NOY's 110g mixed reef

[noy]

Sun Corals
Thought I share some photos of my tanks. I focus on Sun Corals and Montiporas.

Dendros
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8462519076_22b4956b2a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462519076/)
Tubastrea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462519076/)'s
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8462537752_6e9b1d20d9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462537752/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8462538926_8c6e60729f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462538926/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8461441557_4d6df0f48e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461441557/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8461444721_d9e247b80b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461444721/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8462548502_eee21f375f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462548502/)

Dendro again
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8462426158_8666ae77d2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462426158/)

Montiporas
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8461262967_3fdfa91e04_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461262967/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8462286422_00b700514e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462286422/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8462289032_67319a7cd3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462289032/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8462290790_736bf21d75_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462290790/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8461195147_51d1f94c2d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461195147/)
Rai (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461195147/)nbow
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8461371097_7f72ff7743_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461371097/)
Orange (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461371097/) Pavona
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8461291057_be4f4286f9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461291057/)
IMG_4181 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461291057/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

[noy]

Other Corals
Purple Gorgonian Frag
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8462513070_3c31d2ea1b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462513070/)

ORA Bird of Paradisehttp://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8462515338_f13d5f6c16_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462515338/)

Lobo
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8461425477_fb1bc2b333_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461425477/)

Ricordia
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8461427065_348f39dd4a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461427065/)
Christmas Tree Worm / Porites
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8461428821_57f1b3e11c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461428821/)

Blastomussa
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8462531804_52f0ac2675_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462531804/)
Mushroom Leather

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8461435009_57bf5407bf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461435009/)

This is cool piece - had bought a rutty looking rock with a few zoas on it from the frag tank at NAFB - turned out it was a living clam!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8462535672_5086ac13a7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462535672/)

Acan
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8461446239_22d2e08aa7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461446239/)

Xenia - not doing particularly well
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8461448361_6a52879719_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461448361/)

Lobo
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8462550296_534c9610d3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462550296/)

Not sure what this is - either Alvapora or Geniopora I think
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8461454225_fb066f5a6d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461454225/)
Close up of the Blastomussa
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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8462424030_755bb0c0c9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462424030/)
IMG_4149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462424030/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

[noy]

My Fishies!
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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8461457181_3ee6558ed5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461457181/)

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8461346797_b86035e8b3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8461346797/)

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8462467930_3e2d55579a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462467930/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8462615636_c263678a3c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462615636/)

And my Mangrove "forest" in my sump!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8462523082_ddb989df2b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8462523082/)

[Stones]

Thanks for sharing the great pics. I can't believe how clear some of the pictures turned out. You definately can't tell you were shooting through glass and some of the pictures don't even look like they are under water!

Nice looking collection of sun corals as well. Any tips/tricks on keeping them happy and healhty?

[noy]

Shoot perpendicular to the glass and use a macro lense - this eliminates any distortion.

As for the Sun Corals - i have a routine where I feed with blood worms and brine alternatively. I wait until the main lights go out (which is 10pm for me) and feed. The fish will leave the food alone that way (asleep or in their little caves). I use "julian's thing" for the brine and a small turkey baster for the blood worms. I direct food into the heads. The Tubastrea don't need a lot of precision in feeding but with the dendro you do need to make sure the each head gets fed. Right now i feed every other day.

When you get them I would really recommend a daily feeding regiment because they are usually in bad shape at the LFS.

Otherwise they are pretty easy to keep and very forgiving as far as water parameters.

[kien]

Whoa, great pics and awesome collection! FTS? What are your specs? Husbandry? :-)

[Foxface]

Wow, great pics. It looks like you're actually diving while taking those pictures.

