Messin with the camera

[slapshot]

Some Pictures of my non-photos out for a feeding:

 

[lilmonster]

What Is That?

It's soo trippy.

 

[slapshot]

What Is That?

It's soo trippy.

It is a member of the Cirrhipathes family. A non-photsythetic black coral, commonly called a wire coral. When they die they have a jet black bone that is very popular for making jewlery. I prefer them alive though. I just picked up another one I will be adding to the display today.

 

[Western_reefer]

Amazing pictures/corals!!

 

[Aquabacs]

Silk coral looks great. How long has it been in your system for? I almost picked up a cultured one today, I am still contemplating on going back and picking it up.

Mike

 

[slapshot]

Silk coral looks great. How long has it been in your system for? I almost picked up a cultured one today, I am still contemplating on going back and picking it up.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I have had it for 7 weeks now. I am pretty sure it is growing. I also have a smaller one that I must have hit the target with. It for sure has grown and never deflates. This one is 8 inches high when it inflates.

Week one:

Now:

 

[owlbassboy]

very nice mate looks great

 

[uhuru]

Awesome shots! I never had luck with scleronephthya in the past, but I also didn't have my feeding and maintenance routine down. I will try again with my new tank.

 

[slapshot]

Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Western_reefer]

What is your turn over rate in the tank?

 

[slapshot]

What is your turn over rate in the tank?

I have no clue. Not that much. You have a hurricane going on there. The wavebox makes it unnecessary to count those things. I do have a Kor 7 that blows along the length of the tank kind of off the front glass and a 4 that comes on randomly along the same path. It runs along the top of the water down the far side and along the bottom. It gives the tank a nice laminar flow where the NPS is. The wavebox keeps everything else moving.

 

[Western_reefer]

I have no clue. Not that much. You have a hurricane going on there. The wavebox makes it unnecessary to count those things. I do have a Kor 7 that blows along the length of the tank kind of off the front glass and a 4 that comes on randomly along the same path. It runs along the top of the water down the far side and along the bottom. It gives the tank a nice laminar flow where the NPS is. The wavebox keeps everything else moving.

Yeah. LOL Oh, ok.

 

[D.J.'s reef]

your wire coral looks great...are they as demanding on food as ive heard they are?
ive been debating on them but dont want something that i have to feed every day or it dies....i work alot of late shifts so byt the time i get home my tank has shut down and dont need anything i cant feed regularly...

 

[slapshot]

Interesting thing about the wire. I was gone for a wek and when I got home look at what happened! Notice there is an inch of new growth on the top. I will get a better picture later I just snaped this with my phone.

Yesterday

Last week

 

[Aquabacs]

Any changes to the feeding or aquarium when you were gone? More or less feeding, water changes, etc. Might need to go on vacation more often

Mike

 

[slapshot]

Any changes to the feeding or aquarium when you were gone? More or less feeding, water changes, etc. Might need to go on vacation more often

Mike

I guess so (go on vacation that is). Lots of changes, I made food mixture ice cubes and had my daughter throw them in a couple of times a day. Everything made it through the week and then I saw this surprise. It will be interesting to see if it keeps up this growth rate.