Acros make me smile again

Wonderful demonstration of the acceleration Peter, looks like once they get enough traction and enough multiply points, even OT can grow like weed.

2, 3 years of stability and patience, but you will be rewarded like nothing else, thanks for the inspiration Peter.
 
Yes nice work......looks quite different from my Oregon Tort which is more stag like but probably just a flow difference. Very impressive!
 
Nice!Multiple active growth tips produce more mass then a single for sure.Nice job polishing your colors bud :)

Thanks. Check out the echinata...it's really loving my new reflectors!
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Thanks. Check out the echinata...it's really loving my new reflectors!
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sweet.Looks more like the ice fire now
What reflectors?
I am acclimating a aussie wild echinata as we speak and its almost passed all tests to make it into the DT.Hope it turns out like yours,now it is tan with a bit of blue at the very tips
 
sweet.Looks more like the ice fire now
What reflectors?
I am acclimating a aussie wild echinata as we speak and its almost passed all tests to make it into the DT.Hope it turns out like yours,now it is tan with a bit of blue at the very tips

I replaced the PFO mini pendants with Lumen Max Elites. The PFO's were great, but since upgrading from an 18" to a 24" deep (front to back) tank, I needed more spread.

Give it time...mine has taken months to fully color up. Mine too was tan with just an hint of blue. The blue promptly disappeared when it first hit my water :rolleyes: Interestingly, my true icefire is green and blue, not white and blue.

wow, beautiful color and growth.. Must have a super stable system to obtain such color and growth.

One would think... :o

Thank you!
 
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Looking real good. What did you do to get rid of your aefw? Would blasting the corals with A maxi jet daily for A while work?
 
Looking real good. What did you do to get rid of your aefw? Would blasting the corals with A maxi jet daily for A while work?

Yes, in hind sight, I would have tried this method...but for many months, not just a week. And I would just toss really badly infected ones.
 
Thought I'd throw up a few new shots. Things have come a long way since the AEFW disaster of '08!

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Damn Peter... I really do not need to be looking at this stuff... lately the SPS is pulling at me hard again! Your corals look incredible man. OK, non-sps question then :D... is that Gorgonia ventalina I see? If so, any tips on keeping it?
 
Gorgeous Acros Peter!! :inlove::inlove:

Thanks!

Damn Peter... I really do not need to be looking at this stuff... lately the SPS is pulling at me hard again! Your corals look incredible man. OK, non-sps question then :D... is that Gorgonia ventalina I see? If so, any tips on keeping it?

Yes, it is! Unfortunately I don't think my flow is laminar enough to keep it growing in a single plane, so it looks a bit bushy. It's been very easy to keep, IME. Lots of light and flow...I never feed it. Here's a thread about it in the DFS forum...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1099993&highlight=seafan

Good stuff Peter. Wheres's the FTS? :)

Thanks Mark, I did before and after shots when I replaced the reflectors. I couldn't tell the difference, but the corals sure can :) note: the ugly big white blob under the red chalice is my Aquamend attempt at killing an unwanted favia :o

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LME
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Cool, thanks for the link too! I had been wanting one of these for a long time and just snagged one from the Den. Perfect timing on viewing your thread.

I've got a spot that should be close to ideal to keep it in a single plane; it's right between 2 parallel Tunze 6100's that pulse all day long, nice laminar flow. The way yours has grown out is pretty cray looking!... but I don't have much to compare to besides shots of sea fans in the wild.
 
Here's an aussie one that still refuses to grow out, only encrust. I'm considering trying to cut the tiny branch off the side to see if it will stimulate outward growth. Please ignore the satan spawn palys :o

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The side branch does not look to be dormant and it is probably a active growth tip.Cutting the top branch would kick start several new growth tips but I think it just needs more time.It really does not look like the typical stunted acro that will never grow upwards just one that is adjusting IMO
 
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