Coral of the Week- Euphyllia

aquaman3680 · 02-15-2007, 10:13 PM

Hey guys, I am going to try something new here and do a coral of the week!

Feel free to post pictures of your different types of Euphyllia!

This weeks coral is Euphyllia!

Common Names: Torch, Hammer, Branching Hammer, Anchor, Frogspawn, and Grape coral.

Lighting needs: Moderate to High lighting for these corals.

Water Flow needs- The torches like more water flow than a frogspawn or a hammer likes. Frogspawns and hammers do best with a light flow going across them. Torches on the other hand like a stronger current in bursts, not all the time.

These corals are fairly aggressive in that their tentacles can pack a pretty bad sting. Keep at least a 4-8 inch area surrounding the coral, as these corals have a several inch sweeper tentacle that comes out at night. This species comes in many different color variations.

With this coral a proper level of calcium, iodine, strontium and other trace elements must be maintained for proper growth and repair.

They are fairly hardy and will thrive in a aquarium with proper lighting and a tank that is established.

Torch

Frogspawn

Hammer/ Anchor

Feel free to ask any questions/comments/pictures you may have!

Hope this Coral of the Week thing works out!

Matt

BrothaWolf · 02-15-2007, 10:26 PM

No fair! I cant compete with those pictures!

rDr4g0n · 02-15-2007, 10:30 PM

brilliant idea btw. this will help me become familiar with corals, their families, traits, names, etc. hope you can keep it up weekly!

Woodstock · 02-15-2007, 10:35 PM

Excellent idea!

These are beautiful corals that pack a VERY potent sting. It can kill or injure any other coral/anemone and leave severe rashes on human skin. Even my haddoni carpet anemones retract from them!

bluespotjawfish · 02-16-2007, 09:10 AM

These have been good corals for me becuase my fish leave them alone! I like to group them together (they don't sting each other). I can't compete with the photos above, but will share anyway. The link is to a photoshow of my tank so you can see how they are incorporated into it. I will need to move my xenia shortly as it is growing and at night leans too close to one of the frogspawns. I have VHO's and they seem to be fine with that lighting as long as they are placed fairly high in the tank. I have found that the redder varieties take a bit lower light and are a bit easier than the green, but all have done well for me.

http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/Uv8zP3Xr

Here are pics of the individual kids I currently have.

Dragon Wrasse · 02-16-2007, 10:33 AM

Great Job....nice idea....

saltwaterfarm · 02-16-2007, 10:40 AM

Good idea Matt! I can't wait to go home and take some pics!

Dentoid · 02-16-2007, 12:28 PM

Snapped these photos this morning.

Torch Coral

Hammer Coral

KodiakBear · 02-16-2007, 12:45 PM

Great thread! I have been planning on getting some frogspawn as my next coral, so this came at just the right time!

rDr4g0n · 02-16-2007, 12:48 PM

i really want torch corals now! you should have a sponsor offer frags at a discount just in time for these posts!

alas, i have regular old 17w flourescent lights

BrothaWolf · 02-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Here is one of my hammers...

Woodstock · 02-16-2007, 03:46 PM

Dentoid, sweet torch coral!

Brotha, beautiful hammer! I see woodstock in the background

billyr98 · 02-16-2007, 03:56 PM

great coral.... i just dont have any in my tank anymore

Nice pics everyone!

aquaman3680 · 02-16-2007, 04:27 PM

Awesome! This thread is already doing better than I expected it to be doing!!

I am glad everyone is enjoying this idea! I will do my best to do a new coral every week!

Doni, they pack a huge punch, I have gotten several rashes from them! But i didnt know they will sting carpets!

Dentoid I love your anchor! I have been planning on getting one for my tank just cant find one with a decent color and price tag!

Matt

Snelly40 · 02-16-2007, 05:28 PM

will try to get a new pic as well, these were about a month ago but it has really grown since then!!!!

02-15-2007, 10:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,099 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Hey guys, I am going to try something new here and do a coral of the week! Feel free to post pictures of your different types of Euphyllia! This weeks coral is Euphyllia! Common Names: Torch, Hammer, Branching Hammer, Anchor, Frogspawn, and Grape coral. Lighting needs: Moderate to High lighting for these corals. Water Flow needs- The torches like more water flow than a frogspawn or a hammer likes. Frogspawns and hammers do best with a light flow going across them. Torches on the other hand like a stronger current in bursts, not all the time. These corals are fairly aggressive in that their tentacles can pack a pretty bad sting. Keep at least a 4-8 inch area surrounding the coral, as these corals have a several inch sweeper tentacle that comes out at night. This species comes in many different color variations. With this coral a proper level of calcium, iodine, strontium and other trace elements must be maintained for proper growth and repair. They are fairly hardy and will thrive in a aquarium with proper lighting and a tank that is established. Torch Frogspawn Hammer/ Anchor Feel free to ask any questions/comments/pictures you may have! Hope this Coral of the Week thing works out! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

02-15-2007, 10:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia No fair! I cant compete with those pictures! __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

02-15-2007, 10:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,165 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia brilliant idea btw. this will help me become familiar with corals, their families, traits, names, etc. hope you can keep it up weekly! __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

02-15-2007, 10:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,674 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Excellent idea! These are beautiful corals that pack a VERY potent sting. It can kill or injure any other coral/anemone and leave severe rashes on human skin. Even my haddoni carpet anemones retract from them! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-16-2007, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Great Job....nice idea.... __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

02-16-2007, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Good idea Matt! I can't wait to go home and take some pics! __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

02-16-2007, 12:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,592 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Snapped these photos this morning. Torch Coral Hammer Coral __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-16-2007, 12:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 764 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Great thread! I have been planning on getting some frogspawn as my next coral, so this came at just the right time! __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

02-16-2007, 12:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,165 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia i really want torch corals now! you should have a sponsor offer frags at a discount just in time for these posts! alas, i have regular old 17w flourescent lights __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

02-16-2007, 01:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Here is one of my hammers... __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

02-16-2007, 03:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,674 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Dentoid, sweet torch coral! Brotha, beautiful hammer! I see woodstock in the background __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-16-2007, 03:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia great coral.... i just dont have any in my tank anymore Nice pics everyone! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

02-16-2007, 04:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,099 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia Awesome! This thread is already doing better than I expected it to be doing!! I am glad everyone is enjoying this idea! I will do my best to do a new coral every week! Doni, they pack a huge punch, I have gotten several rashes from them! But i didnt know they will sting carpets! Dentoid I love your anchor! I have been planning on getting one for my tank just cant find one with a decent color and price tag! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

02-16-2007, 05:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral of the Week- Euphyllia will try to get a new pic as well, these were about a month ago but it has really grown since then!!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)