[noy]

Full Tank Shots
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8504839525_3279a9c30e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504839525/)
FTS2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504839525/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8504844821_e0bc95c7a9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504844821/)
FTS1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504844821/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

Since I'm at it more pic's

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8505944736_c0398ef7dd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8505944736/)
IMG_4704 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8505944736/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8504824083_ee60f27346_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504824083/)
IMG_4718 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504824083/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr


IMG_4708 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8505936472/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8504830205_4eeba3615b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504830205/)
IMG_4707 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504830205/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8504834329_a67e5f0b39_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504834329/)
IMG_4705 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8504834329/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8485536583_250010a097_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8485536583/)
IMG_4683 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8485536583/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

As for setup- 110g (tall), 30 gallon sump, CSC 250 skimmer, mangroves+grape caulerpa+chaeto in refugium (along with deep sand bed), GFO, carbon, used to run biopellets but stopped this week, dose seachem fusion (2 part), reef roids 3x a week, occasional dose of amino acid.

[Tn23]

Awesome pictures! How do you adjust the white balance? looks great
the dendros prefer being on the bottom of the tank more?

[noy]

Awesome pictures! How do you adjust the white balance? looks great
the dendros prefer being on the bottom of the tank more?

My camera has a WB setting for 7K (shade) and I generally shoot without any room lighting.
I try to give some shade to the dendros from other corals but they are still fairly high on the tank.

[Stones]

Great looking FTS Noy!

I see you are running one of the Sicce voyageur pumps for circulation. How do you like it? Is it comparable to a tunze of simlar size or noiser with less flow? I was thinking about picking up a few of them to add some addtional flow where the vortechs can't get to in my system but I haven't heard much in terms of reviews.

[noy]

Good eye! its a voyager 3 (1200gph), whisper quiet never had any issues but a bit on the pricey side. A nice feature is that you can control(limit) the flow through a rotating limiting plate on the outflow. Its a bit awkward in orienting the flow beyond the hinged arms - you have to rotate the whole pump.

Actuallly, when i took that FTS i just took down all my Maxi-jets. I got a deal on some Koralia's so will out outfiting with those otherwise I probably have stayed with the Sicce.

[noy]

My latest ... Maxima Clam, can't believe how much i paid for this... can't believe i'm thinking of getting another one...
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IMG_4722 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8546277582/) by
Red Gorgonian. really can't believe i got talked into buying this. I have a purple one that i'm working hard just to maintain. Will take more photos once i have polyp extension.
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IMG_4725 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8546441696/) by
Elegance Coral. I thought i lost this guy to disease but its making a major comeback - the entire colony shrunk into the rock housing for over 2 months. You can see pretty major tissue loss at the bottom.
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IMG_4741 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8545326655/) by

Rock Flower Anemone. had him for a while - he climbed into my fragbox and just stayed there. hard to photograph. Shame, because under actinic lighting its very colourful.
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IMG_4748 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8546415786/) by

Closeup shot of my Montipora Confusa colony - looks like a martian landscape.
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IMG_4738 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8545329269/) by

Montipora Rainbow. I put this guy beside a mushroom coral for 1/2 day - the entire left side turned dark brown. Thought i lost it - but has recovered in about a week.
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IMG_4727 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8545341671/) by
Montipora Pokerstar. My euphyllia coral reached out and stung it - you can see the tissue loss at the top. It was a lot worse but its making a comeback - we'll see if i can save it. Its a encrusting variant so i'm trying to get it to encrust my rockwork
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IMG_4735 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8545334519/) by

Montipora Pokerstar. Also another victim of euphyllia coral stinging - plus it go knocked over and lost for 2 weeks. Let see if i can save it.
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IMG_4734 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8546434350/) by

Euphyillia. This guy has killed more corals than me. It killed a beautiful torch just recently. Its now stuck on the glass at the corner of the tank. Just can't bring myself to get rid of it ... got it as a 1 head frag originally.
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IMG_4746 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8546420642/) by Ngai On (http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/), on Flickr

[noy]

Red Gorgonian with polyp extension - long exposure shot

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IMG_4753 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8550740854/) by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/]

[noy]

Got these new extenstion tubes from polaroid - trying a couple of real close up shots...
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IMG_4772 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8563136819/) by
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IMG_4773 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8563134185/) by
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IMG_4775 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8564234374/) by
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[lpsreefer]

more full tank shots! MORE! lol
awesome tank!

[beefORchicken]

awesome pics!

[noy]

Recent SPS acquisitions. Still light acclimating (on a frag rack).

