Anyone have any nice Cyphastrea.... Show off your Cyphastrea here. - Page 3

happyface888 · 05/19/2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by happyface888
Wow some nice ones, I've always thought this coral was an sps type. How does it fall under lps?

Anyone care to explain?

mpoletti · 05/19/2009, 02:43 PM

Its one of those corals that really falls in btween the general characteristics of the basic rules we use for classification. This debate has gone on and on; either way they are a nice coral specimen

Here is a recent shot of one of mine ( notice how the polyps are one singular formation)

undertai · 05/20/2009, 02:16 AM

I'm sure its not a Leptastrea. Because the polyps are all wrong for it to be Leptastrea. The second pictures is of it feeding on some left over shrimp.

colorfan45 · 05/20/2009, 05:14 AM

spectacular pic mpoletti

Sheol · 05/20/2009, 09:06 AM

Well, starting with the fact those categories are very artificial to begin with. They are hobbyist terms that don't REALLY have much validity. There are plenty of LPS corals that are hard to keep. Etc., Etc...
Anyway, specifically, they are like Turbinaria. Sorta MPS if you will! LOL

Matthew

Superstretch18 · 05/20/2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by Sheol
Well, starting with the fact those categories are very artificial to begin with. They are hobbyist terms that don't REALLY have much validity. There are plenty of LPS corals that are hard to keep. Etc., Etc...
Anyway, specifically, they are like Turbinaria. Sorta MPS if you will! LOL

Matthew

Took the words right out of my mouth!

Very nice pics everyone! Been eyeing these for a while and I think I just need to pull the trigger. Now to find one locally!

Justin74 · 05/20/2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by undertai
I'm sure its not a Leptastrea. Because the polyps are all wrong for it to be Leptastrea. The second pictures is of it feeding on some left over shrimp.

Looking at just the pic I couldnt disagree with you more, the polyps look dead on

Do you have any with them retracted?

-Justin

ianiwane · 05/20/2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally posted by Justin74
Looking at just the pic I couldnt disagree with you more, the polyps look dead on
Do you have any with them retracted?

-Justin

Looks like a retracted Galaxea to me. Doesn't look like a leptastrea to me.

Justin74 · 05/20/2009, 04:17 PM

Okay, he says Cyph, I say Lep, and you call Galaxea!

A picture of it retracted would end this debate very fast though

-Justin

kingfisher62 · 09/04/2011, 09:14 PM

Well just got mine today . Can't wait till ithe polyps open!

phishsauce · 09/04/2011, 10:09 PM

Kingfisher, that's a meteor shower cypeastrea right?
Where did you acquire that magnificent monument?

kingfisher62 · 09/04/2011, 10:33 PM

Monument, LOL!
Thanks , I like it.
It is hardly a monument it is only the size of a ping pong ball but I got it from a local Fish store.

Do you have any Cyphastreas?

SoonerReefer · 09/05/2011, 10:04 PM

This one weights over 2 pounds!

kingfisher62 · 09/07/2011, 03:05 PM

Now that is monumental!

kingfisher62 · 09/07/2011, 03:31 PM

SoonerReefer, Can you tell me how to care for it? I am worried about mine. Even in actinic lights only after an hour or so some of the polyps have thier mouths gaping open. They really look stressed. I have it under a ledge but I think I have to push it in to the cave some more. It seem that it Just can not handle any light. It has only been in the tank for four day but I would imagine it would of acclimated by now. My polyps look very similar to yours . Do your polyps ever extend more or does it always look like that?
Some of the pictures on this thread the polyps open up so much they look like zoanthids.

Any feedback would be appreciated!

Stylaster · 09/09/2011, 08:50 PM

kingfisher62 · 09/10/2011, 05:50 PM

Those are beautiful ! Any recommendations of thier care, especially of the last variety?

Stylaster · 09/11/2011, 10:45 AM

mine seem to do best with same conditions for SPS tank. Good water flow, high light. Make sure to keep your parameters up

Sheol · 09/11/2011, 05:08 PM

Wow! Talk about back from the dead.. I haven't seen this thread in ages!
Still love this Favid. well, of course I love favia & all its relatives big and small.
Slowly getting my darned nitrates in check ( error made in setting up my second Reef: Not enough LR. Not going to happen again, this has been a ton of work & still goes on.) so maybe by X-mas I'll have some nice LPS or SPS in the tank. Well, something besides 2 species of mushrooms anyway..

Matthew

seafansar · 09/11/2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stylaster

That one is very cool! Never seen one like it before.

