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07-26-2006, 02:51 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: So. Orange County
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is this a flowerpot coral?
LFS called this coral a flowerpot. Is it? I have been looking online and the pics show something else. Long "stemmed" corals.
And... are there any special needs here? It was doing really well for a few months... but seems to be degrading. : (
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07-26-2006, 02:59 PM
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Eat more PIE
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very hard to keep long term, 
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07-26-2006, 03:03 PM
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Plankton
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Originally Posted by Casey
very hard to keep long term, |
- Is there anything i can do? More light/food/flow? Less light/food/flow? Suppliments?
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07-26-2006, 03:05 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Not that I have heard of,more scientific studies need to be done on this coral. sorry.
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07-26-2006, 04:19 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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They don't live very long in captivity.
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07-26-2006, 06:27 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
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yes mine is slowly fading. great coral love to take pics of it but i would leave these guys in the ocean till some one does some studies on them.
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07-26-2006, 08:49 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2006
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: ( - i wish i had known that (researched it) before i bought it. It was so pretty though... i just haaaad to have it.
i know better than that.
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07-26-2006, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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more iron will help it live longer but it will eventually die. Next time don't buy a Gonipora buy a alveopora. They look almost identicle but instead of having 24 "pettals" on its branches it will have only 12. The alveopora will live just fine in a good aquarium.
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07-27-2006, 12:31 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: So. Orange County
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it's really fading now. will this be toxic in my tank if it dies like an anenome? Should i pull it now?
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07-27-2006, 02:06 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
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mine does not fade that fast only a branch or so a week..
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07-27-2006, 02:10 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
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ooo yaaa it needs alot of flow and you should try to feed it. DTs oyster eggs is what i use. there is pic in my blog of mine.
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07-27-2006, 11:09 PM
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Here is a thread that might help a little.
A flowerpot is considered an LPS in hobby-talk. 
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08-04-2006, 10:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I HATE FLOWERPOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Theyre so pretty at the LFS, then when you get em home, theyre still ok for a month or so. Then they just start dying! Im drawn to flowy things like flowerpots, torches, and hammers. Personally, I wouldnt buy another flowerpot ever again.
I went to the LFS today, and for $50, they had a flowerpot the size of a larger Folgers coffee can. It was tough, but just knowing its going to die anyways, its hard to buy.
I wouldnt pull it now until its totally dead, or too ugly to do any good.Id avoid at all costs.
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08-07-2006, 07:46 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2006
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GREAT NEWS!! I have returned from my camping trip to find my fragile little friend in excellent condition. It had faded so much I almost removed it... but now it's almost back to to 100%!!
The only thing i changed was putting my lights on a timer... which is much more consistent than I am.
Yeeha!
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08-07-2006, 08:06 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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that is good news!!
i think Brent Cone is the only one that i know of that has been able to bring one back and have it grow. he is also the only one i know of that still is running a plenum system.
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