Acropora sp. (Red Planet). The reddish purple polyps don't quite come out in picture.
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IMG_5455 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599587441/) by

Montipora Stellata
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IMG_5452 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8600689860/) by
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IMG_5449 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8600692000/) by

Acropora sp. (Green Stag)
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IMG_5460 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8600680948/) by

Seriatopora (Green Birdsnest)
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IMG_5456 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599584797/) by

Montipora Digitatas (German Blue Digi)
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IMG_5459 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599582701/) by

Montipora Nauti
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IMG_4832 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599602607/) by

Montipora Capitata
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[noy]

Not sure why i do this but bought a chili coral. Yep, add another non-photo, hard to care for coral in the mix. Its in the corner until i figure out what to do with it. I only get polyp extension at night and have been target feeding it. The LFS had a much bigger colony but i really didn't like the colouration and they couldn't get any polyp extension (even in the dark).
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[noy]

Sun Coral Propagation
Once your sun corals get established you will get propagation from your colony "spewing" out mini polyps. Unfortunately most of mine end up stuck under the rockwork and don't make it. This is the only survivor so far.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8402/8623547599_c041d52d1a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8623547599/)
IMG_5633 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8623547599/) by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/]

[noy]

ORA Ponape Birdsnest
Exactly 1 month of growth. Pictures taken Apr 10/March 10

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8639417156_38c595a0a1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8639417156/)
sps growth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8639417156/) by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/]

[noy]

Contrast the SPS growth with my Orange Pavona
Top picture Feb 2013, Bottom picture April 2013
You can see the top part (white) where the putty holds the frag is completely encrusted to the rockwork - about a 1/3 inch growth . Hopefully I can see some growth onto the rockwork. On the right side near the top you can also see the encrusting over a small section of the rockwork.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8639692080_64af4a62d7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8639692080/)
pavona growth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8639692080/) by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/]

[kien]

That Pavona is cool! Looks like it is about to go to war with some GSP tho. Poor Pavona :-(

[noy]

Just picked these up from SUM - they have a new coral shipment. Literally got them as they unpacked them
Red Goniopora
The colours don't do this coral justice. Its a fluorescent metallic red. No polyp extension yet as I just put it into the display after a dip.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/8726589627_83aba5fb05_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8726589627/)
IMG_5754 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8726589627/)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/8727698908_2ecf65e050_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727698908/)
IMG_5753 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727698908/)
Lavender Blue Goniopora
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7352/8727702412_a7519a4ec9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727702412/)
IMG_5750 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727702412/)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/8727704244_1b8d149202_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727704244/)
IMG_5756 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8727704244/)

will post more after polyp extension!

[noy]

Full polyp extension red goniopora

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/8756109972_5f8d25b4bd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756109972/)
IMG_5914 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756109972/)

close-up single polyp
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/8756116636_b8721213c5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756116636/)
IMG_5918 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756116636/)

Blue Goniopora full polyp extension
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8754992779_c79470949c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8754992779/)
IMG_5915 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8754992779/)
single polyp
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8756111362_3d844f65ac_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756111362/)
IMG_5922 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8756111362/)

[noy]

Recent Additions

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/9019926069_bc589ef998_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9019926069/)
IMG_6105 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9019926069/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8280/9022156544_85f932e30f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9022156544/)
IMG_6117 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9022156544/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/9022162608_5177bb6c28_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9022162608/)
IMG_6114 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9022162608/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/8990484938_d5f5967b78_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8990484938/)
IMG_6045 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8990484938/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8271/8990481204_6510e69b93_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8990481204/)
IMG_6046 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8990481204/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8138/8911421891_5f45447333_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8911421891/)
IMG_6014 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8911421891/)

my capitata giving the world the finger
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/8845233454_438f45716d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8845233454/)
IMG_5951 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8845233454/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/8762401594_bfa0bcbf05_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8762401594/)
IMG_5934 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8762401594/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8114/8761271931_e9dfc8d46a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8761271931/)
IMG_5930 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8761271931/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2864/8761269603_dc04df6914_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8761269603/)
IMG_5932 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8761269603/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/8762396524_5992fd84d5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8762396524/)
IMG_5937 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8762396524/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8630075398_89bd571e7d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8630075398/)
IMG_5659 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8630075398/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8599602607_29ea5c082c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599602607/)
IMG_4832 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8599602607/)

[ensquire]

Gorgeous pics, wish i could get that kind of polyp extension...

