Brain Coral
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 Live Coral Ultra Red Trachyphyllia Brain US $24.00 |
 Live Coral Super Green Trachyphyllia Brain US $24.00 |
 Live Coral Ultra Green Donut Scolymia Brain US $49.00 |
 Live Coral Red Plating Lobophyllia Brain US $24.00 |
 Live Coral Exotic Tricolor Wellsophyllia Brain US $55.00 |
 Live Coral Super Show Red Tiger Stripe Donut Scolymia Brain US $150.00 |
 Live Coral Exotic Bleeding Golden Eye Favia Brain US $24.00 |
 Brain Coral Frag Colony WYSIWYG US $75.00 |
 Live Coral Ultra Green Cynarina Brain US $29.00 |
 Live Coral 2 Heads Super Orange Lobophyllia Brain US $14.00 |
 Live Coral Exotic Chistmas Favia Brain US $24.00 |
 Live Coral Super Purple Favia Brain US $24.00 |
 Live Coral Exotic Red Banded Green Wellsophyllia Brain US $55.00 |
 Live Coral Combo Green Chalice Red Cynarina Brain US $45.00 |
 live coral open flat brain red bright colors wellso US $55.00 |
 Live coral open Wellso Flat Brain Coral US $45.00 |
 StickUps Exotic Environments Aquarium Ornament Red Sea Reef w Brain Corals US $4.99 |
 Metallic Green Open Brain Trachyphyllia Coral US $35.99 |
 Goniastria sp Ninja Turtle Brain Coral Colony 20 EYES US $89.99 |
 Aussie War Coral Favites Brain Live Coral US $45.00 |
 Radiant Green and Purple Bali Brain Welso Live Coral US $65.00 |
 Asst Ultra Color Open Brain Trachyphyllia Coral 3 4 US $62.99 |
 Artificial Coral Grooved Brain coral US $37.00 |
 Artificial Coral Open brain flower coral US $27.00 |
 live coral brain wellso beautiful war paint US $50.00 |
 Reef Scenes Decor Green Open Brain Coral Sm Lot of 2 US $14.99 |
 Reef Scenes Aquarium Decor Green Open Brain Coral Lg US $14.99 |
 Reef Scenes Aquarium Decor Green Closed Brain Coral US $10.99 |
 Live coral open brain red and blue beautiful WYSIWYG US $50.00 |
 Live coral open brain red and blue beautiful WYSIWYG 2 US $50.00 |
 live coral WYSIWYG Green with purple Wellso open brain 2 US $55.00 |
 WYSIWYG XL Welsophyllia Brain Coral US $90.00 |
 WYSIWYG Prism Favia Brain Coral US $150.00 |
 WYSIWYG Australian Ultra Favia Brain Coral US $95.00 |
 Deep Blue Reef Corals Brain Coral Decorative Aquarium Ornament Decoration US $5.99 |
 Symphyllia sp Dented Brain Coral Large WYSIWYG US $89.99 |
 AQUARIUM ARTIFICIAL REEF CORAL PURPLE RED OPEN FLOWER BRAIN ORNAMENT ROCK BASE US $18.99 |
 Brain Coral Replica Reef Aquarium Nautical Decor US $11.95 |
Fungus Identification?
Well I don't have a pic but what I'm trying to identify is some sort of fungus, collected here in Germany (temperate) in the wet wet forest.
It's big (soccer ball big), yellow, and looks kind of like a brain coral, or some full (but round) shrub with close-together lichen flowers.
It had a pretty thick stalk.
My mom would love to show it to her 2nd grade class but she just doesn't know what it is and I can't find a good dichotomous key!
Thanks!
Here are some pictures of rain forest fungus. sounds like wild mushroom.
http://rainforest-australia.com/fungi.htm
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-40839.html
How to Light Your Coral Right
There are some species of coral that can survive with the normal amount of lighting, so for the beginner, you may want to stick to these species. Specifically, Mushroom Coral and Coral Polyps can survive with normal lighting techniques.
Conversely, species such as SPS (Small Polyp Stony Coral) that include Acoropora, Montipora, Porites, Brain Coral, Bubble Coral, Elegance Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral, and Trumpet Coral require far greater intensity with lighting, making them a substantially greater challenge for the aquarium hobbyist, especially considering more light usually means more harmful algae will grow in the tank.
The best lighting technique to keep your coral safe is the light emitting diode (LED) technology, which has begun to make the former standards: gas and filament based lighting systems obsolete. Though initially more expensive then gas and filament systems, over time they save money because they use less power and have a longer lifespan, meaning less replacement costs and hassle.
It is important to note that the zooxanthellae's photosynthesis process require light of two different colors: red and blue, which is why aquarium lights often will exude a purple hue, as most of them provide both colors as an industry standard.
While it is essential to have the minimum amount of light in order to meet the xooxanthellae's minimum requires for photosynthesis to work, it is also important to note that it has an upper limit tolerance as well. Your lights must therefore be in the middle or bad things will happen to both the zooxanthellae, and as a byproduct, the coral.
While not an exact science as how much or how little light depends on how many xooxanthellae reside in the coral, and that can be anywhere from thousands to millions, but a good place to start would be to ensure that your intensity minimum is 3000-lux and that you don't go above 120,000-lux. While this may seem to be a quite wide and open range, you will have to make determinations base on the behavior of your coral.
Good quality types of lamps to use would include florescent, and you should use six lamps, or if your aquarium is not wide enough for that, then it is recommended that you instead utilize high output lamps, which are more expensive, but necessary. You should replace these bulbs every six months. Power compact florescent lamps, which are U-shaped, are an even better option, and you will only need four.
Coral is an excellent addition to any aquarium, and there are many fish that enjoy coral as a food source. Regardless if you have added coral to your aquarium to survive or as sustenance for your fish, you have to have the right lighting or it won't survive.
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