RE: fire coral

[Marco Arturo Delsordo Jim�nez]

Title: RE: fire coral

thanks, i�m newbie in reefs too, i�ve kept fish for about 5 years , but just got into corals. that�s why i�m so ignorant, and books in here are almost impossible to find, but i have a friend and will borrow his books to learn more.

thanks all.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sisemore, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Viernes, 26 de Octubre de 2001 02:05 p.m.
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Subject: RE: fire coral

VHO or PC would be enough. MH may be too much.

 

FWIW. I'm pretty new to this too, I'm just telling you what the book says.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Marco Arturo Delsordo Jim�nez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:00 PM
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Subject: RE: fire coral

man, I�m gonna buy a hammer today, but i assume they need at least VHO. or MH

but that�s good to know that from people who really knows about this stuff not lfs salesmen who only wants to sell and have no idea of what they�re talking about.

thanks guys.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sisemore, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Viernes, 26 de Octubre de 2001 01:44 p.m.
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Subject: RE: fire coral

That's a good generic description that will cover most, but some specimens don't seem to fit their class. Like the fire coral, that looks like a SPS but is actually a LPS. For this reason the reference books are very helpful.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: fire coral

LPS: Frogspawn/Hammer/Torch/Open Brain
SPS: Acropora/Pocillapora/Tubinaria/Closed Brain

The difference is that the SPS are rigid corals that do not move in the
current. LPS are large polyped, jelly like corals that move a lot when
current is blown on them. LPS take large prey items, SPS take tiny prey
items. If you can see the mouth on the coral plainly, then chances are you
are looking at an LPS.

HTH
Shane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco  Arturo Delsordo Jim�nez [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:14 PM
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> Subject:      RE: fire coral
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> can you give me some examples of lps and sps?? i just  don�t get the
> difference between these.
> what is a moon coral , sps or lps? and open brain and fire?
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