[noy]

Gorgeous pics, wish i could get that kind of polyp extension...

Sometimes with the encrusting monti's they need to adjust to your water chemistry before you get polyp extension. just takes time.

[reeferfulton]

Wow. Very nice pics.

I had no idea crusting Monti's even gave polyp extension. Very nice.

Really like those gonipora as well.. I need a bigger tank lol..

Keep it up

[noy]

Wow. Very nice pics.

I had no idea crusting Monti's even gave polyp extension. Very nice.

Really like those gonipora as well.. I need a bigger tank lol..

Keep it up

thanks,

[noy]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/9029082719_af185da678_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9029082719/)
IMG_6026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9029082719/)

Recent Pickups
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/9048723192_2559d96b79_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9048723192/)
IMG_6171 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9048723192/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/9048725430_f3cabea859_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9048725430/)
IMG_6169 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9048725430/)

[Rice Reef]

I really like the variety of corals and fish you have and awesome pics! What are you shooting with?

[noy]

Thanks!
Canon T1i - I shoot with my f2.8/100mL macro and a f1.4/50mm and extension tubes.

[noy]

Some SPS shots

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3748/9167600477_864caa9daf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167600477/)
IMG_6254 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167600477/)
- sold to me as a magician not sure what proper name is

Rose Millepora
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/9167575875_bd9fe9e795_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167575875/)
IMG_6260 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167575875/)

Acro
- recovering not too bad considering it browned out initially
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/9169800232_d44d90739d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169800232/)
IMG_6259 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169800232/)

Millepora
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/9169808550_074895f2f5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169808550/)
IMG_6257 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169808550/)

Red Planet
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/9169767100_f2eb494c3e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169767100/)
IMG_6265 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169767100/)

Purple Bonsai
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9169917744_7eff16dde9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169917744/)
IMG_6229 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9169917744/)

[Dreadful]

just curious, i have a colony of dendros too but yours are clearly more healthy than mine!

i'm going to be transferring them into my new tank in a month or two, how do you have them placed? also, what kind of lighting do you have? mine are yellow and orange but im liking the greeny look more!

[noy]

I have both in the middle to upper third of the tank - about 12-18 inches from the top. One is shaded under a big monti plate. However, neither are affected by light or need to be light acclimated.

I have 6x54W T5 supplemented by 2 Kessils A150.
You transfer should be fine - they are hardy corals.

[noy]

Tubastraea Micranthus with purple skin!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/9167059224_2022049e99_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167059224/)
IMG_6251 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167059224/)

Tubastraea sp. (probably diaphana - branching)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2890/9164843989_5a62962355_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9164843989/)
IMG_6249 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9164843989/)

Eguchipsammia fistula (fathead Dendros)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9167073896_809a8dd236_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167073896/)
IMG_6248 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167073896/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/9167075922_9f33c9fa32_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167075922/)
IMG_6247 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167075922/)

Gorgonian closeups
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/9167075922_9f33c9fa32_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167075922/)
IMG_6247 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167075922/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/9167592193_165b1bc547_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167592193/)
IMG_6256 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9167592193/)

Dendronephthya
- new project is keeping these guys alive
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/9205711986_ef852ec19b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205711986/)
IMG_6286 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205711986/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5469/9205710292_4d3aba5548_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205710292/)
IMG_6287 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205710292/)

[Rice Reef]

Dendronephthya
- new project is keeping these guys alive
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/9205711986_ef852ec19b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205711986/)
IMG_6286 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205711986/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5469/9205710292_4d3aba5548_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205710292/)
IMG_6287 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9205710292/)[/QUOTE]

Great pics, again! I really like these two... Love the soft pastel colours! Please share your experience with these two... :biggrin:

[lastlight]

those last 3 are truly drool-inducing! wow!

[tang daddy]

As some have said great pics and coral selection, do you target feed the dendros and rhizo specially or just broadcast the tank?

