New corals

gareth.hubbarde · 01/12/2018, 11:48 AM

Picked up 2 new lps corals today from Lfs. A purple and green hammer and a red blastomussa coral I believe. They had really good selection today, was torn between the blastomussa and a green torch or a long tentacle duncan. All were £20 and looked good. If only money were no object.

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Cliving1 · 01/12/2018, 11:57 AM

Nice pickup

Uncle99 · 01/12/2018, 12:27 PM

Nice and priced reasonably or at least in Canadian terms.
Blasto is a great coral, puffs right up in a month or so...

Lakejoery · 01/12/2018, 06:40 PM

Nice pieces, and thats a good price. Here in Canada the prices for frags are pretty nuts.

ReeferNoob4ever · 01/13/2018, 11:13 PM

Nice man, but remember LPS are stony and will use alk and ca. Did you get your alk up to at least 8dkh and stable yet?

gareth.hubbarde · 01/14/2018, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ReeferNoob4ever

Nice man, but remember LPS are stony and will use alk and ca. Did you get your alk up to at least 8dkh and stable yet?

Did a test using salifert test kit instead of the strip that I was using. It's up to 8.5 following a water change. Am putting it down to not using accurate test kit. Api test strip won't be used again. Going to check it once a week and monitor consumption. Now I have accurate measurement I'm more confident.

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gareth.hubbarde · 01/14/2018, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ReeferNoob4ever

Nice man, but remember LPS are stony and will use alk and ca. Did you get your alk up to at least 8dkh and stable yet?

Did a test using salifert test kit instead of the strip that I was using. It's up to 8.5 following a water change. Am putting it down to not using accurate test kit. Api test strip won't be used again. Going to check it once a week and monitor consumption. Now I have accurate measurement I'm more confident.

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homer1475 · 01/14/2018, 06:26 AM

Don't think the pink one is a blastomusa, looks more like a lobo to me.

gareth.hubbarde · 01/14/2018, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Don't think the pink one is a blastomusa, looks more like a lobo to me.

Saw Lobophyllia in the shop, this is definitely not one of them. Definitely a blastomussa.

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homer1475 · 01/14/2018, 11:09 AM

I have never seen a blasto with a long stalk like that. Every blasto I have seen look more like larger zoas. I have a couple and none have long stalks like that one.

Lobos on the other hand have a long stalk like whats posted.

just google images of blasto's and lobo's you'll see what I mean.

Not saying I'm not wrong, just does not look like any blasto I have seen.

homer1475 · 01/14/2018, 11:17 AM

This is a ARC black cherry blastomussa.

And a lobophyllia

Not the best pics, but you can see the lobo has a long stalk.

Both are in the same family, so could be either.

gareth.hubbarde · 01/14/2018, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

This is a ARC black cherry blastomussa.

And a lobophyllia

Not the best pics, but you can see the lobo has a long stalk.

Both are in the same family, so could be either.

Don't know why it's on a stalk, the hammer I got is too.

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homer1475 · 01/14/2018, 11:24 AM

With the clearer picture, and the polyp actually open, I will agree thats a blasto. I have just never seen one on a long stalk as that. Branching hammers always have long hard stalks.

Uncle99 · 01/14/2018, 03:15 PM

I have several blastos on stalks, absolutely blasto..

gareth.hubbarde · 01/17/2018, 11:39 AM

Update pics after 5 days in tank. Both opened nicely and seem to be doing well. Hammer may have new branch or two just starting to sprout too.

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jlmawp · 01/18/2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

What is that critter in the front? Pretty cool.

homer1475 · 01/18/2018, 02:42 PM

Fuzzy Chiton. Called so by the algae they grow on their hard skeletons.

Great invert algae eaters, but very slow. They eat everything on the rock down to white rock again. Not acrylic tank friendly, they can actually bite into the acrylic. They have the hardest organic substance known to man for teeth. I believe it's harder then diamonds, but don't quote me on that.

Funny thing, I can always tell where they are by following the white trail on the rocks.

01/12/2018, 11:48 AM	#1
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	New corals Picked up 2 new lps corals today from Lfs. A purple and green hammer and a red blastomussa coral I believe. They had really good selection today, was torn between the blastomussa and a green torch or a long tentacle duncan. All were £20 and looked good. If only money were no object. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

01/13/2018, 11:13 PM	#5
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Nice man, but remember LPS are stony and will use alk and ca. Did you get your alk up to at least 8dkh and stable yet? __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

01/14/2018, 06:26 AM	#8
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Don't think the pink one is a blastomusa, looks more like a lobo to me. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/14/2018, 11:09 AM	#10
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I have never seen a blasto with a long stalk like that. Every blasto I have seen look more like larger zoas. I have a couple and none have long stalks like that one. Lobos on the other hand have a long stalk like whats posted. just google images of blasto's and lobo's you'll see what I mean. Not saying I'm not wrong, just does not look like any blasto I have seen. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/14/2018, 11:17 AM	#11
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	This is a ARC black cherry blastomussa. And a lobophyllia Not the best pics, but you can see the lobo has a long stalk. Both are in the same family, so could be either. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/12/2018, 11:57 AM	#2
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Nice pickup

01/12/2018, 12:27 PM	#3
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Nice and priced reasonably or at least in Canadian terms. Blasto is a great coral, puffs right up in a month or so...

01/12/2018, 06:40 PM	#4
Lakejoery Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 100	Nice pieces, and thats a good price. Here in Canada the prices for frags are pretty nuts.

01/14/2018, 11:24 AM	#13
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	With the clearer picture, and the polyp actually open, I will agree thats a blasto. I have just never seen one on a long stalk as that. Branching hammers always have long hard stalks. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/14/2018, 03:15 PM	#14
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I have several blastos on stalks, absolutely blasto..

01/17/2018, 11:39 AM	#15
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	Update pics after 5 days in tank. Both opened nicely and seem to be doing well. Hammer may have new branch or two just starting to sprout too. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

01/18/2018, 02:42 PM	#17
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Fuzzy Chiton. Called so by the algae they grow on their hard skeletons. Great invert algae eaters, but very slow. They eat everything on the rock down to white rock again. Not acrylic tank friendly, they can actually bite into the acrylic. They have the hardest organic substance known to man for teeth. I believe it's harder then diamonds, but don't quote me on that. Funny thing, I can always tell where they are by following the white trail on the rocks. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"