
Acans actually grow rather fast, especially if fed. I too am amazed at the high price tags for this particular coral. That being said, here's my wee lordhowensis frag... 
I paid $15.50 for this on eBay. To offset the cost of shipping ($45), I gathered up a bunch of members from my local MAS and setup a group buy from the vendor. I was able to get the shipping cost down to $7.50 each and we all got some really nice coral. I even got some limited edition, Steve Tyree rainbow montipora danae! 
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | |
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08-16-2005, 02:06 PM
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#29 (permalink)
| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
In the words of Napolean Dynamite... "LUCKYYYYYY!"
Spill the name of the ebay seller. _________ &&&&20 Gal. , Millenium 1000 & 2000 filter, 130watt Corallife 50/50 reef lamp. Maroon Gold-striped Clown, Pygmy (Cherub) Angel, Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 8 Turbo Snails, 1 unknown cone snail , a branch of red grape calerpa , Sun Polyps, Blue-Green Striped shroom, Red shroom, Zoo Polyp colonies, & Green Star polyps, green monti. | |
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08-16-2005, 03:32 PM
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#30 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: Why are Acanthastrea spp. So poppular now
I got my acan frag from a local reefer $15 | |
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