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purple tipped staghorn
how far away does this need to placed from other corals?
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what kind of corals would be near it?
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consider room to grow, and think of who the neighbors are. a lot of lps have longer reach than sps.
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where i have it placed now, it is about 8/9 inches from the flower pot......that entire side of the tank will only have sps....acros, monti cap (maybe some encrusting montipora) & Pocillopora.....zoos on the sand below
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how big does a branching type coral get?
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they can get big, but it takes a long time.
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your placement sounds fine. just keep an eye on the flowerpot, they can really extend a long way. with the sps, they are generally not that agressive, but can extend to the point of blocking light. keep in mind that you generally need more room for lps. sps tend to work their growth direction easier than lps...at least in my experience.
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thank you much!:-)
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i was finally able to get a pic...my camera is acting up, bad
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Very pretty Wendy!! And I don't think that's a bad pic at all! Very nice!!
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I think it is beautiful!
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thanks guys:-)
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I want that coral. Really! Very nice!
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great polyp extension. looking reealll gooood!
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thanks guys :-)....but i may be having a problem w/ it.....it is getting lighter in color, but only where the light is hitting it....at the base, where it is shaded by rock, the color is staying darker....
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what kind of lights did you have? and what kind of light did it come out of? how about the height that it was kept at?
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it was under fluorescent....i have
T5s ....it was in the middle, i had it in the middle, moved it to the sand for now
polyp extension is still good
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good idea. it did sound like
bleaching . were those flourescents
VHO ? can't imagine anyone keeping accro under standard flourescent.
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i really don't know, i just looked up and saw fluorenscents
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oh, it was in a softy tank....the only sps in there
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