Elegance coral show off thread - Page 11

SCIFI_3D_zoo · 07/20/2008, 06:59 PM

Got it from Drs.FS. I trust them but maybe they were lied too? I just tossed it out today. I wasn't gonna let it die off in my water any more. I could start to see small pieces of tissue come off. The only thing I can think of is it got off to a really bad start with the 24+ hours shipping time.

VCReefer26 · 07/21/2008, 11:19 PM

awsome! one of my fave corals....now i know to just buy aussie!

bosborn1 · 07/24/2008, 10:50 AM

This is a much better pic than before

bosborn1 · 07/24/2008, 11:01 AM

stunreefer · 07/24/2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bosborn1
This is a much better pic than before

Nice!

Lowredranger · 07/24/2008, 12:26 PM

wow that one is awesome. Mine only get about half that tentacle extension. I think mine is really healthy just shorter tentacles been going on 2 months now without any problems.

Lowredranger · 07/24/2008, 12:26 PM

.

mwladdicted · 07/24/2008, 02:36 PM

only got a cell phone pic but here it goes anyway

fittiger · 07/24/2008, 07:50 PM

Here's some more of mine.

bosborn1 · 07/25/2008, 06:45 AM

Nice....Aussie?

fittiger · 07/25/2008, 07:31 AM

Yeah, and aussie, had it for about 2.5 months now. Seems to be doing really well, except that it is a snail mass murderer. I don't know how I'm going to afford to keep replacing snails. I've lost about 15-20 in the last month.

stunreefer · 07/25/2008, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fittiger
Seems to be doing really well, except that it is a snail mass murderer. I don't know how I'm going to afford to keep replacing snails. I've lost about 15-20 in the last month.

Thats a great sign for your elegance though!

I stopped adding new snails a while ago, and just let the stomatella snails reproduce in my tank, which my elegance still takes out on a regular basis. If you go back a couple/few pages in this thread I managed to get a couple decent pics of mine eating stomatella snails off of the glass.

cristhiam · 07/26/2008, 10:12 PM

Hey guys can I do a fresh water dip to kill flat worms? I have my elegance for a year now but it has a lot of FW on it. It seems that it's the only coral with the problem.

johnanddawn · 07/27/2008, 07:31 AM

here is my aussie - coming up on a year soon

fittiger · 07/29/2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by stunreefer
Thats a great sign for your elegance though!

I stopped adding new snails a while ago, and just let the stomatella snails reproduce in my tank, which my elegance still takes out on a regular basis. If you go back a couple/few pages in this thread I managed to get a couple decent pics of mine eating stomatella snails off of the glass.

I saw that, it was really cool. I've caught mine in the same act with a turbo and another type of snail but didn't have my camera charged.

OceansCoral · 10/10/2008, 11:13 PM

Do the snails just get too close and they eat them??

ReefEnabler · 10/11/2008, 08:45 AM

Here was a picture of my elegance coral almost a year ago:

Quote:

Originally posted by ReefEnabler

Here's the same elegance today in my 220gallon reef:

and heres an actinic only shot taken with 3200 ISO:

Fts for scale:

The elegance has just about doubled in size

ReefEnabler · 10/15/2008, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by stunreefer
You guys wanna see something CRAZY???!!!

I witnessed this last night and was able to snap a couple pics. Check this out:

Yeah. That thing is eating Stomatella snails off of the glass!!!

I couldn't believe it. In this pic you can see the one hes holding on to towards the top left, and if you look towards the bottom left, you'll notice hes got another one. He ended up ripping these two poor souls off of the glass and eating them.

stunreefer,

I have noticed that there has been an accumulation of empty turbo snail shells right next to my elegance coral. I can only see the shells at night when the elegance is not expanded all the way. And I am talking pretty big snails:

theres two more behind the elegance that I dont have a pic of.

fittiger · 10/15/2008, 12:56 PM

Yep, mine did the same thing. It would sting the snail and either kill it and eat it or drag it close so that it couldn't get away without getting stung and would eventually get stung and eaten anyway.

jadeguppy · 10/18/2008, 08:02 PM

Here is a pic of mine:
[IMG]

[/IMG]
[IMG]

[/IMG]

sugartooth · 10/19/2008, 03:16 PM

Here is mine now (8 months):

and when I first got it:

sassafrass · 10/19/2008, 06:56 PM

A baby Aussie

customcolor · 10/19/2008, 09:12 PM

this is mine befor summer when i wasnt so busy.

i got very busy during the summer and i lost like 4 coral and it was one of them.

it was my fav in the tank. i Will make time next summer so it dont happen again to any of my others!

stunreefer · 10/20/2008, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by OceansCoral
Do the snails just get too close and they eat them??

Yep!

ReefEnabler - Your elegance is looking great! Its really settling in now (notice how long the tentacles are!) ... I bet its really sticky to the touch as well; Another sure sign that they're thriving.

Gotta love the Snail Graveyard!

maxxII · 10/20/2008, 02:18 PM

Here is mine...only had it for 5 days.

Its in a 20 gallon tank, plumbed into my 120 reef. Lit by a 175w Hamilton bulb. It was under a 250w 10k bulb of unknown make in the store. Looked slightly bleached, but was open about as much as it is now. It had been in the store for about 2 weeks. Not very sticky right now, but it has been eating. Its about 6-7 inches in length. The tips are white with a faint hint of pink, although that could be wishful thinking on my part. Will the tips color up when the coral gets more sticky and more acclimated?

