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04-03-2006, 09:27 PM
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Big Fishy
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Brain Coral
I brought 1 yesterday and I was just woundering where I should keep it.
I know they said brain coral should be place at the bottom. Does that mean on my SB, or on a bottom rock?
Right now I place it on my bottom rock about 2" above the SB, but I really want to know if I should move it to my SB.
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PUT THE MEAT ON THE BURNNER!!!!!!!! wolfie is comming over for dinner
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04-03-2006, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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I say sandbed. They have always done better for me on the substrate itself. I will even say that the first signifigant specimen i had i actually killed by leaving it up in the rocks and stressing it out.
my $.02
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04-03-2006, 10:32 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Huh. I keep mine up in the rocks. I'll have to keep my eye on it.
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04-03-2006, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisPrusha
Huh. I keep mine up in the rocks. I'll have to keep my eye on it.
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FWIW, i used to THINK my brains were opening up to their full potential. Now they open up 2 or 3 times what i used to think was max.
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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04-04-2006, 05:40 AM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I will even say that the first signifigant specimen i had i actually killed by leaving it up in the rocks and stressing it out.
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I did the same thing! Remember, everybody?? 
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04-04-2006, 07:10 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
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sand bed and if it doesn't look right move up a little
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04-04-2006, 08:48 AM
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Tang Lover
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hate to be the one to go a different direction on this...but...before we can really give you any good advice....
can you tell us what KIND of brain it is? Open brain? Favites?
Can you post a picture?
Brain coral is a term that, unfortunately, is used a little loosly in this hobby. There are a LOT of different corals that are sold as "Brain Corals".
If you get us a nice pic..hopefully we can give you more information on how to take care of your new addition. 
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04-04-2006, 10:56 AM
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Shark
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My open brains did good in the rock. Just be sure there is room for their flesh to expand. The reason is it can tear on the rock. Hence say put on the sand bottom!
Minedid seem to prefer the sandy bottom a little better however.....but I kept them mostly on the rock!
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04-04-2006, 11:37 AM
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Professor Chaos
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I agree with skeety. we need to know the type of brain. A pic would be nice too...
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04-04-2006, 12:51 PM
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Yes, we need to know what type first. :agrree:
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04-04-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by skeety
hate to be the one to go a different direction on this...but...before we can really give you any good advice....
can you tell us what KIND of brain it is? Open brain? Favites?
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Oh sure, voice of REASON....wanting more INFORMATION
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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04-04-2006, 04:52 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Yeah it does depend on the type of brain coral, I have a Rose coral from the Caribbean who is firmly attached to the rock he is on and its towards the top of my rock. That is where he recovered from being part of my tank cycle (he came attached to the live rock) but he is not the real fleshy type, he is a stony with massive tentacles. He might do better towards the bottom but all I have is PC lighting so its not too bright for him.
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04-04-2006, 09:27 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Norcross, ga
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I don't have any pic of it right now and will not be able to till later this week.
I had it on the rock and move it to the sand bed last night. However I got a Sleeper Striper Goby and it is throwing sand on the Brain coral. I am thinking of moving the Brain coral back on a rock which is about 2" above the sand and the Sleeper Striper Boby does not throw sand on that 1 rock.
Odd, but the Sleeper Striper Goby throw sand everwhere, but that 1 rock.
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04-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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04-04-2006, 11:03 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Cool thread. Thanks for the repost. It DID instill a question in me though. I have about 6 candy cane specimens. Or so I thought, now im thiunking 3 of them are trumpets. How can you tell the difference. I do notice that 3 of them, when open, definitely touch each other, one of these, the largest, i acquired from twitterbait, who called it a candy cane, so that one i will assume is indeed a candy cane. What disginguishes candy from trumpets?
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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