I traded my Humu Humu Trigger in :(

I had to do the right thing and trade my Humu-Humu Trigger out of my Predator Tank in to the LFS because he was getting bullied by my slightly bigger Bursa...it was a tough decision, like trading in one of ur kids

BUT on the bright side I got a really nice store credit and used it against a HUGE Elegance Coral for my Reef Tank...I've heard they can be hard to keep but I had to give it a shot after staring at it in the store for 20min...lol Will take pics once it opens up all the way

 

You did the right thing. Congrats on the elegance coral Hope it do well with you.

 

The Elegance has opened up probably 3/4 of the size it is..so i snagged a few pics

 

They really need very dirty water compared to most corals. They live in muddy, shadowed areas. By dirty, I mean greater than 10ppm nitrates kind of dirty. It's pretty much a detritus-filled mud or sand bed that they live on in the wild. It's why when reefing first started, they were considered one of the easiest corals to keep, but now a whole bunch of people have problems....the systems are much cleaner now than 20 years ago, which isn't conducive to them.

 

Very nice!

 

I actually try to keep my nitrates at 10ppm anyhow..i found that all my corals grow faster with a little nitrates...and i have VERY little SPS in my tank...when I did water changes like a mad man to keep 0 nitrates i experienced little to no growth..so as an experiment i let my water get a little "dirty" persay...and the corals took off like wildfire..so hopefully this will be the case for the Elegance too

 

K+ for doing the right thing. Looks like a great trade.

 

Seems to be so far..when it fully opened, I think i can count 4 possibly 5 "mouths" and its about 7" long total...it accepted and ate some pieces of squid tonight

 

Nice trade. Hopefully the elegance does well for you, but as mentioned, it does seem to be one of those corals that can just melt away.

 

Props to you!!! I would have a rough time giving up any of my fish. They become like your kids(Well almost). If someone would have told me 2 years ago, that I would be attached to a fish, I would have thought they were crazy!!