Our meteor shower has been steadily growing eventhough I've been fragging the heck out of it. Almost grows too fast for my liking.

kingfisher62 · 09/11/2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stylaster

mine seem to do best with same conditions for SPS tank. Good water flow, high light. Make sure to keep your parameters up

Well, I do not have any SPS. Just Lps's and softies and my tank is a very low tech tank . No skimmer and no dosing. I just keep up with my water changes. I only have 216W of T5's. All my corals are doing great. I hope the tank conditions will be adequate for this coral I really like it.

It still seems to be a little stressed by my lights . Looks good all day long but when it gets close to the end of the photoperiod it looks like some polyps start to spew out some Zooxanthellae.

kingfisher62 · 09/11/2011, 06:48 PM

Do I need to mount this to a rock or is it fine just laying on it ?

murad · 09/12/2011, 10:43 AM

very nice

getzvillereefer · 09/16/2011, 12:59 PM

I love how they don't need alot of light. I have actually seen them grow underneath the frag disc they are on.

On a side note I just discovered a LFS in Rochester, NY that has a yellowish cyphastrea.. I might just have to go back and get myself a piece of that...

kingfisher62 · 09/16/2011, 06:53 PM

Oh Yeah, mine finally started to open up!

05/19/2009, 02:43 PM	#52
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09/04/2011, 09:14 PM	#60
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Well just got mine today . Can't wait till ithe polyps open! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/04/2011, 10:33 PM	#62
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Monument, LOL! Thanks , I like it. It is hardly a monument it is only the size of a ping pong ball but I got it from a local Fish store. Do you have any Cyphastreas? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/07/2011, 03:05 PM	#64
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Now that is monumental! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/07/2011, 03:31 PM	#65
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	SoonerReefer, Can you tell me how to care for it? I am worried about mine. Even in actinic lights only after an hour or so some of the polyps have thier mouths gaping open. They really look stressed. I have it under a ledge but I think I have to push it in to the cave some more. It seem that it Just can not handle any light. It has only been in the tank for four day but I would imagine it would of acclimated by now. My polyps look very similar to yours . Do your polyps ever extend more or does it always look like that? Some of the pictures on this thread the polyps open up so much they look like zoanthids. Any feedback would be appreciated! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

05/20/2009, 02:16 AM	#53
undertai Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 1,110	I'm sure its not a Leptastrea. Because the polyps are all wrong for it to be Leptastrea. The second pictures is of it feeding on some left over shrimp.

05/20/2009, 05:14 AM	#54
colorfan45 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 159	spectacular pic mpoletti

05/20/2009, 09:06 AM	#55
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Well, starting with the fact those categories are very artificial to begin with. They are hobbyist terms that don't REALLY have much validity. There are plenty of LPS corals that are hard to keep. Etc., Etc... Anyway, specifically, they are like Turbinaria. Sorta MPS if you will! LOL Matthew

05/20/2009, 04:17 PM	#59
Justin74 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Diamond Springs, CA Posts: 7,623	Okay, he says Cyph, I say Lep, and you call Galaxea! A picture of it retracted would end this debate very fast though -Justin

09/04/2011, 10:09 PM	#61
phishsauce Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milpitas Posts: 76	Kingfisher, that's a meteor shower cypeastrea right? Where did you acquire that magnificent monument?

09/05/2011, 10:04 PM	#63
SoonerReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Broken Arrow,Ok Posts: 561	This one weights over 2 pounds!

09/09/2011, 08:50 PM	#66
Stylaster Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kelso, WA Posts: 493

09/10/2011, 05:50 PM	#67
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Those are beautiful ! Any recommendations of thier care, especially of the last variety? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/11/2011, 10:45 AM	#68
Stylaster Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kelso, WA Posts: 493	mine seem to do best with same conditions for SPS tank. Good water flow, high light. Make sure to keep your parameters up

09/11/2011, 05:08 PM	#69
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Wow! Talk about back from the dead.. I haven't seen this thread in ages! Still love this Favid. well, of course I love favia & all its relatives big and small. Slowly getting my darned nitrates in check ( error made in setting up my second Reef: Not enough LR. Not going to happen again, this has been a ton of work & still goes on.) so maybe by X-mas I'll have some nice LPS or SPS in the tank. Well, something besides 2 species of mushrooms anyway.. Matthew

09/11/2011, 06:48 PM	#72
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Do I need to mount this to a rock or is it fine just laying on it ? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/12/2011, 10:43 AM	#73
murad Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 14	very nice

09/16/2011, 12:59 PM	#74
getzvillereefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Elmira & Buffalo Posts: 105	I love how they don't need alot of light. I have actually seen them grow underneath the frag disc they are on. On a side note I just discovered a LFS in Rochester, NY that has a yellowish cyphastrea.. I might just have to go back and get myself a piece of that...

09/16/2011, 06:53 PM	#75
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Oh Yeah, mine finally started to open up! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef