How many types of coral do you have?

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bct15
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How many types of coral do you have?

Post by bct15 » Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:31 am

For those of you with reefs, what size tanks do you have and how many of each type of coral? I was counting my coral the other day and was a bit surprised.

150 gallon display
82 different acroporas
2 different pectina
2 birdsnest
1 pocilopora
2 montipora
10 types of zoas
3 favias
1 favites
1 torch
1 elegance
3 different acan colonies
1 Trachy
1 frogspawn

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Re: How many types of coral do you have?

Post by bluwtr » Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:03 pm

Let's see: 55g non-rr tank, with small DIY acrylic sump.
I have 9 acro species
2 birds nest
3 acan
2 psamocora
4 monti cap
5 digitata
2 ricordia
2 favia
1 torch
1 hammer
2 frog spawn
1 blasto
1 trachy
2 goniopora
1 cyphastrea
1 caulustrea
1 scolymia
1 chalice
and I really have no idea on palys and zoas, but guessing, around 15
Also have 2 soft corals.

I think that is all. I'm out of room!

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Re: How many types of coral do you have?

Post by Shadow1 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:08 am

I could not begin to count, last count prior to a massive die off and tank swap we had about 1 coral per gallon in the 300. As the new system settles in I am guessing that close to 50% have survived some 1/4" some still fairly large none of the LPS has been lost.

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