Thoughts on Elegance coral
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Topic: Thoughts on Elegance coral
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Subject: Thoughts on Elegance coral
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 7:25pm
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I've been looking at elegance corals and i really want to get one. I have heard mixed reviews about Indo vs. Aussie and i was wanted to see if anyone who actually owned one had any thoughts. My tank has a big empty spot that i think an elegance would fill nicely. |
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Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 7:54pm
These are one of the most Exquized coral available.I did a lot of research prior to owning this Beautiful specimen.(pict left side).All research pointed to the fact that they do not last long in captivity.6mnths to year.I kept this for about a year and 3 months.Then it slowly began to disappear,started to receed at one end then slowly worked it's way around the entire coral until completely gone.Never lost color or leached away like most corals do when they die.I was really bummed when she was gone.(yes had to be a female.The most beautiful creatures on earth are Female).Anyway if ya do buy one just enjoy it for as long as ya possibly can.They are meat eaters.Mine ate mysis and krill and occasionally silversides when my fish would allow it.Hope this helped.
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 11:29am
Some of the early members of the WMAS had Elegance Corals that grew Huge in their tanks, like larger than a basketball. I don't know what happened to those coral and haven't seen Elegance Coral as good since. I'm not sure why.
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Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 11:34am
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The Elegance in the pic is about as big as a basketball.The blue tang in the pic is 9 in long. ------------- It's Not a Hobby It's an Obsession 150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65135&title=builderofdreams-feedback-post |
Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 12:55pm
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If you do decide to get one birdworld in bountiful just got in a bunch of really nice looking ones ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 6:01pm
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They can be hit or miss but if you can get them to live past a year they'll go forever. My dad has one that is the size of a backetball in his tank that he's had in there for 3.5 years. Before that he had a crash that took an elegans coral that he had for 5 years. ------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 7:32pm
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I got this Elegance frag from Aquatic Dreams for only $25 back when we did the LFS tour (May or early June). Since then it has grown a bit and seems to be doing quite well:   I have the Elegance in an area of medium - high flow and direct lighting (but the sandbed is 24" from the light). I have never 'spot fed' this coral but I do add in some Oyster Feast every few days. Getting a decent frag like this might be a good option if you don't want to spend the $100+ for a whole specimen. ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 7:50pm
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We too have a beautiful elegance that we have had about 8 months so we shall see if it continues to flourish. I think they are beautiful! Pam ------------- The only clowns I like are in my tank! |
Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 10:34pm
My Apology.Guess i read to much. ------------- It's Not a Hobby It's an Obsession 150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65135&title=builderofdreams-feedback-post |
jwoo wrote:Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: September 12 2011 at 3:34am
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With elegance corals the Indonesian variety are much touchier. They will often contract brown jelly disease or just wither away for no apparent reason. The Australian variety however, is a great coral for captivity. Much more hardy (though often twice the price) than their Indonesian counterparts. All in all, kept in high lighting and moderate waterflow you'll stand the best chance to keep one alive. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: September 15 2011 at 6:25pm
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So my girlfriend found me an aussie elegance coral on liveaquaria.com (ive had mixed results in my dealings with them), but it shipped fine and looks amazing. Its looking very happy in my tank at the moment but i havent had a chance to spot feed it anything just yet, ill attempt to give it some mysis tomorrow. I cant seem to figure out how to put the picture on here so heres the link.... http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=263196510369975&set=a.208561692500124.54789.100000388830165&type=1&theater - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=263196510369975&set=a.208561692500124.54789.100000388830165&type=1&theater |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: September 16 2011 at 7:59am
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Ive tried them many times with out success. I was told they were AUSSIE but I dont really think they were. I love them and to me they are one of the most gorgeous corals, but with that said they are very hard to keep along time.(Like everyone else has said) ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 16 2011 at 10:41am
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Has anyone looked at where they live in the wild or what their special requirements are? I have heard, but I don't know how true it is, that they are collected from around sea grass beds where the water is often murky with all kinds of detritus and stuff. ...A search just now confirmed that this must be true. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/elegance.htm - What's wrong with my Elegance Coral? Are we failing to do our homework to provide this animal with it's needs.  Should we not, therefore, be surprised that Elegance Coral do poorly in our small boxes of nutrient deficient water surrounding squeaky clean LR and SPS coral.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: September 16 2011 at 10:49am
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I actually agree with Mark. I have hear for years that they grow in the grass beds, but one thing I read is when they tested the waters in these areas because of the tides coming in and out that the waters were actually not murky, but sparkling clean (lol) like our tanks.
Ill have to search for that link. ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: rfoote
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 7:39am
| In all the research I've done, I think Mark is spot on. I've actually had an Aussie Elegance now for close to 5 years. It is the only one I've ever had, for some reason it seems to continue to thrive and grow. |
Posted By: Pam&Jake
Date Posted: January 03 2012 at 9:21am
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What's the difference between Indonesian and Aussie? Anything noticeable? Jake ------------- 90 Gallon reef |