New corals with some questions

angnak · 04-28-2007, 10:49 PM

I just gota leather coral from my LFS along with a brain and a hammer. They said it would be okay even though the leather can be toxic. I was just reading that leathers are to toxic for brain and hammers. The store was having a sale of buy two corals get the third free and my wife liked the leather and I did some research a while back and remebered that they weren't to difficult to care for but if the toxicity is going to kill my new coral then back to the store it will go. What do you guys think?

2455coop · 04-28-2007, 10:52 PM

If you keep them seperated it shouldn't be a problem....

sasquatch · 04-28-2007, 10:53 PM

I have it from an excellent and knowledgeable source that running carbon will solve the problem. Steve

lcstorc · 04-29-2007, 02:06 PM

Great advice given. Keep them separate and run carbon and you should be ok. Be aware as well that the hammer can and will sting your other corals. I had one that killed my brain in a matter of an hour or so before I saw it and tried to rescue. The brain was too badly damaged and died from the sting.

Snappy · 05-02-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Great advice given. Keep them separate and run carbon and you should be ok. Be aware as well that the hammer can and will sting your other corals. I had one that killed my brain in a matter of an hour or so before I saw it and tried to rescue. The brain was too badly damaged and died from the sting.

I myself have a mixed reef and it's ok, however remember that they all inflate themselves and the hammer can stretch quite a ways. Give them good distance and as mentioned run carbon to absorb the toxins. Your tank will now be a chemical warfare zone.

CATALYST · 05-02-2007, 10:07 PM

Gotta have the carbon. I took mine out for a couple days and everyone looked unhappy. Put it back in a things are fine again.

04-28-2007, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 View Gallery Karma Komment	New corals with some questions I just gota leather coral from my LFS along with a brain and a hammer. They said it would be okay even though the leather can be toxic. I was just reading that leathers are to toxic for brain and hammers. The store was having a sale of buy two corals get the third free and my wife liked the leather and I did some research a while back and remebered that they weren't to difficult to care for but if the toxicity is going to kill my new coral then back to the store it will go. What do you guys think? __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

04-28-2007, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New corals with some questions If you keep them seperated it shouldn't be a problem.... __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

04-28-2007, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New corals with some questions I have it from an excellent and knowledgeable source that running carbon will solve the problem. Steve

04-29-2007, 02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New corals with some questions Great advice given. Keep them separate and run carbon and you should be ok. Be aware as well that the hammer can and will sting your other corals. I had one that killed my brain in a matter of an hour or so before I saw it and tried to rescue. The brain was too badly damaged and died from the sting. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

05-02-2007, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New corals with some questions Gotta have the carbon. I took mine out for a couple days and everyone looked unhappy. Put it back in a things are fine again.

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