Lance's 225 gal tank

[christyf5]

Wow, thats some pretty crazy growth you have in there. Lots of nice big colonies

The pipe organ I have is the second one you've posted, the one I was talking about that stings the living crap out of everything it touches.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Wow, thats some pretty crazy growth you have in there. Lots of nice big colonies

The pipe organ I have is the second one you've posted, the one I was talking about that stings the living crap out of everything it touches.

I've never noticed any sweepers on this coral, but on the other hand there aren't really any corals near it, so maybe it's not sending them out?

[christyf5]

nope no sweepers but it will grow towards any coral I place near it, then sting the crap out of it. I've tried moving the corals but the pipe organ just starts to grow in that direction. If there are many corals around it, it just grows that much faster (currently I only have one SPS colony nearby so it grows in that direction and isn't growing too quickly). Now I just prune the crap out of it as it gets near the coral I like. I'd move it but I have SPS everywhere and no spot where there is enough room for the pipe organ to just hang out on its own.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by christyf5

nope no sweepers but it will grow towards any coral I place near it, then sting the crap out of it. I've tried moving the corals but the pipe organ just starts to grow in that direction. If there are many corals around it, it just grows that much faster (currently I only have one SPS colony nearby so it grows in that direction and isn't growing too quickly). Now I just prune the crap out of it as it gets near the coral I like. I'd move it but I have SPS everywhere and no spot where there is enough room for the pipe organ to just hang out on its own.

Huh! Strange.
It seems to me like yours is getting very close to becoming calcium reactor food.

[christyf5]

yeah, sometimes I find it fascinating, like my own little science experiment. other times I just want to rip it right out of there. oddly enough, its one of my favorite corals and I'd been looking for one for years. marie gave me a chunk of it to give to someone else and well, they just never showed up for it so it became mine. i may have to revamp my nano tank and put it in there

[Lance]

I got both of the varieties from Marie. The one like yours was quite small when she gave it to me. I actually have two colonies of it now. I cut it in half a while ago and moved a piece to another spot in the tank. One of them is touching some Colt Coral but nothing is going on there. Must be just SPS it has a problem with. Maybe I'll move a frag of something close to it and see what happens. You've got my interest piqued now.

[lastlight]

Congrats on hitting the big deuce man! Maybe I'm not recognizing a pipe organ when I see it in the LFS but I'd love to have one myself. Impressive colony.