Cyphastrea. Meteor Shower or Superman - Page 3

Sheol · 03/19/2010, 05:15 PM

Peter,
Some are working, but others say "deleted by photobucket"
Happens some threads more than others, is it a bug with Photobucket?

Matthew

125galbiznotch · 03/28/2010, 08:12 PM

nice pieces

dmyers557 · 03/29/2010, 01:20 AM

Love the Meteor shower. I have mine shaded to help it retain its colors.

jubjub · 03/29/2010, 01:03 PM

pic of my meator shower

jjmcat · 03/29/2010, 04:24 PM

These are the same coral but under different lighting.The first pic is the most recent.It is under 14k Hamiltons and the second is under blueline 14k.

gbcichlids · 03/30/2010, 07:06 PM

Very nice coral there, Jarrod. I did hear that lighting does effect the color of this cyphastrea.

sfexplicit · 04/19/2010, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjmcat

These are the same coral but under different lighting.The first pic is the most recent.It is under 14k Hamiltons and the second is under blueline 14k.

Absolutely amazing. Mine looks like the first pic. How do I make it look like the lower pic? Is it placement? Flow? Water quality? Lighting?

funkoptimus · 04/20/2010, 02:34 PM

Is that just laying on the sand? Do these grow like a chalice or more like a monti?

getzvillereefer · 04/30/2010, 07:40 PM

I'm really struggling with the ms. Crappy polyp extension if any. I can see red in the polyps but no extension. Just moved it to a lower flow area hoping it helps. Any suggestions. Checked params a couple days ago. All were in check.. God do I hope these take off.. Such great looking pieces..

Flowbot · 04/30/2010, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkoptimus

Is that just laying on the sand? Do these grow like a chalice or more like a monti?

They encrust.

Cptn Spaulding · 05/10/2010, 11:23 AM

sfexplicit, how long did it take for yours to get that big? i have a ~1.5" frag thats starting to lightly encrust the entire disc its on. does it grow faster when its on rocks or sand bed?

GoingPostal · 05/10/2010, 11:42 AM

Mine didn't grow at all for months, I had it right under my 150watt halide, moved it lower, right by the glass to one side and it has taken off. Has covered half of the rock it is on now. Sold as MS

sfexplicit · 05/10/2010, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cptn Spaulding

sfexplicit, how long did it take for yours to get that big? i have a ~1.5" frag thats starting to lightly encrust the entire disc its on. does it grow faster when its on rocks or sand bed?

I wish that was mine but it's not. Mine is only a little bigger than a golfball. It has taken off for me on a small rock right on my sandbed at the far end of my tank slightly shaded.

knockout · 05/10/2010, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cptn Spaulding

sfexplicit, how long did it take for yours to get that big? i have a ~1.5" frag thats starting to lightly encrust the entire disc its on. does it grow faster when its on rocks or sand bed?

IME, it will do best when on rock to encrust on, low light seem to get deeper color, more light seems to dull the color down

Flowbot · 05/10/2010, 05:35 PM

Here are mine:

OodleyBoodely · 05/10/2010, 07:19 PM

I love the cyphastreas too and hope to add more when I can. I just got a frag of green cyphastrea called Toxic green. I have it under a temporary led lamp about a 5000K so the color is nothing like it was in the store. This one was very flourescent green!

nUgZ · 05/14/2010, 03:44 PM

Here's mine when I got it.

Here it is 3 months later.

kingfisher62 · 09/04/2011, 08:36 PM

I Know this is an older thread but I just got one and enjoyed the info. Here is mine half hour after placing in the tank.

AnT_D · 09/23/2013, 08:45 AM

hello: Fun4:
My cyphastre s
from baby
08.2012

09.2013

04.2013

09.2013

Hypnotize · 09/24/2013, 02:35 PM

I just got two mothercolonies of this cyphastrea. It´s a dark Red with neon green polyps

miserkris · 05/22/2014, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnotize

I just got two mothercolonies of this cyphastrea. It´s a dark Red with neon green polyps

That's Awesome where did u get it and what's it called?

