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02-01-2008, 04:56 PM
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REEFLVR
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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Colt Coral Help
I have had a colt coral for at least a year now and it hasn't grown at all. In fact it has looked droopy for a couple months. I have read they need to be fed. Is that true? Do I feed them the same way I feed my candy cane. I just squirt mysis shrimp at them once a week or every two weeks. I haven't seen my colt coral open up. I will post a pic of the way it looked a few months ago.
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150 Gal tank,sump, DIY Skimmer, LR,LS
Coral beauty, Clown fish, 3 pajama cardinals
1 b/g chromis, YWG, cleaner shrimp
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02-01-2008, 05:01 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Miami
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I'm supprised you have not got much growth. these normally grow fast and do not need to be fed. Whats your ALK PH and other test results?
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02-01-2008, 05:07 PM
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REEFLVR
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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My test showed pH was 8.1 and the Alk. was 214, and Calcium 500. The nitrate was 0, nitrite 0, Amonia 0, and no pospate. I use pharmaceutical test and my SG is 1.025.
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150 Gal tank,sump, DIY Skimmer, LR,LS
Coral beauty, Clown fish, 3 pajama cardinals
1 b/g chromis, YWG, cleaner shrimp
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02-01-2008, 05:11 PM
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REEFLVR
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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I have Zoos that haven't grown either. I have some xenia that are growing and separating and moving all over a couple of rocks. I can keep the pink ones, but the three brown ones I tried all started dying so I had to take them back. I hated to take them back because the brown ones with the green stripes were my favorite ones. Maybe it's my PC lighting. In March we are going to upgrade to T-5s.
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150 Gal tank,sump, DIY Skimmer, LR,LS
Coral beauty, Clown fish, 3 pajama cardinals
1 b/g chromis, YWG, cleaner shrimp
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02-01-2008, 05:13 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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I am certainly no expert but I have found that they don't like critters climbing on them and mine is really temp sensitive. If it's too cool it will just hang out and not open. Just a penny's worth.
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02-01-2008, 06:45 PM
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REEFLVR
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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my tank temp is set to 80 degrees. I lost my shrimp about 3 weeks ago so nothing is messing with it.
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150 Gal tank,sump, DIY Skimmer, LR,LS
Coral beauty, Clown fish, 3 pajama cardinals
1 b/g chromis, YWG, cleaner shrimp
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