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I'm really much more of an LPS fanatic but those sps are "drool worthy" Greg. Wow.

such beauty....now,i know where i am going to buy my corals from:mrgreen:

Is that crushed coral that I see in your photo's?

Hey Greg,

Is that crushed coral I see you're using as substrate?
Do you prefer it over sand?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic (Post 754733)

I'm really much more of an LPS fanatic but those sps are "drool worthy" Greg. Wow.

Thanks Anthony, I'm partial to sps but I like em' all! :wink:

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Originally Posted by NIVLEM09 (Post 754813)

such beauty....now,i know where i am going to buy my corals from:mrgreen:

Thanks very much.

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Originally Posted by Tangled Knot (Post 756125)

Hey Greg,

Is that crushed coral I see you're using as substrate?
Do you prefer it over sand?

Thanks.

I use the CaribSea seafloor mix. Yes I prefer it over regular sand.

love the corky finger. huge. always liked this gorg.

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Originally Posted by ElGuappo (Post 756505)

love the corky finger. huge. always liked this gorg.

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I had to cut it back a bit because it grew up to the water's surface and was getting out of control. :lol:

Beautiful Greg!
Any updates on that nice blue mini nem:wink:
R.

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Originally Posted by don.ald (Post 759155)

Beautiful Greg!
Any updates on that nice blue mini nem:wink:
R.

Thanks Rick. Yep it's still blue.:lol: however it's really growing making me think it was just a baby carpet and not a mini.

This short stemmed goniopora species is rather unique. Looks more like a chalice at first glance.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...niredultra.jpg

I'm kind of diggin' the red eyes in this favia too.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...aviaredeye.jpg

I was fortunate enough to get this from Snappy's frag vault...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...8-N98A1926.jpg

15 months later... Well worth the wait! :biggrin:

I think this is a pic of the same back in sep 2011...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DPP_0030.jpg

Wow I though the frag had sweet colors. Then it turned into a dragon.superb.

Holy smokes Wayne that is some serious PE. :eek: Very nice!

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Originally Posted by Snappy (Post 766451)

Holy smokes Wayne that is some serious PE. :eek: Very nice!

That's the desawii from you... Check the colour! I'm blown away by that blue!:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by Rice Reef (Post 766479)

That's the desawii from you... Check the colour! I'm blown away by that blue!:biggrin:

That is pretty sweet alright, just wish I still had a piece left for myself. :wink:
Thanks for sharing the pic Wayne.

On the softer side!

Out of the Snappy soft coral tank comes an example of how a coral can morph even in the same tank. These colonies of finger leather should be identical as they are from the same mother colony but there are some obvious differences even though they are growing within 4 feet of each other.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...erleather2.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...erleather1.jpg

Wow millies, your killing me over here. Are all these corals regularly available through your coral master site?

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3 (Post 767310)

Wow millies, your killing me over here. Are all these corals regularly available through your coral master site?

Some of them are not on the site but generally can be made available.

Hi Greg!
Great shots!
I don't know if this was posted anywhere but can you give us a rundown of the equipment you use? If it was posted elsewhere I apologize :)
Lights: T5, MH, LED?
Dosing method: Calcium reactor, 2 part etc.
Controller
Flow
Filtration
etc etc

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Originally Posted by xlzerolx (Post 769029)

Display system totals about 650 gal. Display tank is about 400 gal - 96 wide x 36 deep x 27 high & the soft coral tank is 130 gal and both drain to a common sump of about 120 gal. Lighting is a mix of MH & T5's.
No CA reactor - I dose with Fauna Marin auto dosers using Randy Holmes Farley's 2 part recipe except I use quality calcium & magnesium not Dow flakes. I make my own "soda ash" for the alk by baking sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to turn it to sodium carbonate to help keep my PH levels up.
Flow is supplied by Vortechs: 5 MP40W & 1 MP60W
Filtration is about 400 lbs of live rock & Euroreef RC500 skimmer. I also use Prodibio for nitrate control. I also run a carbon reactor & have a small "ghetto" refugium with cheato in the sump.
Return pump is a Reeflo Dart.
Fish in the display are as follows:
mandarins - 3
dragon pipes - 2
banded pipes - 2
coral beauty
chromis - 6
copperband butterfly
yellow tang
purple tang
sailfin tang
naso tang
powder bue tang
regal tang
kole tang
marine beta
leopard wrasses - 2
melinaris wrasse
cleaner wrasse (had since 2009)
orange spot gobies - 2
watchman goby
percula clowns - 2
foxface
firefish
purple firefish
royal grama
tail spot blenny
(that's all I can think of off the top of my head)
Corals are a mixed bag but the main display tank is sps dominant.
Thanks for looking and your interest in my system.

Thanks Greg!
Wow! 6 Vortechs! The flow in there must be awesome! How often do you find yourself doing (or not doing)water changes on that beast?

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Originally Posted by xlzerolx (Post 769105)

Thanks Greg!
Wow! 6 Vortechs! The flow in there must be awesome! How often do you find yourself doing (or not doing)water changes on that beast?

The flow is very good for the most part but with the amount of rock in the display along with aquascape having a few canyons & lots of caves there is still the odd dead spot. I would like to add another MP40W on the back wall but as luck would have it the external overflow box is in the way of where I need to put it.:lol:
Generally water changes are done on a 2 week schedule typically just before a new prodibio dosing.

Here's a few tank shots but please keep in mind I had to pretty much start the display from scratch in March this year so it has a long way to go.
Lh mid front
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...deDec12012.jpg
RH front
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ntDec12012.jpg
RH side shot
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ewDec12012.jpg

awesome stuff greg. i still prefer being on-site though!

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 769344)

awesome stuff greg. i still prefer being on-site though!

I need another year or so without problems and it should start looking pretty good. :wink:

Greg, the tank looks great! Thank you for sharing. Hope I will have a chance to see it in person one day. :biggrin: