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[Living Reef Orlando]

Last 4 are LRO Tweety Bird, Bali Sunrise, WWC OG Grafted, RR Crazy T

@Utubereefer Has the Tweety Bird.

 

[tbrown]

Last 4 are LRO Tweety Bird, Bali Sunrise, WWC OG Grafted, RR Crazy T

@Utubereefer Has the Tweety Bird.

I figured out the Crazy T. Edited my post but you were too quick!

 

[Rubber Ducky]

Did someone say monti?

 

[bec1750]

We have a superman from LRO we love it! OOOO and the flaming setosa too! The setosa frag we got reminds me of a triceratops lol

 

[Rubber Ducky]

We have a superman from LRO we love it! OOOO and the flaming setosa too! The setosa frag we got reminds me of a triceratops lol

We need pictures for proof!! Hehe

 

[Utubereefer]

Last 4 are LRO Tweety Bird, Bali Sunrise, WWC OG Grafted, RR Crazy T

@Utubereefer Has the Tweety Bird.

I need a crazy T!!!!

 

[ninjamyst]

Last 4 are LRO Tweety Bird, Bali Sunrise, WWC OG Grafted, RR Crazy T

@Utubereefer Has the Tweety Bird.

I have bali sunrise. It's like sunset monti on steroids. Highly recommend.

 

[Rubber Ducky]

I have bali sunrise. It's like sunset monti on steroids. Highly recommend.

Show us!!

 

[sshumer14]

Not really any dosing needed for Montis.

I tried a hammer from Ann and it didn’t survive. Montis require less than hammers?

 

[sshumer14]

60% of my corals or maybe more are different monti varieties and I don't dose. Irregular water changes and the occasional addition of calcium as needed....

4 different types of caps, two different digits, spongodes, and several encrusters.

That’s giving me hope, thank you!!!

 

[sshumer14]

There are also several types of LPS you can have that don't need dosing.

Do tell!!!!

 

[Rubber Ducky]

I tried a hammer from Ann and it didn’t survive. Montis require less than hammers?

It's hit and miss...a hammer should be easier for the most part

 

[sshumer14]

Be on the lookout for these ones.

Looks like maybe a Sunfire Grafted, a Setosa, and a Bubble Gum Digitata or maybe a Forest Fire digitata

@tbrown, you have been a wealth of information. I can’t thank you enough. 11 months in and still learning but I get the sense that everyone is still learning for as long as they stay in this hobby. Thanks again!!!

 

[jkcoral]

Do tell!!!!

Brother, you can have plenty of LPS without dosing. Like pretty much anything you want.

Dosing is useful for tanks that have extremely high consumption of calc/alk. Like the tanks you see on the internet that are wall to wall stony corals. The dosing is to replace the incredible calc consumption.

With a mixed reef, or only having some lps or a SPS mixed in, your tank won’t be consuming anywhere near that level. The normal consumption would easily be replaced and replenished by regular water changes. No dosing needed.

 

[sshumer14]

It's hit and miss...a hammer should be easier for the most part

Not making me as optimistic as @tbrown, lol!!

 

[sshumer14]

Brother, you can have plenty of LPS without dosing. Like pretty much anything you want.

Dosing is useful for tanks that have extremely high consumption of calc/alk. Like the tanks you see on the internet that are wall to wall stony corals. The dosing is to replace the incredible calc consumption.

With a mixed reef, or only having some lps or a SPS mixed in, your tank won’t be consuming anywhere near that level. The normal consumption would easily be replaced and replenished by regular water changes. No dosing needed.

I guess I got discouraged when I lost the hammer and thought that I needed to just stick with softies. Your info is really helpful! Thank you.

 

[Living Reef Orlando]

@sshumer14 Congrats on winning todays prize!! You get a Freebie Coral kind sir!! I assume you would like a softie?

 

[sshumer14]

@sshumer14 Congrats on winning todays prize!! You get a Freebie Coral kind sir!! I assume you would like a softie?

Thank you so much Ann!!! So much fun to be a part of this group loyal to LRO!!! The folks on this thread are giving me hope that I should try a monti but you know the tank, I’ll leave it up to you to decide what’s best for the freebie. Trying to focus on the top rock for this sale. I trust your judgment. Thank you again!!!

 

[jkcoral]

I guess I got discouraged when I lost the hammer and thought that I needed to just stick with softies. Your info is really helpful! Thank you.

Makes sense, but don’t be discouraged! Euphyllia can be finicky for a variety of reasons, and sometimes the losses aren’t easily explained. Damage from shipping (even small wounds you don’t really see) can lead to bacterial infections; flow can be a bit trickier to figure out and is a bit of a delegate dance (like Goldilocks and the bears or whatever); and sometimes people are starving them without knowing it.

Get a nice aquacultured branching hammer (like the ubiquitous “splatter hammers” you always see), make sure you set your lights to acclimation mode for at least a week or two, feed generously with food lps likes (reef roids, benepets, etc.), and make sure you don’t glue it down for a while. Spend a few weeks watching it and moving it around to different spots with more/less flow/light until you see where it’s happy! You’ll be good to go. Just stay away from gonis for a while, they will make you sad lol.

 

[jkcoral]

I guess I got discouraged when I lost the hammer and thought that I needed to just stick with softies. Your info is really helpful! Thank you.

DUDE! You should get a Pectinia! They are awesome, and would look really cool alongside your other residents!