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Who do button corals like ? |
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Who do button corals like ? |
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03-07-2002, 01:28 AM
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Mayor
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Mobile,AL
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Who do button corals like ?
My two button corals have kinda shrunk in the past 3 months. When I bought them they were huge and looked cool. The green one has kinda shrunk and does not open well and then there is a green one with red streaks coming from the center, it is shrunk and getting pale. Button are at bottom on sand
Here are tank params 75 gallon two 175 10k MH Four 110 VHO 2 50/50 and 2 actinic 500 cal with cal reactor Alk about 5-7 depending PH about 8.3 at peak of day Sump lit 24 hours Lots of water flow at top of tank for acros Feed every other day, do not feed corals often salinity about 1.024 ( i think that is right) Dose Iodine and Strotium maybe every 2 weeks |
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03-07-2002, 07:10 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: SF Bay Area
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I'm not sure why no one is responding... but I would think your dKH should be between 9-11 not 5-7... you are probably having trouble holding your calcium levels up...
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03-07-2002, 07:15 PM
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Mayor
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The alk is about 7, I guess the Dkh is double right ? I can never remember the difference but it is in the normal range according to the chart. Might even be high for some people. One number is 7, says multiply by 2 to get Dkh, so I guess it is 14.
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03-07-2002, 07:30 PM
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Just Moved In
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my bad... I've been caught up before when units aren't mentioned...
maybe your alkalinity is too high then?  The "book" says 9-11 is optimal... |
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03-07-2002, 10:38 PM
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Governor
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Northern CA
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button corals-you mean zoanthids?if it is ,imo you should probly have them nearer the surface ,in bright light/medium-strong flow.under these conditions they will spread fast ime..........
a dkh of either 7 or 14 isnt too bad either ,although 7 is a little low,some people do run at 14-15 with great results |
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03-08-2002, 01:49 AM
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Mayor
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Location: Mobile,AL
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No a button coral is a LPS.
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03-08-2002, 06:43 AM
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Stonehammer Productions ™
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Like a Favia or somthing??
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03-08-2002, 04:35 PM
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Governor
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Location: Northern CA
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i dont know of an lps that that goes by the name "button"
 do you know the scientific name?i guess its time to drag out the books ill see if i can figure it out |
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03-08-2002, 09:32 PM
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Mayor
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Location: Mobile,AL
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here ya go
 Goes by the name cynarina, a coral I.D. book i have calls it a button or meat or even donut coral. |
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03-08-2002, 10:14 PM
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Governor
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Northern CA
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ah you seee,thats the problem with common names,i would have called that a meat
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03-08-2002, 10:15 PM
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Governor
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Northern CA
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oh yeah do you feed it?
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03-08-2002, 10:57 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: plymouth mi
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Any nitrates?
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03-09-2002, 01:23 AM
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Mayor
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Location: Mobile,AL
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Always very low, but there are some there.
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03-09-2002, 02:05 PM
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Governor
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Northern CA
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snoopdog,you need to feed it ,twice a week imo.meat corals feed very well at night.hth
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