Finally Got Some Corals (with pics)

[Nixy]

I started my first tank 5 weeks ago. I have not added any fish yet but I'm fascinated with all the microscopic life and can watch the thing for hours. I almost feel like the microscopic stuff will, in the end, fascinate me more than the fish. I did get a couple of corals last weekend and wow, feeding time is so cool! Just wanted to show off a few pics.









I have had this coral from the start. He was a hitchhiker on my live rock. He has grown a lot and I'm happy he made it through the tank's cycle.

 

[Jon0807]

Congrats! Very nice pictures as well!

 

[Nixy]

Congrats! Very nice pictures as well!

Thank you!


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[cincyjim]

I'm thinking that last one is a Pavona (Pavona maldivensi) of some sort. I have one as a hitchhiker as well but I've never been able to narrow down what it truly is. This is as close as I can get. Maybe someone here will know.

 

[Vbwjjeep]

I'm getting the itch now to get stuff in my tank after seeing these beautiful pictures. I especially love whatever is in the third and fourth pictures

 

[monkeysee1]

:thumbsup: Love those corals! Great job!
I'd get the nice ones like Panova or the Bubble Corals if I could afford the Radion lighting they need! I have only a few mushrooms with some inverts under a Current Orbit Marine Pro lighting system. My fish love it and look great under it but I hate it!!
:sad2:

 

[C.Eymann]

Nice start!

First one is protopalyanthoa muteki I think and hitchhiker coral is probably a species of oculina, very common on gulf rock.

 

[Nixy]

I'm thinking that last one is a Pavona (Pavona maldivensi) of some sort. I have one as a hitchhiker as well but I've never been able to narrow down what it truly is. This is as close as I can get. Maybe someone here will know.

Thanks. I'm going to go look Pavona up!



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[C.Eymann]

Thanks. I'm going to go look Pavona up!



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Is not pavona, I'm pretty sure it's a species of oculina

 

[Nixy]

I'm getting the itch now to get stuff in my tank after seeing these beautiful pictures. I especially love whatever is in the third and fourth pictures

Did you just start your tank? I'm loving every step of the process! That third one a maxi-mini.


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[Nixy]

Nice start!



First one is protopalyanthoa muteki I think and hitchhiker coral is probably a species of oculina, very common on gulf rock.

Cool! Thanks for clarifying. Now I'm going to go check those out.




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[Nixy]

:thumbsup: Love those corals! Great job!

I'd get the nice ones like Panova or the Bubble Corals if I could afford the Radion lighting they need! I have only a few mushrooms with some inverts under a Current Orbit Marine Pro lighting system. My fish love it and look great under it but I hate it!!

:sad2:

Thanks! Why do you hate your lights?


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