I've noticed at night it really retracts into the skeleton, a couple of hours after lights out. Is this a normal thing...My branching hammer doesnt retract to the same degree.

Nick

07/24/2008, 12:26 PM	#256
Lowredranger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 1,300	wow that one is awesome. Mine only get about half that tentacle extension. I think mine is really healthy just shorter tentacles been going on 2 months now without any problems. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 280g peninsular bar, 4 vortechs, 10x80w ATI Powermodule, Orca 250 Pro, Dart Return, geo 618 calcium reactor, Apex controller

07/24/2008, 12:26 PM	#257
Lowredranger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 1,300	. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 280g peninsular bar, 4 vortechs, 10x80w ATI Powermodule, Orca 250 Pro, Dart Return, geo 618 calcium reactor, Apex controller

07/26/2008, 10:12 PM	#263
cristhiam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Groveland, FL Posts: 3,099	Hey guys can I do a fresh water dip to kill flat worms? I have my elegance for a year now but it has a lot of FW on it. It seems that it's the only coral with the problem. __________________ 2 yellows tail damsels, yellow watchman goby, tail spot blennie, purple pseudocromis, starry blennie, 2 clowns, 1 black clown, mandarine & Yellow tang Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, 3 40W 6500K, 3 110W URI Actinics, running on 2 IceCaps 660, CSS125

10/18/2008, 08:02 PM	#270
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	Here is a pic of mine: [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

10/19/2008, 09:12 PM	#273
customcolor Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kaukauna, wi. Posts: 3,879	this is mine befor summer when i wasnt so busy. i got very busy during the summer and i lost like 4 coral and it was one of them. it was my fav in the tank. i Will make time next summer so it dont happen again to any of my others! __________________ PLEASE DONT USE GREAT STUFF (THE YELLOW STUFF) IN YOUR TANK........USE POND FOAM (THE BLACK STUFF).. I BEG YOU! Great stuff====$5 a can 24-48 hour cure Epoxy to cover it====little as $5 for small projects or up to $100+ for larger projects and another 24-48 hour cure I hope you covered it well cuz if you didnt it will start to break down in a few months sand is another added cost to cover up the yellow. Pond foams====$9-$15 a can 24-48 hour cure DONE! You can cover it with sand if you want to (YOU DONT HAVE TO) though but thats added cost again Current Tank Info: 75 gal under way

07/20/2008, 06:59 PM	#251
SCIFI_3D_zoo Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sebring, Florida Posts: 1,072	Got it from Drs.FS. I trust them but maybe they were lied too? I just tossed it out today. I wasn't gonna let it die off in my water any more. I could start to see small pieces of tissue come off. The only thing I can think of is it got off to a really bad start with the 24+ hours shipping time.

07/21/2008, 11:19 PM	#252
VCReefer26 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Posts: 60	awsome! one of my fave corals....now i know to just buy aussie!

07/24/2008, 10:50 AM	#253
bosborn1 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 2,579	This is a much better pic than before

07/24/2008, 11:01 AM	#254
bosborn1 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 2,579

07/24/2008, 02:36 PM	#258
mwladdicted Post Count D-M-S Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sharon, CT Posts: 896	only got a cell phone pic but here it goes anyway

07/24/2008, 07:50 PM	#259
fittiger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 305	Here's some more of mine.

07/25/2008, 06:45 AM	#260
bosborn1 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 2,579	Nice....Aussie?

07/25/2008, 07:31 AM	#261
fittiger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 305	Yeah, and aussie, had it for about 2.5 months now. Seems to be doing really well, except that it is a snail mass murderer. I don't know how I'm going to afford to keep replacing snails. I've lost about 15-20 in the last month.

07/27/2008, 07:31 AM	#264
johnanddawn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 733	here is my aussie - coming up on a year soon

10/10/2008, 11:13 PM	#266
OceansCoral Moved On Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	Do the snails just get too close and they eat them??

10/15/2008, 12:56 PM	#269
fittiger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 305	Yep, mine did the same thing. It would sting the snail and either kill it and eat it or drag it close so that it couldn't get away without getting stung and would eventually get stung and eaten anyway.

10/19/2008, 03:16 PM	#271
sugartooth Reef bully Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: IL Posts: 2,832	Here is mine now (8 months): and when I first got it:

10/19/2008, 06:56 PM	#272
sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	A baby Aussie

10/20/2008, 02:18 PM	#275
maxxII Super Housemonkey! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 4,442	Here is mine...only had it for 5 days. Its in a 20 gallon tank, plumbed into my 120 reef. Lit by a 175w Hamilton bulb. It was under a 250w 10k bulb of unknown make in the store. Looked slightly bleached, but was open about as much as it is now. It had been in the store for about 2 weeks. Not very sticky right now, but it has been eating. Its about 6-7 inches in length. The tips are white with a faint hint of pink, although that could be wishful thinking on my part. Will the tips color up when the coral gets more sticky and more acclimated? I've noticed at night it really retracts into the skeleton, a couple of hours after lights out. Is this a normal thing...My branching hammer doesnt retract to the same degree. Nick __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun!"