Any Gorgonian/Sea Fan keepers out there?

[jcusmarine]

Would like to see pics and beg for a frag or two. Most of all, how long have you been keeping them?

 

[jcusmarine]

atreyu917;423435 wrote: I have 2 different types. Both purple skin, with brown polyps. One is a lot skinnier than the other. And the skinnier one seems to be faster growing. You're welcome to some I will post pictures when I get back from lunch.

Thanks Kels!!

 

[jcusmarine]

Inspiration:

 

[hackman72]

I have a Purple Bushy Gorgonian. The pic is a stock photo from liveaquaria.com. Mine stands about 14" tall and looks almost identical to the one in the pic. I bought it for $25 at Marine Designs about 3 or 4months ago. You're probably better off to buy one like that instead of a frag. Most LFS's can get you a whole colony for not much more than what a member might as for a frag.
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[jcusmarine]

^Very Nice...

 

[hackman72]

jcusmarine;423438 wrote: Inspiration: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1595166">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1595166</a>[/QUOTE]

That tank is beautiful. I can say that at least he has the right idea by putting all the corals that need supplemental feeding in one tank together. I have a chili coral and an orange carnation coral that I had to put in a high flow area of the sump because they kept getting smaller and smaller despite my target feeding. They're both dropping babies now.

You're welcome to a piece of my gorg if you want. I need to cut a couple of inches off the top anyway. But, it might be a pretty good drive for you.

 

[jcusmarine]

Hackman72;423448 wrote: That tank is beautiful. I can say that at least he has the right idea by putting all the corals that need supplemental feeding in one tank together. I have a chili coral and an orange carnation coral that I had to put in a high flow area of the sump because they kept getting smaller and smaller despite my target feeding. They're both dropping babies now.

You're welcome to a piece of my gorg if you want. I need to cut a couple of inches off the top anyway. But, it might be a pretty good drive for you.

Thanks bro! Lil' bit of a drive...I will find local somehow. I visited a few LFS's and did not find what I was looking for so I will keep bugging ARC members and LFS's until I find them....

Your a fellow Marine I see - Semper Fi!!

JC

 

[hackman72]

If you don't find what you're looking for and you get out this way, let me know and I'll cut you a piece. Ooh-rah that Semper Fi!

 

[salt reefer]

i have the green and purple ive had for about 8 months and a gorky finger for 2 months love them they love flow.heres some pics.some are going through purging. if it isnt opening and looking bad they are trying to shed the outer layers then wow they look new he he as you can see a few of mine are purging . i have one thats dead next to the purple one on top but it has a good branch trying to move up the dead branch.when you see white tips they are growing mine have grown alot in the 7 or so months i have had them.
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[corigan]

I've had one for 2 1/2 years that I got from scientific corals back in the day.

 

[hfleming]

jcusmarine;423432 wrote: Would like to see pics and beg for a frag or two. Most of all, how long have you been keeping them?

I will cut you some of this one. The picture is with the lights out, under 20k the skin is more purple with brown polyps. I have had it about a year and a half.

I have never fragged it, I assume I can just cut a branch off?

 

[salt reefer]

yea just cut the branch then when you place it cut the sking were you mount it then it will grow back later.

 

[smoothie]

Check out the food in the water column. Also the lack of fish