Keep the pics Rollin!

[thmh]

Always an amazing shot noy!

~Tony

[noy]

thanks everyone!

As some have said great pics and coral selection, do you target feed the dendros and rhizo specially or just broadcast the tank?



I target feed everything using a "Julian's thing" and a turkey baster. I find broadcasting is a big mess. Even target feeding is still a bit of a messy affair. I've been playing around with simulated continuous feed for the gorgonians and watching the feed response and I am quite skeptical about how effective continuous feed systems are.

[noy]

Chili Coral (still going)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3728/9228040270_9d7248323c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9228040270/)
IMG_6307 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9228040270/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9225263501_706a513d50_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9225263501/)
IMG_6299 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9225263501/)

Superman Monti
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/9225261539_1808a20187_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9225261539/)
IMG_6301 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9225261539/)

Purple Acro
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/9399283122_eda0402011_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9399283122/)
IMG_6357 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9399283122/)

Acro sp.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/9396531099_4512492a04_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396531099/)
IMG_6379 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396531099/)

Meteor Shower
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/9396550581_9ca3f00e2c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396550581/)
IMG_6031 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396550581/)

Millepora
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/9396576209_a081837f47_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396576209/)
IMG_6369 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396576209/)

Purple Bonsai
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9396560677_eefd976a9a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396560677/)
IMG_6380 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9396560677/)

Gold Torch
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3720/9423983275_4ec83a344b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9423983275/)
IMG_6363 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93342758@N02/9423983275/)

[noy]

Pig Tail
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/9380412536_807f4acc87_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9380412536/)
IMG_6387 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9380412536/)

[noy]

New Camera - New Shots!

Sun Coral fully opened
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3668/9446076227_bdc4aa72d9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446076227/)
IMG_0793 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446076227/)

Micranthus
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9446100575_bb9b21130a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446100575/)
IMG_0788 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446100575/)

Orange Shouldered Tang
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9446117733_ca33560c0d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446117733/)
IMG_0895 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9446117733/)

Sailfin Tang
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/9448923008_232500fc97_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448923008/)
IMG_0892 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448923008/)

Hippo Tang
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/9448933850_704f8714a2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448933850/)
IMG_0890 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448933850/)

Pink Mille
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/9448809360_d88f5ece56_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448809360/)
IMG_0821 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448809360/)

Acropora sp.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/9448800328_eec5091478_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448800328/)
neontipstacked (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448800328/)

ORA Ponape
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/9448540698_c36c7c509e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448540698/)
Coral Garden5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448540698/)

[noy]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/9448550276_62f4000184_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448550276/)
Coral Garden4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9448550276/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2877/9445789731_19d31349ac_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445789731/)
Coral Garden2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445789731/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/9445798355_fcfda1684f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445798355/)
Coral Garden 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445798355/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/9445811853_ca395af2fe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445811853/)
Coral Garden6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9445811853/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9442086262_b6221a04bf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9442086262/)
dendrocloseup (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9442086262/) ]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/9441912562_d9de737028_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9441912562/)
Birdsnest Stacked (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9441912562/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/9439245382_7e014d719b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9439245382/)
yellow carn stacked (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/9439245382/)

[kien]

Wow that coral garden 4 shot is cool with that gorg in the background!

[noy]

Wow that coral garden 4 shot is cool with that gorg in the background!

thanks!

[Rice Reef]

Great pics, Noy! What new camera did you buy?

[noy]

Great pics, Noy! What new camera did you buy?

canon 6D - still learning the in/outs of it.

[noy]

Dendrophyllia Arbuscula spewing sperm and egg

I came home and noticed all my fish "hanging out" near my dendro coral so I looked to see what was going on. I realized the dendro was spewing egg/sperm into the water column and all the fish were eating it (or biting at it anyways). Ran and got this on my iphone. This was fairly continuous and was repeating itself every 5-10 minutes. I captured more it on my DSLR and will have a longer edited version later.

http://youtu.be/LIaICuuyJ04

<iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LIaICuuyJ04" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[noy]

My article on Non-Photosynthetic (NPS) corals in Reef Hobbyist.

