that is a great FTS!.......and congats again on tank of the YEAR!:razz::mrgreen:

Very nice!

thanks for the compliments guys....

especially you fishytime... :) it's extra special when you get one from those hard pleasers.

cheers.

Ok.....I took the camera last night thinking I was just going to get a picture of my highlighter coraliniana but I went a little crazy.

Deepwater corals anyone???

Highlighter Coraliniana
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/highlighter.jpg
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/highlighter2.jpg

Lokani
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/lokani.jpg
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/lokani2.jpg

Hawkins
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/hawkins.jpg

Granulosa
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/granulosa.jpg

Awi Bottlebrush
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/awi.JPG

Purple Monster
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/purplemonster.jpg


More coming tomorrow....

:shocked!:!
I have SPS envy right now!

Very Very Nice !- I did tell you what i want - Remember? - 15 bucks? - the Purple Monster comes across as being blueish to my eyes - is it just me - camera shot? - mine is more of a solid deep purple with white polyps

C'mon Wayner...I think you just got the Purple Monster envy maybe cause mine is bigger than yours...hahaha. :)

No to tell you the truth I did very little to no post editing on these pics and it is more purple in real life. Actually look at the picture again cause I just edited it to show more of what I see. Although the difference from purple to blue is very subtle...you can easily tell if I stick it next to a blue tort for sure. My frag has guaranteed linage so no worries there. Do a google search and you will see the shade of purple does vary from tank to tank.

Now Im trying to remember what you want...and are you asking if I will sell it for $15. Probably not.... ;)

Wow I had to read your write up again for the 100000 time.. did you ever try zeovit? I am on the fence switching to pellets and gfo, I think i am going to be switching form reefers best to instant ocean soon as I am having a hard time finding reefers best and have been seeing so many nice tanks just using IO. I figure we are supplementing anyways so whats a little more gonna hurt.

Thanks....no I never tried zeovit. I have tried a few of the supplements and can't say I noticed much. I'm not into dosing lots of different bottles. KISS method for me.

Incoming.....some millepora.

Sunset Millepora
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/sunsetmille.jpg

Palmers
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/palmers.jpg
with my pink
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/group.jpg

This guy is a new one...never seen it before. I'm calling it the cash money millepora. Just cause of the goldy body and green polyps.
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/cashmoney.jpg

and I'll throw in my redplanet in even though it may not be considered a millepora. This thing will not grow vertical for the life of me but has encrusted quite well.
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/redplanet.jpg

More pics to COME....

rp grows like a weed but yours is running away from the frag plug! Still looks killer though (but I like that palmers more!)

I'm thinking the Red Planet is a weird duck, at least the one I have - seems to color up -then color down - then a growth spurt - then goes dormant for awhile - it's like it can't figure out what it wants to do.

Your encrusting planet has very nice color - pretty intense - when that wakes up - should be a stunner.

Really nice pictures of the others too.

Maybe I need to give you some back? :wink:

sometimes you need to build a good foundation before you can erect the skyscraper

Well when I bought this red planet it was dormant already and pretty lack luster. It sat for months and did nothing....then it awakened and has put base down for more months...it has had the nice colour ever since it started encrusting. I think I might trim it to see if I can spur upward growth.

And the last of the pictures I took...

Aussie Sarmentosa
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/sarmentosa.jpg

Peach and yellow tip Bird
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/yellowbird.jpg

Meteor Shower
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/shower.JPG
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/shower2.JPG

Northern Delight (self named) - no positive species name
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/delight2.jpg
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/delight.jpg

Tyree Rainbow Stylo
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/stylo.jpg

Ultimate Bonsai
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2011.12/ultimate2.jpg

That should hold everyone over for a while...hope you enjoyed.

WOW I really love that Ultimate bonsai! and what you did with that meteor shower seems to have gone according to plan! looks awesome! no wonder you got TOTM

This is semi-hijack territory but your meteor does indeed look amazing so I'd like to couple a compliment with a question.

I just received a frag of it and the polyps are maybe about half as pink as they could be and the base itself is VERY pale with barely a hint of blue. I have had it on the sandbed for 2 weeks or so and in that time it hasn't really changed. Should it be moved up / into more light?

250w radiums, 27" tank.

Man those are some incredibly coloured colonies! Jealous. :)

Thanks guys...
Well first question I gotta ask is what did the mother colony look like? There are a few different cyphastrea that get called meteor shower. And although it's rare they do come in wild from time to time and from what I hear the wild ones do not grow as fast and have slightly different coloration. Mine has been grown captively for generations....I believe its a frag of the original but I can't say for certain on this one.

Mine has never had a blue base......only creamy green and green.

Assuming your frag has the genetics to become brighter (which it very well may) than they are really a med-low/ light/flow coral. They don't need a ton of light....I have mine on the sandbed as well. Although Im not sure but my tank might be brighter as I have 400w MH. By your description of a light base and polyp I would say to leave it on the sand bed and it should colour up....if it gets too dark and on its way to brown...well thats when you need to move it up.

I ended up moving the frag to a lower light and lower flow area at the end of the tank. I'm not sure if it's these changes are the fact that it's firmly mounted (I have found corals do so much better when they don't wobble around) but it's developing a colour very simlar to yours now. My polyps look the same and the base is maybe half as colorful but it's getting better quickly.

No idea of lineage... it's from Ryan (Lethbridge). It's encrusting quickly now I can't wait until it's got some size to it. Again nice work!

Sounds like its on its way to being a great piece for you. I really like mine......they definitely don't like a ton of light.....somewhere near the bottom of the tank is great for these guys and mine seems to grow quite fast.

I snapped two more today....well actually probably a dozen or so but these two are the best. :)

SniperSPS bubblegum
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.01/bubblegum.jpg

Atlantis Limeaid (at least that is what I remember I was told)
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.01/limeaid.jpg

wow quiet in here.....

here is a treat for anyone still paying attention. A chalice so nice it gets 3 pics. It still has to develop a nice rim yet...hopefully.

http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.01/dynamite1.jpg
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.01/dynamite2.jpg
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.01/dynamite3.jpg

that is one of the nicest chalices i've seen on here! love the purple stripes.


thanks for sharing

Wow nice Charlice.

Holy SMOKES! That's one of the nicest chalices I have ever seen! I hate to pry (who am I kidding... I love to pry), but what sort of prices do you pay for these master pieces?

And congrats again on Canreef tank of the seven months :lol:, you certainly deserve it!!!

+1 on TO7M

Thanks...I found it in the brown out bin for $20. Boy does it look nice now.....:lol:

J/k...it was quite expensive. I actually need to saw this baby in half cause I'm splitting it with a friend (too rich for my blood alone). If you really want more details send me a pm.

Here is another nice chalice....

http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/mymiami.JPG

Some more pictures.....

Dragon Soul / prizm whatever
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/3.JPG

Funny Circles favia
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/5.JPG

abstract art goniastrea
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/6.JPG

Red eye chalice
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/4.JPG

Loripes
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/7.JPG

Orange M.Nodosa
http://myreeftank.ca/internet/2012.02/9.JPG