A few pics for June

[Samw]

Most of the animals here I've had for a few years. The least old thing is the green BTA which I've had for 7 months old.

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7373_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7380_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7381_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7382_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7391_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/2005/reef/June/img_7375_std.jpg

[Aquattro]

Sam, looks great!!

[Samw]

Here's the Green BTA back in November when I first got it. It was about the size of a toonie.

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/reef/Anemone/GreenInRed/img_6997_std.jpg

http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/reef/Anemone/GreenInRed/img_7000_std.jpg

[Jaws]

Nice pics. How many anemones do you have in that thing?

[Samw]

Thanks. Yeah, there were 4 up until I sold the 1' Tan monster (2 rose, 1 tan, 1 green). I think part of the reason I never had success with my Acros was the amount of toxins being released by 4 BTA's (even though the Acros were on the other side of the small tank). Since getting rid of the largest Tan BTA, my few surviving Acros have improved in health.

[AJ_77]

Beauty pics, Sam. :cool: Thanks for the update.

[danny zubot]

Very nive pics Sam, as always. How do you get your sunstar polyps to open up during the day?

[Samw]

Glad you all like the pics. Danny, the sun corals come out whenever they smell food. Right now, they seem to come out when I feed Liquid Life cyclopeeze and Liquid Life Coral Plankton (rotifers + phyto). They also come out when I feed the tank frozen plankton such as mysis shrimp.

[sumpfinfishe]

Beauty pics Sam, I wouldn't expect anything else :mrgreen:

[muck]

Beauty pics Sam, I wouldn't expect anything else :mrgreen:
Exactly what I was going to say.. :mrgreen:


I especially like your clam pic!!. :eek:

[Dorkel Marine 1]

Hey Sam good to see some more of your Tank pics. They make great background pics. Curious though. picture 4. What is it. And second pic 5. You have the sun polyps and then dead center is the one with the lime green tentacles and brown center. Is that a different coral or is the light playing with my eyes.

Thanks in advance

George

[Samw]

Glad you're all liking it. Hey George. What have you been up to? The 4th pic is a Hydnophora. Pic 5 with the brown center is called Black Sun coral.

[doch]

How do you get your sunstar polyps to open up during the day?

I find that if you feed (specifically target feed) daily at about the same time (5pm for me) they start to come out on their own at about that time... waiting for food!

[danny zubot]

Cool, thanks guys. I've wanted sunstars for a while, should they always be placed in a shady area of the tank?

[doch]

I've got mine in the bottom of my tank, in direct light... the light doesn't seem to bother them, but as I'm sure you know, they don't need it.