Pagoda Cup

lcstorc · 02-20-2008, 12:41 PM

Well I was a bad girl yesterday and bought a coral I know very little about. It was just so gorgeous I couldn't resist. They had just gotten their shipment in so it came straight out of one bag and into another. It is a peach color with green polyps. Now of course I have to figure out what tank to put it in an how to care for it. For now it is very high up in the seahorse tank with one of the returns blowing right over it. So far it seems pretty pleased but that could just be relief of being out of a bag.
So first of all I would love any info you have about these corals. What I am finding on the net seems to be most anything so I am hoping I can get some real experienced opinions here. Also important is what tank do I keep it in. I have a 125g reef with 3 150w MH and pc actinics. Right now the alk is crazy in the tank but I expect that to be back to normal soon. The biggest problem is my Chevron Tang. He has developed a tase for LPS and wll eat frogspawn, hammers, brains, etc. Unfortunatly he is hubby's favorite so he has to stay. Next I have a 90g soon to be seahorse tank. It will havel low flow and has T5 lighting but only two bulbs since this is supposed to be a seahorse tank. Finally I have a 20g tank with a pair of clowns and an RBTA. It also has T5s but is so shallow that it should get a fair amount of light there.
Any help would be appreciated. This is an absolutely gorgeous piece and I want it to really thrive.
Pics soon.

boozeman · 02-20-2008, 12:52 PM

goldenmean · 02-20-2008, 01:02 PM

Hi Lynn,
I have had a pagoda cup for nearly a year and a half in my 12g nano under 32w pc. It has done well there. I have her placed high in the tank.
I keep her positioned in pretty high flow and in such a way that detritus does not collect on her.

I think yours would do well in your 20g too. You could try placing him in the 125g and see if you tang takes to him or not. But if you think the Tang for sure would be a problem Id go with the 20. They like flow.

Here is my pagoda.

dobejazz · 02-20-2008, 02:33 PM

I don't think they need to much light I have mine in my 95 under PC's for about a year it was at the bottom of the tank

krbekk · 02-20-2008, 05:55 PM

I have had mine for about 4 months now. It is in a 55 under t5 lights and high flow. I think it has added about 50% to it's mass.

lcstorc · 02-20-2008, 05:57 PM

Hmm so lights are less important than flow. I'll have to check out a few options. Thanks

krbekk · 02-20-2008, 06:17 PM

This is not a good photo but you can see it in the upper left.

I will try to get a more recent photo tonight.

Anselth · 02-20-2008, 06:33 PM

Lynn, I've had my pagoda for almost a year now. They aren't very demanding, and are supposedly very forgiving. Ours was under 192w PCs for about 6 months, and grew considerably. We do feed it mysis and daphnia about twice a week along with all our other corals.

02-20-2008, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Pagoda Cup Well I was a bad girl yesterday and bought a coral I know very little about. It was just so gorgeous I couldn't resist. They had just gotten their shipment in so it came straight out of one bag and into another. It is a peach color with green polyps. Now of course I have to figure out what tank to put it in an how to care for it. For now it is very high up in the seahorse tank with one of the returns blowing right over it. So far it seems pretty pleased but that could just be relief of being out of a bag. So first of all I would love any info you have about these corals. What I am finding on the net seems to be most anything so I am hoping I can get some real experienced opinions here. Also important is what tank do I keep it in. I have a 125g reef with 3 150w MH and pc actinics. Right now the alk is crazy in the tank but I expect that to be back to normal soon. The biggest problem is my Chevron Tang. He has developed a tase for LPS and wll eat frogspawn, hammers, brains, etc. Unfortunatly he is hubby's favorite so he has to stay. Next I have a 90g soon to be seahorse tank. It will havel low flow and has T5 lighting but only two bulbs since this is supposed to be a seahorse tank. Finally I have a 20g tank with a pair of clowns and an RBTA. It also has T5s but is so shallow that it should get a fair amount of light there. Any help would be appreciated. This is an absolutely gorgeous piece and I want it to really thrive. Pics soon. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

02-20-2008, 12:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pagoda Cup __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

02-20-2008, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pagoda Cup Hi Lynn, I have had a pagoda cup for nearly a year and a half in my 12g nano under 32w pc. It has done well there. I have her placed high in the tank. I keep her positioned in pretty high flow and in such a way that detritus does not collect on her. I think yours would do well in your 20g too. You could try placing him in the 125g and see if you tang takes to him or not. But if you think the Tang for sure would be a problem Id go with the 20. They like flow. Here is my pagoda. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

02-20-2008, 02:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,246 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Pagoda Cup I don't think they need to much light I have mine in my 95 under PC's for about a year it was at the bottom of the tank __________________ Kelli

02-20-2008, 05:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
krbekk Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Pagoda Cup I have had mine for about 4 months now. It is in a 55 under t5 lights and high flow. I think it has added about 50% to it's mass.

02-20-2008, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pagoda Cup Hmm so lights are less important than flow. I'll have to check out a few options. Thanks __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

02-20-2008, 06:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
krbekk Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Pagoda Cup This is not a good photo but you can see it in the upper left. I will try to get a more recent photo tonight.

02-20-2008, 06:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Anselth Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 943 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pagoda Cup Lynn, I've had my pagoda for almost a year now. They aren't very demanding, and are supposedly very forgiving. Ours was under 192w PCs for about 6 months, and grew considerably. We do feed it mysis and daphnia about twice a week along with all our other corals. __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

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