I bought the original SSC at MACNA 2009 from Unique Corals at same time as Jason Fox. It did nothing for 2 years. Then it just encrusted and blew up into a nice colony. Lost it when I moved homes. High flow, high light (MH)
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Mine have done well pretty much regardless. Our 75g has pretty good flow (two MP40s running NTM at 100% in anti-sync) and it was getting about 275 PAR in one location and slightly more in the other (290-300). Grew quickly but mine didnt lay down much of a base before vertical growth took off (2" diameter at most).
Terrible pic but this one just went to a knew home a few days ago (the 75g is coming down soon).
So prettyAlways love a good shortcake, there are many varieties some are darker, some lighter and some offer different growth patterns, but either way they will be some form of green on pink/red coralites/tips. Frags pictured were cut from this colony yet they are developing more pink to them.. and they are sitting right next to this colony so lighting is pretty similar...
Always love a good shortcake, there are many varieties some are darker, some lighter and some offer different growth patterns, but either way they will be some form of green on pink/red coralites/tips. Frags pictured were cut from this colony yet they are developing more pink to them.. and they are sitting right next to this colony so lighting is pretty similar...
Nice!@pharazon
I have another shortcake that's different that is ultra finicky, had a huge colony, rtn'd on me, fragged about 10 frags in hopes to save it, only one survived, still got it today and will go brown when its the slightest unhappy and slow growing have only fragged it once since and still have that frag also.... But this one is rock solid, I would say it hears over at a normal rate compared to my other acros and is a healthy grower!
I dunno, mine has definitely been the most finicky acro I’ve ever kept. In 1.5 years I’ve had this piece STN on me twice. She always comes back pretty strong but definitely the first to let me know I need to pay more attention to chemistry.
That being said, SSC seems to be able to handle as much light as you can throw at it. When I’ve pushed my Radion too high and had other acro’s start to pale, SSC just gets richer in color. Just a little more sensitive to water quality in my experience.
Here’s 7/23/2018 to 2/4/2020. Worth the trouble if you ask me.
Tons of light. Tons of flow. Short periods of high nutrients. I believe there’s a macna YouTube on it from a collector saying it shouldn’t be an aquarium inhabitant. Mine is my reef canary.
Mine has grown from a 1/2” frag to this 4x4 inch colony in about 14 months.It is in about 400-500 PAR. 3 inches from the water surface and gets pretty good flow.Keep in mind it is a tabling acro if provided with the proper environment.
Did yours come with that coloring? I like a more teal color than light green that I have. Yours is really pretty.