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Reef Discussion => Hobby Related Photo's => Topic started by: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 19:55:59

Title: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 19:55:59: Here's a pic of my new pipe organ coral I got at Aquariums Etc yesterday.

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Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: REDPYRO on July 12, 2006, 20:00:52: pipe organ? looks like green star polyps crossed with anthelia

or anthelia that has been dyed....

guess i have never seen pipe organs

cool stuff
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 21:00:26: Here is some info on them: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=480&N=0

They are pretty cool in person. They do look a lot like GSP, except that rather than growing as a mat they grow out of little calcerous tubes. Unfortunately it is very easy to break the tubes.
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on July 12, 2006, 21:10:43: I've heard those are a tough one to keep. Good luck with it! I'm sure you will do fine. :)
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 21:55:09: Don't tell me that!!! Hopefully it will do well in my tank.
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on July 12, 2006, 21:59:00: Quote from: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 21:55:09
Don't tell me that!!! Hopefully it will do well in my tank.
that's just what I've heard. Doesn't mean it's correct. ;) I'm sure you will do fine...
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 22:00:25: liveaquaria says moderate care level, so I guess time will tell!!
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on July 12, 2006, 22:01:27: Quote from: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 22:00:25
liveaquaria says moderate care level, so I guess time will tell!!

I'm sure you will do fine... ;)
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: Joel on July 13, 2006, 07:19:18: It has long been thought that pipe organ is a tough coral to get to do well. I believe this is because it is so fragile. It is so britle that just picking uo a piece of it causes the tubes to brake. I was scared of this coral for a long time from how much bad I heard about it but I was sent some by mistake a few years ago and it did awesome. Since then I have ordered it in several times with mostly good luck. It all seems to be in the shipping weather or not it does well or not. If it gets warm or gets beat up during shipping is does not do well.

I have several small pieces (quarter to silver dollar)and a couple large pieces (5" to 6" across)in stock right now if anyone is interested in trying some

Joel
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on July 13, 2006, 07:36:18: That's good tp hear Joel! I have often thought of trying one but was unsure if I could keep it going. Gary you can be our guinea pig! :D
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: Joel on July 13, 2006, 07:43:49: THe second picture in this link that aquavista99 posted show one of the larger green pipe organs (Behind the calustrea). At a glance it does look like star polyps but when you look again, you can see it's something else. Neat stuff!!!

http://www.ohioreef.com/forum/index.php?topic=377.0
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on July 13, 2006, 09:06:59: Sweet! Maybe I'll give it a try sometime... ;)
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on September 05, 2006, 21:41:11: Quote from: ohioreef on July 12, 2006, 22:00:25
liveaquaria says moderate care level, so I guess time will tell!!

The pipe organ is doing awesome!! It has already spread onto the surrounding rock!!
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: verper on September 05, 2006, 21:51:49: Must be doing something right. ;)
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on September 05, 2006, 21:53:41: Quite by accident, I'm sure!! LOL!!
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: micki on September 05, 2006, 23:20:31: Sounds cool Gary. Have any pictures?
Title: Re: New Coral
Post by: ohioreef on September 06, 2006, 06:39:31: I'll have to work on that later today.