war coral

icdeadpieces · 12/24/2010, 08:04 PM

My war coral is not looking good. Does this coral need special requirments? I have candy canes and acans that are thriving.
Thanks

mscarpena · 12/27/2010, 06:43 AM

My war coral is growing like crazy under normal LPS conditions. Lower placement in a well lite tank med-low flow and good levels of calcium, alk, mag. I actually have 2 colonies one in each tank and they are both good growers. Is something stinging it or something out of whack??

Reef Bass · 12/27/2010, 10:14 AM

+1 for normal LPS conditions. They will bleach under too much light.

My Tyree LE Purple War Coral is sitting under 4 t5s in a 12" deep tank with moderate flow. It appears very happy there. Here's a pic of it from a while back:

icdeadpieces · 12/28/2010, 09:25 PM

I'm running 2 250 watt radiums. I just got it from a guy running old 175's. I have it on the bottom glass. My acan right next to it is full extension and very happy. Could be light shock but I'm hoping it recovers.

Crawfish00 · 12/29/2010, 01:01 AM

I had to place mine in like a nitch in the lr for less light and everything is great now..

Reef Bass · 12/29/2010, 06:33 AM

icdeadpieces (funny login!), the tank mine started in is the same height as yours and I run 400w MHs on that one. It started to bleach so I had to tuck the war coral in a cave and when it recovered I moved it forward slightly slowly over time. That's when I took the pic I posted above. Eventually I set up my lps tank (12" tall, 4 54w T5s) and it's been happy in there out in the open on the sand.

12/24/2010, 08:04 PM	#1
icdeadpieces out of hobby Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: murrieta Posts: 196	war coral My war coral is not looking good. Does this coral need special requirments? I have candy canes and acans that are thriving. Thanks

12/27/2010, 10:14 AM	#3
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 4,279	+1 for normal LPS conditions. They will bleach under too much light. My Tyree LE Purple War Coral is sitting under 4 t5s in a 12" deep tank with moderate flow. It appears very happy there. Here's a pic of it from a while back: __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Current Tank Info: 100g SPS tank w/ 400w 20,000K MHs and T5 actinics

12/29/2010, 01:01 AM	#5
Crawfish00 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 473	I had to place mine in like a nitch in the lr for less light and everything is great now.. __________________ I'll keep my money and my guns you keep the CHANGE!!! Current Tank Info: 280 gallon reef

12/29/2010, 06:33 AM	#6
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 4,279	icdeadpieces (funny login!), the tank mine started in is the same height as yours and I run 400w MHs on that one. It started to bleach so I had to tuck the war coral in a cave and when it recovered I moved it forward slightly slowly over time. That's when I took the pic I posted above. Eventually I set up my lps tank (12" tall, 4 54w T5s) and it's been happy in there out in the open on the sand. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Current Tank Info: 100g SPS tank w/ 400w 20,000K MHs and T5 actinics

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12/27/2010, 06:43 AM	#2
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,918	My war coral is growing like crazy under normal LPS conditions. Lower placement in a well lite tank med-low flow and good levels of calcium, alk, mag. I actually have 2 colonies one in each tank and they are both good growers. Is something stinging it or something out of whack??

12/28/2010, 09:25 PM	#4
icdeadpieces out of hobby Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: murrieta Posts: 196	I'm running 2 250 watt radiums. I just got it from a guy running old 175's. I have it on the bottom glass. My acan right next to it is full extension and very happy. Could be light shock but I'm hoping it recovers.