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/

[Fesso]

coral garden #2 on the previous page is THE best reef pic I have ever seen.
Outstanding!

[Fesso]

coral garden #2 on the previous page is THE best reef pic I have ever seen

Today.

[noy]

Today.

lol thanks!

[noy]

Red Dragon - more like a brown dragon right now. Long ways to go.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/10526444074_97852e81c5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526444074/)
IMG_1347 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526444074/)

RR Poison Ivy
- again long ways to go
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/10526403275_b68c8cbcd4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526403275/)
IMG_1345 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526403275/)

Acro - not sure what his is - think its a lokani

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/10526402536_a6e1910922_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526402536/)
IMG_1348 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526402536/)

Orange Chalice
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/10526422076_d1e7144f08_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526422076/)
IMG_1350 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526422076/)

My Red Planet (not a new frag)
- more of a purple/green planet right now but coming along
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/10526386406_8bfba5e160_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526386406/)
IMG_1328 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526386406/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2807/10526427384_00353b0fc3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526427384/)
IMG_1326 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526427384/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/10526464214_e54276abab_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526464214/)
IMG_1325 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526464214/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/10526423785_c5bc155282_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526423785/)
IMG_1322 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526423785/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/10526471524_44a9054da3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526471524/)
IMG_1320 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526471524/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5488/10526437045_0b7a95ea7e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526437045/)
IMG_1342 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526437045/)

[noy]

Toxic Cyphastrea
- really like the polyp extension, this coral receded a bit but is recovering again
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5500/10526484754_47dbb03113_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526484754/)
IMG_1341 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526484754/)
Purple Bonsai
- not growing much - lots of encrusting
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/10526672583_86bdccd451_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526672583/)
IMG_1340 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526672583/)
ORA Bird of Paradise
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/10526684893_d4d2f75f7f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526684893/)
IMG_1337 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526684893/)
Pink Lemonade
- more like a green lemonade right now
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/10526460795_38d148f198_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526460795/)
IMG_1336 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526460795/)
Slimer
- about to collide with a tenuis
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5543/10526699033_070298cfe9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526699033/)
IMG_1335 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526699033/)
Acropora sp.
- major space competition
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/10526472525_c70402b3f3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526472525/)
IMG_1334 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/10526472525/)

[noy]

Some recent shots

Seasons Greetings Monti
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/11254147286_46c40395b3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11254147286/)
IMG_1132 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11254147286/)

Purple Bonsai
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/11265663215_1f47a11bf4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11265663215/)
BonsaiST (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11265663215/)

Birdsnest
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7455/11283491985_39e8751c09_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283491985/)
IMG_1389 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283491985/)

Forest Fire
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/11283533085_b052257236_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283533085/)
IMG_1393 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283533085/)

ORA Bird of Paradise
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/11283581126_e1f93f063b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283581126/)
IMG_1395 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283581126/)

Blasto
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5526/11283565356_55a8f56ffe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283565356/)
IMG_1399 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11283565356/)

Duncan
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5491/11650206803_dc6a9498cf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650206803/)
IMG_1518 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650206803/)

Blue Gonio
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/11650400864_51d907d068_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650400864/)
IMG_1514 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650400864/)

Red Gonio
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/11650049405_147eb56e79_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650049405/)
IMG_1516 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650049405/)

Red Monti (grew from a nub left on a disk when the frag broke off)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/11650259905_a96ab5618e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650259905/)
IMG_1503 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650259905/)

[noy]

Yellow Gorg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/11650459325_771890df57_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650459325/)
gorgst1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650459325/)

Meteor Shower
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/11650914864_13dc39d378_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650914864/)
meteorsst1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650914864/)

Pink Mille
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/11650995424_e638a5581e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650995424/)
IMG_1490 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11650995424/)

Dendro
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/11651944316_4e33f5f943_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11651944316/)
IMG_1464 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11651944316/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/11651484133_b96c0c74ca_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11651484133/)
IMG_1484 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11651484133/)

[noy]

more pics - guess who has the day off!

