Melev's new Nano!

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Pictures from tonight

Pictures from tonight

I pulled out the new 90mm macro lens for these.

favia_oo_1123.jpg


mean_greens_1123.jpg


micro_chalice_bart_1123.jpg


mini_carpet_1123.jpg
 
I think it is a micro chalice. The polyps are tiny. I'll try to find an older picture where more of it is in focus.

EDIT: Here are two
nano_micro_favia_0601.jpg


nano_micro_favia_oo.jpg
 
Looks like what I've seen listed as "Alien Eye Echinopora lamellosa"... I've got a tiny half dollar sized piece of plain blue E. lamellosa that has a nice blue color now that I moved it way down in the shade... it turned tan when I had it too high in the tank... Mine looks like the Tyree LE "Blue Chalice", but I assume it was wild collected as it has a couple of barnacles
 
That may be exactly what it is. I just did a search in Google Images, and while there was a variety of corals (that clearly didn't match), quite a few did match that look. Thanks for chiming in on this coral ID.
 
Sweet pictures Marc. That new camera seems to really be working out well for you. I love those mini carpet anenomies. But what's that in the middle of the zoa's? I'm curious because I've got some kind of clove polyps in one of mine.

Phil
 
Marc - How do you like that "Mag-Rock?" Have you mounted any corals on it? Can the mag-rock be drilled for frag plugs? Im interested in buying one if it can be drilled :D

Thanks for any input!
 
I've not tried to drill it, but it probably can be. You might ask them at www.aqua-mags.com to see what they say.

I have a couple of corals on it: a mini carpet anemone, and a little bit of Montipora capricornis.
 
It looks good in your tank, it seems more purple than mine (maybe it is the lighting). Mine has really grown and it looks like yours is growing too.

Bart
 
nice shots Marc,

I see what you mean, the Red Planet you have does look quite a bit different than the one I have.

red_planet_1118.jpg


With the shots I posted, the third image looks closest to how it is seen with the 12k lights on it...the polyps are very red and the flesh of the coral is much more yellowish with a bit of a red tint a lot lighter than the polyps extending.
 
You didn't take long finding my picture. ;) This is under a 10,000K DE bulb, and I've not tried to take a picture with the flow off. Plus I've only had it a few weeks so after it has had time to settle in, we'll see what it ends up looking like.

So is it a A. millepora, or do you know?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13842617#post13842617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
You didn't take long finding my picture. ;) This is under a 10,000K DE bulb, and I've not tried to take a picture with the flow off. Plus I've only had it a few weeks so after it has had time to settle in, we'll see what it ends up looking like.

So is it a A. millepora, or do you know?
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Nope...just did a search for "Red Planet" and posts by you...

had to see what you meant.

Something about the hobby that has been on my list is to become more of an expert on coral species. Not something I have gotten too at this point, however my first guess of the species of coral I have is not a Millie, with Millies I think of longer polyp extensions is that an incorrect identifier?
 
Millepora to me usually have a rounded corallite on each branch, almost like the boxed seating you see in opera houses. And of course they tend to look hairy. The red planet does seem bushy, but I don't know what it is yet.
 
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