Live Aquaria Maricultured SPS
 

Has anybody ever had any luck with these? They RTN overnight. I bought two of their Acropora packs because they're a fantastic price ($139 for three colonies) and they've all died. All my parameters are stable. I think ill be buying aquacultured frags from now on.

Sorry to hear that. I was curious how these would do but have been burned too many times in the past with pests that take over my tank. It’s 100% aquacultured corals for me now from reputable dealers. All my LA Certified Captive Grown Corals are doing well. Maybe try those?

Yeah it sucks. I’m going to go work aquaculture frags moving on..

I don’t think it’s their fault. I have found that some wilds do well in captivity but the majority do not. Long term anyhow. I kept a bunch of wilds for a year then they all died with one small mistake. Most All the home grown ones lived


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Im not blaming them at all. I just wanted to know who’s had luck with maricultured coral.

I'd go for the divers den wild sps before trying LA mariculture.

Mariculture is harder to QT for pests since it comes on a ceramic plug or some while wild is just the coral.

I've had excellent luck with their wild selection

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anyone had luck with the divers den colonies?

I think they're maricultured as well. I got some a couple of years ago and they were riddled with pests. I dipped them in Bayern and all kinds of bugs and flatworms fell off..

I tried some colonies over the years with about 75% success rate. The key in my opinion is ALK at 6.5 - 7. I think Metal halides lights help, but Prob LED and HO T5s are the same.

They have a good selection, but my success rate is less than half. I don't find that to be any different than my experience with newly acquired colonies at my LFS 20 years ago. They do have AEFW and/or Red Bugs ALWAYS so dipping is crucial. On the flip side the owner is aware of what is hot so if you watch closely you can find "Walt Disney" or whatever is the "hot" coral of the day sold as a colony for just over $100.