glparr's NPS project

[alexruegamer]

sclero!!!:beer:

nice pics! great job!

alex

 

[glparr]

A bundle of polyps to stare at.
Gary

 

[Aquabacs]

Gary, thanks for the Azoox p*rn

Wonder if my wife would mind if I replaced her picture in my wallet and my desk with that. :beer:

Mike

 

[glparr]

Glad to be of assistance.
Gary

 

[flying_dutchman]

do you have a high res of that? Cuz I need a new background

 

[SaraB]

Amazing shot Gary!!! Looks like they are starting to cooperate with you during the photo sessions!

 

[glparr]

Thanks, Sara. Yes, starting to understand their behavior better.
Gary

 

[slapshot]

Amazing shot Gary!!! Looks like they are starting to cooperate with you during the photo sessions!

Yep, nothing like traveling all the way to Michigan to have the stupid scelos not open up for a photograph!! For the record, I am giving up on them. My dendron is open all the time and grew a little and my scelos are just shrinking away. I thought it was suppose to be the other way around. Going to try some more dendrons though.

 

[glparr]

Clearly, Don, you have that extra special talent. Can't believe that scleros won't grow in the same tank with dendrons.
Gary

 

[glparr]

Sclero forest
About four weeks ago SaraB found this collection of sclero colonies growing on a 6-in. clam shell. Since then the expansion and polyp extension has been better than I expected. I realize that a month is nothing for keeping these corals, but I'm encouraged so far.
Gary

 

[SaraB]

That piece is looking great Gary! I guess I've become your NPS connection and I don't even keep this type of coral ;-)

 

[glparr]

Yes, you have delivered some beautiful specimens. The next goal is to still have them thriving at this time next year.
Gary

 

[glparr]

Playing around with the camera in the dark the other night. Here are the results.

Nephthyigorgia

Scleronephthya

 

[klepto]

I like the contrast and effect that the lighting has on these last two. I sure wish my meddling around in the dark was even halfway as productive!

 

[WSI2406]

WOW great photography skills. Really nice work. I shoot weddings, but it is very hard to shoot through glass and get this detail. Amazing corals also. Great work, vibrant colors.

 

[glparr]

Thanks klepto and WSI2406. Glad you enjoyed the images.
Gary

 

[glparr]

Scleronephthya with a house guest

 

[flying_dutchman]

Do the worms cause any problems?
Also, when does azoox.org get online?

 

[glparr]

Actually, it's a serpent star of some kind. I have a few of these small stars that are cream colored. Don't know where they came from.

I have no idea when www.azoox.org starts. I think Mike said sometime in late Sept., but we're in late Sept. and . . .

Gary

 

[alexruegamer]

oh cool
is azoox.org a new community for nps?

alex