Orange Chalice
These corals provide for some nice closeup shots.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2890/11669610545_46641c63e0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669610545/)
IMG_1551 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669610545/)

Yellow polyp gorg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/11669914753_604d05f64e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669914753/)
IMG_1552 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669914753/)

Donut Coral - full extension of tentacles
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3809/11669896034_76e2d4a296_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669896034/)
IMG_1549 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669896034/)

Euphyllia close up
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/11669212515_286fb6bec8_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669212515/)
IMG_1555 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11669212515/)

Danae
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/11670247246_2647a7926a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11670247246/)
IMG_1544 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/11670247246/)

[noy]

These guys are getting staged in my 110g until my 60g gorg build is ready. Saw these at a LFS - couldn't turn them down they are very healthy specimens.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3824/12543498665_235fece23d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543498665/)
gorgst1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543498665/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2894/12543471075_0ff734e2ba_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543471075/)
IMG_1596 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543471075/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/12543617863_02543074af_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543617863/)
IMG_1598 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543617863/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/12470864873_10296529a2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12470864873/)
IMG_1591 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12470864873/)

https://ycpi-farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/12543539645_17f2d9a897_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543539645/)
IMG_1595 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12543539645/)

Not a new acquisition but still a nice specimen - Rhizo under actinics

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/12385674145_f1e4ebb9bd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12385674145/)
Rhizo1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12385674145/)

[noy]

Green vs. Red who wins???
My Seasons greetings (or it might be a Tyree Jedi mind trick) has grown across and now touches the red encrusting monti. Who's going win out???

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3742/12847106215_033b1793b1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12847106215/)
IMG_1682 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12847106215/)

[Rice Reef]

Green vs. Red who wins???
My Seasons greetings (or it might be a Tyree Jedi mind trick) has grown across and now touches the red encrusting monti. Who's going win out???

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3742/12847106215_033b1793b1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12847106215/)
IMG_1682 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/12847106215/)

Both are sweet Montis! But I'm gonna vote for the Jedi mind trick!

[noy]

More Stuff
Purple Dragon
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/13207964323_2282a8b5e7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207964323/)
purpledragonst (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207964323/)

Forest Fire Digi starting to table
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/13207822975_dcb446a352_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207822975/)
FF Digi Growth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207822975/)

Efflo - definitely slow grower
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/13207984323_bc4cd02a61_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207984323/)
IMG_1721 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207984323/)

closeup
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/13207875545_1b8f1cbbba_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207875545/)
IMG_1720 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207875545/)

Candy Cane Closeup
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/13208051043_434cc6ac59_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208051043/)
IMG_1713 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208051043/)

Acropora Secale or Purple Bonsai (valida)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/13208239904_4f99f4e3a2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208239904/)
IMG_1712 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208239904/)

Meteor Shower closeup
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/13208280424_aab30875a0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208280424/)
IMG_1711 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208280424/)

Dendros
These started out as crappy tubes at the bottom of a frag tank ready to be thrown out. The skin was rotting in a few places. About 2 months later - starting to come around.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/13208078555_f191d0e688_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208078555/)
IMG_1708 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208078555/)

this one grew a few heads
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2797/13208351834_8ec3204a2c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208351834/)
IMG_1710 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208351834/)

[noy]

Purple Bonsai
This was practically a throwaway nub that I glued on a rock for the hell of it.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3762/13208307913_3b72f6a4cd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208307913/)
IMG_1690 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208307913/)

Rock Flower Anemone
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/13207887923_8d5b7b8c79_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207887923/)
rockflowerst1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13207887923/)

Pink Stylophora
new frag - a little bit bleached but I'm getting good polyp extension so that's a good sign. Been looking for these forever.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2080/13145450623_1e3d620c8c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13145450623/)
IMG_1701a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13145450623/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/13145331135_11e8b5dffd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13145331135/)
IMG_1700a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13145331135/)

[noy]

Wire Coral
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/13050677843_6681af5ae9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13050677843/)
IMG_1692 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13050677843/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2024/13050882194_a40048df54_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13050882194/)
IMG_1695 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13050882194/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2667/13051064453_3102f3d5fd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13051064453/)
IMG_1696 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13051064453/)


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2771/13208116315_aff5640e68_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208116315/)
IMG_1706 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/13208116315/)

[Madreefer]

Wow! Very nice pics

[lastlight]

that purple dragon is so sweet! feeling pretty rotten looking at mine now lol.

is that wire coral NPS?

