Elegance Coral

TheSaltwaterKid · 05-15-2008, 09:57 AM

How many here have Elegance corals? There is one at my LFS that is from a local reefer who frags his parent colony and it looks really good, bright flourescent green with vibrant purple tips to it's tentacles. Aparently this guy has had his Elegance for quite some time so my LFS thinks the hardiness issues wouldn't apply as much to frags from him since the track record of the parent coral is so good. It's decent sized...maybe 6" when expanded and they want $80 for it. Is it worth it? What are some care tips? I think they are beautiful corals but have always stayed away from them because of their recent dubious survival record. Also, will they do well under 150w HQI lighting?

Dentoid · 05-15-2008, 10:17 AM

Elegance corals prefer filtered light and moderate-low flow. In nature many of them are found in shallower water, on the sea floor, typically beneath taller sea greases that provide some shade. They can also tolerate some nitrate in the water as they do in nature.

I would think that tank raised is definately better in terms of hardiness than wild collected. $80.00 seems like a fair price too.

My best advice if you do obtain this colral is to try and mimic its location in your tank to the tank that it came from in terms of depth, flow and lighting.

AQTCJAK · 05-15-2008, 11:05 AM

great advise scott

TheSaltwaterKid · 05-15-2008, 11:58 AM

Not sure if i can do all that. Right now it's in the LFS 180g tank on the sand bed under two 250w MH lighting and seems to be doing great. I have a BC29 with 150w HQI lighting. Also, seems like there's a good amount of flow in the LFS tank and right now I am running one Koralia 1 (400gph), two Koralia Nano's (240gph) and my return pump is an MJ1200 (295gph). To top it off the only place I really have to put this coral would be right out in the open in front on my sand bed. What do you think?

rmlevasseur · 05-15-2008, 02:12 PM

Success rate with these corals is very low.

kathywithbirds · 05-15-2008, 02:51 PM

Funny, there's 2 at my LFS. One's a little prettier than the other, apparently from a mother colony too. Saw another couple a little while ago. Is it elegance season or somethin'?

TheSaltwaterKid · 05-15-2008, 03:00 PM

I just called my LFS and actually they have two Elegances in stock right now and the smaller one I was interested in actually wasn't from a local reefer like I had originally thought but from one of their wholesaler's in L.A. who said it came from a buddy of his who bought it and grew it out and then sold it back to him and he in turn sold it to my LFS. The guy who I deal with at my LFS actually said he's not completely sure he believes the guy but ordered the coral anyway and they've had it for about 1 month and he told me to hold off on buying for another week or two, even though it looks really healthy because he can't be certain if it's an Aussie or an Indo. The other larger Elegance is from a local reefer who turned it in and he said he'd have no problem selling me that one but I'm not interested for two reasons...first it's quite large and second it doesn't have a lot of color, it's green but it's tentacles don't have the colored tips. I guess I'll wait and see what the smaller one looks like after another couple of weeks.

doomax · 05-18-2008, 11:30 AM

Ihave an elegance in my tank, and it is very nice. Some things to watch for: They sting and can kill livestock. As far as food, they are meat eaters and ever couple of weeks I target feed it. I have had mine for 6 months, and it is growing pretty fast. In the pic, it is about 2/3 out compared to today. In the pic was one day after I fed it. Sometimes after it eats, it recedes, than it comes out--in this pic, it was happy as the colors were very bright.

Dominic

05-15-2008, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheSaltwaterKid Midas Blenny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Montpelier, VT Posts: 112 View Gallery Karma Komment	Elegance Coral How many here have Elegance corals? There is one at my LFS that is from a local reefer who frags his parent colony and it looks really good, bright flourescent green with vibrant purple tips to it's tentacles. Aparently this guy has had his Elegance for quite some time so my LFS thinks the hardiness issues wouldn't apply as much to frags from him since the track record of the parent coral is so good. It's decent sized...maybe 6" when expanded and they want $80 for it. Is it worth it? What are some care tips? I think they are beautiful corals but have always stayed away from them because of their recent dubious survival record. Also, will they do well under 150w HQI lighting? __________________ Tank: Oceanic Biocube 29 (Justin) Mixed Reef Lights: Current Sunpod 150w HQI Skimmer: Tunze DOC 9002 MaxiJet 1200 Return Pump 1 Hydor Koralia Model 1 Powerhead 2 Hydor Koralia Nano Powerheads Tank: Oceanic Biocube 14 (Ann) Clownfish Reef Lights: Nanotuners 3.24 72w PC Mod Skimmer: Oceanic Biocube MaxiJet 900 Return Pump Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead 2nd Chamber Refugium Mod

