cup

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

hi ...has anyone keep cup coral before the one which look like a cup round in shape like with lot of ploys on it ....

what lighting is needed for it and temp ....and it it a hardy coral ...and is it easy to keep .....? it look something like this .....

[Terryz_]

Never see it around in LFS... but seen it on the forum a lot of times liao..

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i bought one today .... very nice but i am thinking what lighting is needed for it ...strong, med, or low and what temp is best....?

[reefer guy]

im keeping... got it from a fellow reefer.... it needs good lighting and current

[Terryz_]

Where you bought it...

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i bought it from a shop at Ginza Plaza(west coast) , they are selling LPS and SPS ....

[Dispar_Anthias]

Wrong forum

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i need more and better information on this coral ........ can anyone help?

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

cause i do not want it dead in my tank ...i love it a lot ...i was looking for it around for like 1 month already....

but i really need more information on this coral .........

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

my tank is a 2 footer ...i am using 1 55watts PL t4 lighting set - tubes 1x10000k and 1blue ....is it enough for it and i am only placing it 6 to 8 inches away from the light ....

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

if my lighting is not enought for this cup coral ... i am will buy 1 more PL 55watts T4 set but both tubes are 10000k9white light) that make it total of 110 watts (10000k (white light will be 82.7watts) and antic blue will be 27.5watts)....

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

if my lighting is not enought for this cup coral ... i am will buy 1 more PL 55watts T4 set but both tubes are 10000k(white light)

That make it total of 110 watts (10000k white light will be 82.7watts) and (antic blue will be 27.5watts)....

[chrislwp]

Hi,

It's Pagoda cup. If you are not able to give it sufficient lighting, moderate current and cooling water, I am willing to adopt it for $10.

I suggest you save up for a single MH light rather than getting so many tube and also consume 150W of elect.

[Dinosaur]

I bid $11

[reefer guy]

let it go bro... i got mine for $5 and its about the size of a cd.... good profit for u.... heheheh

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

shit ma ni bought it at $32 ...

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i am not using a chiller that the problem ..... if not i will buy a mh for my tank ........

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

so cool temp like 27 -28 temp for this cup and strong lighting like 110watts do?

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

reefer guy so what lighting are u using for your cup ?

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

what the temp of your tank ... is this cup coral hard to keep ?

do you need to feed ?

more information please ?thank s

[reefer guy]

im using 2 x 150w mh for my 4x2x2ft tank, without chiller or fans... temp is from 25deg to 28deg... the cup is dong good, its a hard coral. my colleague even have it and temp reaches 30deg. not telling u iyts acceptable though, but at the most, give them good living condition to be happy

[reefer guy]

correction: i meant hardy coral, not hard coral, if ever i made an error.... ambient temp is 26-27deg during normal days, if i swithc mh on during daytime reaches 28deg.. but my photoperiod is at nite; the only time i can enjoy my tank; so wen mh is on my aircon is on as well, drops up to 25deg.....

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

so do you think that my lighting is enough?

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

anyway thank lot for the information....reefer guy .......

but i think using a MH on a 2footer will boil my water up to 32 or even more .....so i think the most i can only use 3 x 55watts PL (137watts 10000k day and 27.5 blue antic ) that the best i can provide my tank with without a chiller only fan .......

[reefer guy]

mh on ur 2ft will surely boil water... but u mentioned u have bought it right? so how is it doing now anyway? are the polyps 'long and high up and waving' with the water current/flow?