[noy]

Wow! Very nice pics

thanks madreefer!

that purple dragon is so sweet! feeling pretty rotten looking at mine now lol.

is that wire coral NPS?

thanks!
Think its a matter of finding just the right lighting spot with the purple dragon. Yeah the wire coral is NPS.

[Rice Reef]

Sexy pics! Did you mount the purple dragon high or low and does yours like lots or low flow?

[noy]

Sexy pics! Did you mount the purple dragon high or low and does yours like lots or low flow?

mid to high with tons of flow (its right near a small powerhead).

[noy]

A few updates
Not sure what this acro is.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/13804536664_a35e8d1af5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n2RRNQ)IMG_1779 (https://flic.kr/p/n2RRNQ)

same coral under actinics
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/13803901955_7e984ec3f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n2NB8z)IMG_1758 (https://flic.kr/p/n2NB8z)

Pink Pocillopora
- recent addition not getting good polyp extension right now.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/13804199254_888a4886d8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n2Q8vq)IMG_1775 (https://flic.kr/p/n2Q8vq)

Efflo - colouring up nicely and some growth

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/13804002865_f1f5827c2d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n2P88p)IMG_1781 (https://flic.kr/p/n2P88p)

[noy]

These are getting moved to my gorg build soon.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/13828786113_22d5b45367_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n519jM)IMG_1793 (https://flic.kr/p/n519jM)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/13829220264_f6ccb2c83f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n53no9)IMG_1796 (https://flic.kr/p/n53no9)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5251/13828754155_5ee3f833b5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n4ZYPM)IMG_1791 (https://flic.kr/p/n4ZYPM)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/13828819043_66ab3692af_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n51j7x)IMG_1797 (https://flic.kr/p/n51j7x)

[neeper]

Hi, do you have any sun coral fraged for sale

[noy]

Update on the fishies. All are ich and power outage survivors.

Blue Tang - happiest fish in the tank about 6 inches long

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/13951548783_b78f04af18_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfRkox)IMG_1744 (https://flic.kr/p/nfRkox)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3790/13952041544_404e9910e3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfTRSq)IMG_1747 (https://flic.kr/p/nfTRSq)

Sailfin - fattest fish in the tank - over 6 inches

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/13952018264_ccee4f91cb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfTJX3)IMG_1748 (https://flic.kr/p/nfTJX3)

Orangeshoulder Tang - probably over 7 inches now. Close up on the orange patch.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/13928400656_ff9e2a268d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ndNGfU)IMG_1800 (https://flic.kr/p/ndNGfU)


Mandarin Goby
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/13928511312_8bec3efc72_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ndPg9L)IMG_1746 (https://flic.kr/p/ndPg9L)

Cirrhipathes
- love the look of this coral - looks like a mini-bonsai.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3791/13951996724_41d7ddd683_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfTCxE)IMG_1749 (https://flic.kr/p/nfTCxE)

[Skimmer Juice]

Nice looking fish , love the pic of the salfin .

[kien]

Love those gorgs! They look so healthy. Fish definitely look fat and happy too :-)

[noy]

thanks guys!

[Rice Reef]

Gorgeous gorgs! :biggrin:

[noy]

Original Red Monti plug - Happy as Ever

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/11650259905_a96ab5618e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/iKuCo6)IMG_1503 (https://flic.kr/p/iKuCo6)

The Neighbouring Monti - Creeping. You can see the red monti on the right.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/11650305855_4117b152ae_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/iKuS3k)IMG_1501 (https://flic.kr/p/iKuS3k)

Green meets Red. Who will win???
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/12847106215_033b1793b1_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kzfM6i)IMG_1682 (https://flic.kr/p/kzfM6i)

Invasion of Green and the advantage of elevation. Red didn't stand a chance.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5567/14901238493_4e41801e51_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oGLK44)IMG_1977a (https://flic.kr/p/oGLK44)