bcjm October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 I have couple of ORA frags I bought maybe 6 months ago. Some grow well (Bird of Paradise, Hawkins, Rosco) some don't. Maybe someone who knows SPS well can provide some helpful tips. The Red Planet has not gain any new branch. In fact, the existing branches might have shrunk little bit. The base is encrusted to the surrounding rock in good 1-2 inches. Should I just wait and see don't make any change? The Pearlberry does gain many branches but no polyps, at least too small to see them. Too much light? They both are sit high in the tank under T5.
DJBoy98 October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 My pearlberrys do have polyps. I keep them at the top. They are more lighter purple than the ones I see at the store though. My Red planet is in the middle of the tank and they do grow... Just try moving them around and flows. They are both in the middle of the tank between 2 MP40's.
DDiver October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 some Corals can take time to get adjusted to your tank..once it does it will just take off and grow like crazy..u can't expect every coral to grow at the same pace..try moving it around in different flow and lighting conditions..
CHUBAKAH October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 In my case the Perlberry took forever to adjust, but once it did it grows well and has polyps. I have it 14" from 250watt MH's. I've watched two RP's just die off for no known reason.
Coral Hind October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 What kind of flow do you have? I know my red planet's growth rate took off when I increased the flow.
bcjm October 27, 2009 Author October 27, 2009 What kind of flow do you have? I know my red planet's growth rate took off when I increased the flow. I have moderate flow in my entire tank. 150G with two Koralia 4 and an external Little Giant return pump.
Origami October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 My pearlberry is growing very well. It's about 12 inches down in an area with very good flow. Good polyps and good extension at night, too. My red planet encrusts rapidly. It's about 5-6 inches down. The branches that were there from the start continue to grow larger, but I'm still waiting for the "real" branching to begin - especially from all the large encrusted base. The flow in this area is fairly strong, too.
bcjm October 27, 2009 Author October 27, 2009 My pearlberry is growing very well. It's about 12 inches down in an area with very good flow. Good polyps and good extension at night, too. My red planet encrusts rapidly. It's about 5-6 inches down. The branches that were there from the start continue to grow larger, but I'm still waiting for the "real" branching to begin - especially from all the large encrusted base. The flow in this area is fairly strong, too. What kind of light do you have? I think it is the T5 they don't like. I am thinking changing mine.
Origami October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 (edited) What kind of light do you have? I think it is the T5 they don't like. I am thinking changing mine. T5's. 7 x 80 Watts, plus 1 160-Watt VHO Actinic. (I should update my signature....) Edited October 27, 2009 by Origami2547
lanman October 27, 2009 October 27, 2009 My pearlberry has been slow to do anything - but my Red Planet has encrusted very well - and is starting to grow some branches. It is still on its frag plug. I have to pick it up once in a while to stop it encrusting onto the frag rack. bob
bcjm October 28, 2009 Author October 28, 2009 T5's. 7 x 80 Watts, plus 1 160-Watt VHO Actinic. (I should update my signature....) I got 8 T5s. The color of the recommended combo selection from reefgeek is terrible.
Origami October 28, 2009 October 28, 2009 My current lighting, front-to-back, goes as follows Giesemann (G.) Actinic + ATI Aquablue Special G. Actinic + ATI Pro Color VHO Super Actinic G. 6000K Midday G. Aquablue + G. Actinic + This selection was based on this mapping provided by the T5 Q&A thread over at RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...461&page=41 (I think it was Garrett who steered me in that direction for advice from Grim Reefer.) This was the suggested mapping. However, I had a bunch of extra Giesemann's so I made substitutions where I thought things fit best. ATI Blue Plus ATI Aquablue ATI Blue Plus ATI Pro Color VHO Super Actinic GE 6500K ATI Aquablue ATI Blue Plus In the future, I may be shifting over toward using ATI bulbs and maybe pushing for a little more blue than I currently have. I've also got a Fiji Purple on hand that I've not yet tried as a substitute for the Pro Color lamp.
sportzfish October 28, 2009 October 28, 2009 My current lighting, front-to-back, goes as follows Giesemann (G.) Actinic + ATI Aquablue Special G. Actinic + ATI Pro Color VHO Super Actinic G. 6000K Midday G. Aquablue + G. Actinic + This selection was based on this mapping provided by the T5 Q&A thread over at RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...461&page=41 (I think it was Garrett who steered me in that direction for advice from Grim Reefer.) This was the suggested mapping. However, I had a bunch of extra Giesemann's so I made substitutions where I thought things fit best. ATI Blue Plus ATI Aquablue ATI Blue Plus ATI Pro Color VHO Super Actinic GE 6500K ATI Aquablue ATI Blue Plus In the future, I may be shifting over toward using ATI bulbs and maybe pushing for a little more blue than I currently have. I've also got a Fiji Purple on hand that I've not yet tried as a substitute for the Pro Color lamp. I also had the actinic+ as the bookends and was not impressed with them and substituted them with the Blue plus and I think they look better.
Origami October 28, 2009 October 28, 2009 I also had the actinic+ as the bookends and was not impressed with them and substituted them with the Blue plus and I think they look better. Thanks for that. It makes me feel more confident that I'll move in that direction in the future. I just couldn't toss new bulbs though, you know?
Sikryd October 28, 2009 October 28, 2009 Have you checked for red bugs or other pests? Just a thought...
bcjm October 28, 2009 Author October 28, 2009 (edited) Have you checked for red bugs or other pests? Just a thought... That has never crossed my mind since other corals are growing well. I saw this today in RC. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1730357 Amazing red planet growth. The base is so green, mine is no near than that. I also saw one last week at the Marine Scene in their display tank. The base is a dark green. I think it is because their Radium bulb. Edited October 28, 2009 by bcjm
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