This is my expensive jf Valentine's cyphastrea. Purple base and polyps

AnT_D · 09/26/2015, 07:32 AM

RetroReef · 07/18/2018, 05:03 PM

Could anyone tell me if they have or know of two different varieties of cyphastrea growing into each other? In my case meator shower and alien something(green base purple polyp?
Thanks

03/29/2010, 01:20 AM	#53
dmyers557 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 107	Love the Meteor shower. I have mine shaded to help it retain its colors. __________________ SETUP: 65g Mixed Reef Tank with 2 Kessil 150 ocean blue LEDS. CORAL: Original Mummy Eye chalice, Miami Hurricane chalice, Bubblegum Monster chalice, AOG Zoanthids FISH: Mystery wrasse, Mated pair Percula, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang Current Tank Info: IM25 lagoon reef

03/29/2010, 01:03 PM	#54
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	pic of my meator shower __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

03/29/2010, 04:24 PM	#55
jjmcat Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 4,249	These are the same coral but under different lighting.The first pic is the most recent.It is under 14k Hamiltons and the second is under blueline 14k. __________________ Oklahoma Marine and Aquarium Society Support your LFS and your local club. Jarrod Lee Current Tank Info: 110 reef with a 55 gallon sump,3 metal halides

03/30/2010, 07:06 PM	#56
gbcichlids Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 328	Very nice coral there, Jarrod. I did hear that lighting does effect the color of this cyphastrea. __________________ FOOTBALL SEASON!!! Current Tank Info: 46 bow Reef (1)150 HQI Phoenix DE 14000K (1) Radium 20000K

05/10/2010, 11:42 AM	#62
GoingPostal Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,517	Mine didn't grow at all for months, I had it right under my 150watt halide, moved it lower, right by the glass to one side and it has taken off. Has covered half of the rock it is on now. Sold as MS __________________ Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer. *Jack Handey

03/19/2010, 05:15 PM	#51
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Peter, Some are working, but others say "deleted by photobucket" Happens some threads more than others, is it a bug with Photobucket? Matthew

03/28/2010, 08:12 PM	#52
125galbiznotch Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 208	nice pieces

04/20/2010, 02:34 PM	#58
funkoptimus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 62	Is that just laying on the sand? Do these grow like a chalice or more like a monti?

04/30/2010, 07:40 PM	#59
getzvillereefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Elmira & Buffalo Posts: 105	I'm really struggling with the ms. Crappy polyp extension if any. I can see red in the polyps but no extension. Just moved it to a lower flow area hoping it helps. Any suggestions. Checked params a couple days ago. All were in check.. God do I hope these take off.. Such great looking pieces..

05/10/2010, 11:23 AM	#61
Cptn Spaulding Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 598	sfexplicit, how long did it take for yours to get that big? i have a ~1.5" frag thats starting to lightly encrust the entire disc its on. does it grow faster when its on rocks or sand bed?

05/10/2010, 05:35 PM	#65
Flowbot Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 70	Here are mine:

05/14/2010, 03:44 PM	#67
nUgZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,566	Here's mine when I got it. Here it is 3 months later.

09/04/2011, 08:36 PM	#68
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I Know this is an older thread but I just got one and enjoyed the info. Here is mine half hour after placing in the tank. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/23/2013, 08:45 AM	#69
AnT_D Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Polska/Małopolska/Tarnów Posts: 90	hello: Fun4: My cyphastre s from baby 08.2012 09.2013 04.2013 09.2013

09/24/2013, 02:35 PM	#70
Hypnotize Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 49	I just got two mothercolonies of this cyphastrea. It´s a dark Red with neon green polyps

09/26/2015, 07:32 AM	#72
AnT_D Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Polska/Małopolska/Tarnów Posts: 90

07/18/2018, 05:03 PM	#73
RetroReef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Long island ny Posts: 6	Could anyone tell me if they have or know of two different varieties of cyphastrea growing into each other? In my case meator shower and alien something(green base purple polyp? Thanks