glparr's NPS project

[Aquabacs]

Nice write up Matt and great news for you working with Eric. He's a great guy!

 

[glparr]

Here's a movie of three of my azoox corals. It's the result of learning how to combine three clips into one movie using iMovie HD. It's lame, but I thought people here would enjoy viewing.

I bought Ultra Min d instead of Ultra pac. I have no regular food recipe, so I went with the stuff that had extra nutrients. I've been mixing Min d with my Rod's coral mix, Cyclopeez, rotifers, Min f, and Seafan and feeding that mix for the past two days. The Dendronephthya/Scleronephthya?? is responding well and the Sclero seems to be improving. The Nephthyigorgia is pig and eats pretty much what's thrown at it.

The Sclero is showing better polyp extension than a few days ago and is expanding better, too. An interesting behavior change with the Sclero since I've been mixing Min d is that, when it's "coated" with food, the polyps seem to grab food and close. The coral stays expanded, but the polyps remain closed for a short while, then reopen. I'm assuming they are now grabbing/holding the food (as a result of Min d addition) and able to get it into their "mouths." Maybe I'm just dreaming, but the behavior is different and consistent and the coral seems to be improving from a few days ago when I was concerned it was headed down the slope to death. But, it's only been two days and that's hardly long enough to determine anything with confidence.

Gary

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[alexruegamer]

hi gary

very nice vid!!!

but when i look at the first two corals seems to me like scleros! the first ist definitly a sclero. the second seems even too. i dont think that is a dendro.


oh my english is soo bad::blown:

alex

 

[glparr]

I bought the first one (orange/red) as a dendro. After Alex's post I did some more research and have to agree, they're both Scleros. I hate when I get these things wrong. Alex, thanks for taking the time to view and give your input. Also, don't apologize for your English. You can communicate in multiple languages. I only know one language and am alway envious of those who are multilingual.

Gary

 

[slapshot]

Well your Scleros are doing better than mine. Actually my test Dendron is doing way better than them. I think I surrender on them. Well at least until we see what Gresham has up his sleeve. Nice video Gary.

 

[oldreefer76]

Very nice video

 

[alexruegamer]

hi gary

forget the names, its important that the corals look fine!!!
you make a great job... i even had a sclero too and i hope i will have the same success in my new tank.

greez alex

 

[glparr]

This one hates light. I believe it's a Dendrophyllia. It extends 1+-in.-long tentacles in the dark, but any light and it starts retracting. I have to photograph it in the dark. This is the best shot to date. The tentacles were fully extended when I started to photograph it. I shined a small flashlight on it a couple of times so I could focus and it immediately started retracting its tentacles. I got this shot. In the followup shot, the tentacles were almost completely retracted. I have to feed it early in the morning when it's still dark because it doesn't show any tentacle extension during the day. It appears to have some great colors but you have to be a bat to enjoy it.
Gary

 

[coltrref]

Hello glparr
beautiful image, but more beautiful the coral, I have serious doubts that the case of a Dendrophyllia, but possible.

 

[glparr]

Colt,
What's your ID suggestion?
Gary

 

[coltrref]

that you think of the Cladopsammia, Paracyathus or Balanophyllia?

 

[SaraB]

Gary - I recognize the Balanophyllia name when I picked that out for you.

 

[alexruegamer]

hi
i think its a bala!!! and when you say it hates light, i even think more thats a balanophyllia

greez alex

 

[uhuru]

I would put money on it being balanophyllia.

 

[glparr]

Then it's Balanophyllia. And a good pick Sara. It's a most interesting coral, when I can see it.
Gary

 

[glparr]

This is a new colony SaraB found for me a couple of weeks ago. It's doing well, expanding and filling in nicely. Responsive to feeding and seems to take in food. There are actually two species in the mix. You can see a cluster of the second species to the left and below of center. A second cluster of that species is hidden upper right. I don't know if it's Scleronephthya or Dendronephthya. Alex?

Gary

 

[glparr]

A little reef art. These are Nephthyigorgia polyps under actinic light.

 

[uhuru]

Man, amazing photography!

All the corals in the first pic look like scleronephthya to me, maybe I'm missing something?

Looks like you have some really healthy specimens to start with!

 

[glparr]

Thanks for the photography compliment. I couldn't tell you if you're missing anything. Very likely they're scleronephthya. I simply don't have enough experience to know. They are very healthy and filling out and expanding well. The color is so intense that they are hard to photograph and retain detail in all of the polyps.
Gary

 

[slapshot]

Looks like scleros to me, but who am I. Either way very nice. Love the actinic shot!!