05-15-2008, 10:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Elegance Coral Elegance corals prefer filtered light and moderate-low flow. In nature many of them are found in shallower water, on the sea floor, typically beneath taller sea greases that provide some shade. They can also tolerate some nitrate in the water as they do in nature. I would think that tank raised is definately better in terms of hardiness than wild collected. $80.00 seems like a fair price too. My best advice if you do obtain this colral is to try and mimic its location in your tank to the tank that it came from in terms of depth, flow and lighting. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-15-2008, 11:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,937 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Elegance Coral great advise scott __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

05-15-2008, 11:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheSaltwaterKid Midas Blenny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Montpelier, VT Posts: 112 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Elegance Coral Not sure if i can do all that. Right now it's in the LFS 180g tank on the sand bed under two 250w MH lighting and seems to be doing great. I have a BC29 with 150w HQI lighting. Also, seems like there's a good amount of flow in the LFS tank and right now I am running one Koralia 1 (400gph), two Koralia Nano's (240gph) and my return pump is an MJ1200 (295gph). To top it off the only place I really have to put this coral would be right out in the open in front on my sand bed. What do you think? __________________ Tank: Oceanic Biocube 29 (Justin) Mixed Reef Lights: Current Sunpod 150w HQI Skimmer: Tunze DOC 9002 MaxiJet 1200 Return Pump 1 Hydor Koralia Model 1 Powerhead 2 Hydor Koralia Nano Powerheads Tank: Oceanic Biocube 14 (Ann) Clownfish Reef Lights: Nanotuners 3.24 72w PC Mod Skimmer: Oceanic Biocube MaxiJet 900 Return Pump Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead 2nd Chamber Refugium Mod

05-15-2008, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 929 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Elegance Coral Success rate with these corals is very low. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

05-15-2008, 02:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,712 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Elegance Coral Funny, there's 2 at my LFS. One's a little prettier than the other, apparently from a mother colony too. Saw another couple a little while ago. Is it elegance season or somethin'? __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

05-15-2008, 03:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheSaltwaterKid Midas Blenny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Montpelier, VT Posts: 112 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Elegance Coral I just called my LFS and actually they have two Elegances in stock right now and the smaller one I was interested in actually wasn't from a local reefer like I had originally thought but from one of their wholesaler's in L.A. who said it came from a buddy of his who bought it and grew it out and then sold it back to him and he in turn sold it to my LFS. The guy who I deal with at my LFS actually said he's not completely sure he believes the guy but ordered the coral anyway and they've had it for about 1 month and he told me to hold off on buying for another week or two, even though it looks really healthy because he can't be certain if it's an Aussie or an Indo. The other larger Elegance is from a local reefer who turned it in and he said he'd have no problem selling me that one but I'm not interested for two reasons...first it's quite large and second it doesn't have a lot of color, it's green but it's tentacles don't have the colored tips. I guess I'll wait and see what the smaller one looks like after another couple of weeks. __________________ Tank: Oceanic Biocube 29 (Justin) Mixed Reef Lights: Current Sunpod 150w HQI Skimmer: Tunze DOC 9002 MaxiJet 1200 Return Pump 1 Hydor Koralia Model 1 Powerhead 2 Hydor Koralia Nano Powerheads Tank: Oceanic Biocube 14 (Ann) Clownfish Reef Lights: Nanotuners 3.24 72w PC Mod Skimmer: Oceanic Biocube MaxiJet 900 Return Pump Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead 2nd Chamber Refugium Mod

05-18-2008, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
doomax Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Elegance Coral Ihave an elegance in my tank, and it is very nice. Some things to watch for: They sting and can kill livestock. As far as food, they are meat eaters and ever couple of weeks I target feed it. I have had mine for 6 months, and it is growing pretty fast. In the pic, it is about 2/3 out compared to today. In the pic was one day after I fed it. Sometimes after it eats, it recedes, than it comes out--in this pic, it was happy as the colors were very bright. Dominic

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