Just Picked Up A Pink Lemonade Acro

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  1. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Its cold outside but I figured I'd grab some pink lemonade anyways. I cant find much reading on this acro anyone have any good info on it in terms of hardiness and such?
     
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  3. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    I've tried multiple times with frags of this from different sources. I cannot keep the color. My params are normal, PO4 0.01 and NO3 are undetectable. I run LEDs...don't know if the lights are too powerful for this particular acro.
     
  4. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I had never heard of it before this new LFS, is it fairly common? Im cooking it under 150w metal halide right next to a green slimer and birdsnest. About 4 inches below the surface and 10 inches from the light.
     
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    Can you post a picture for us to see?
     
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    It is similar to a Red Planet look, but with pink coralites and polyps, and a yellow green body. The polyps are known for having one really long "arm" per polyp. I don't know, but IF I try this coral again, I will be putting it in a shaded area as I believe it to be a lower light liking acro than a Red Planet is.
     
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    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    if its an actual pink lemonade acro then

    Limited Editions Pink Lemonade Acropora
    Has a bunch of info on it to keep the color, Thats a very expensive piece you got, how much did you get it for if you don't mind.

    100 bucks a frag is too steep for me.
     
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  9. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Couple pictures of the frag in my sps area, and also Ashevillian I threw in a picture of the clown goby I love so much living it up in some torch.
     

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  10. thepanfish

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    Yah, extremely hardy but like FoD's mine just turned seafoam green with pink polyps. In terms of care, pretty much like a Red Planet I'd say.
     
  11. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    The store has had it for a while so they dropped the price from 50 to 40 for me. Its under a 14k light so thats in the middle of the numbers they have in that article. Face of Deceit hopefully I have better luck with it under intense light cause its literally cooking right now hopefully it likes it. Also it has about 425 gph blowing right on it.
     
  12. FaceOfDeceit

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    I've found them all over online for $30. $100 is high IMO for this piece. It went originally for $205 be that was years ago.