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12-27-2003, 01:01 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Midwest
Posts: 348
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Long Tenticle Plate Coral
Hey All,
Has anyone kept one of these? I was given one from a friend today. It looks very healthy. My buddy only had it 3 months and it was the only coral in the tank. He moved and gave it to me.
Any suggestion on placement? I have read a million different suggestions on the net today and thought I'd resort to my main line of info TRT.
Any luck with these? Any suggestions?
If you've had one, How long?
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12-27-2003, 03:13 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Poway, CA.
Posts: 136
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Placement: Sand
I have had one for over 2 years.
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12-27-2003, 08:09 AM
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The Mechanic
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 375
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I have a purple plate on the substrate. Has been there about 9 months. They will move themselvs around a bit from time to time. Mine only moves 3 or 4 inches to one side or the other. It does like to eat. I put about a 1/2 inch piece of silverside on it and it opens up and consumes it. (One of the coolest things to watch)
Eric...
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12-27-2003, 08:38 AM
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BRW member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: austin texas
Posts: 2,124
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i was just going to ask about plate corals. can anyone who has one relate their experiences (length of ownership, placement, lighting, etc)?
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12-27-2003, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Poway, CA.
Posts: 136
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salt creepette-
Plate corals are just about the easiest thing to keep alive next to aiptasia. They grow relatively slow, they appreciate low flow, and need some pretty strong lighting to maintain thier vibrant colors. However, if you think your lights are not in the strong category you can easily supplement this problem with regular feedings.
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01-26-2004, 10:01 AM
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Always First
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 243
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Try hitting it with strong flow once in a while. Mine blows up really big, not just the tenticles , but its body too.
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01-26-2004, 11:06 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 15
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Buddha,
I was under impression that short tenatcle plates liked low flow, but that long tentacle ones liked higher flow
Regular feedings, one or twice a wee at most, are crucial.
As brifirst mentioned, the body of a long tentacle plate can 'puff up' quite a bit. Mine kept getting sand on it so I cut a 1.5" pipe that I had laying around and made a saucer for it. It worked out great.
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01-26-2004, 10:57 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: salinas, ca
Posts: 83
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definately sand...my plate coral eats like a pig...plus my percs housed on it too...it's really cool. |
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01-26-2004, 11:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: salinas, ca
Posts: 83
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here's the pic of my plate with the percs...
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