Monks 55g Macro Display (Pic Heavy)

[drunkenmonk]

Blasto

Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

And a short vid of my Royal Gramma, and Mollies.
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[lljdma06]

Lovely. I'm getting a meteor shower soon, they look cool.

 

[drunkenmonk]

Thanks!!

Today I went and purchased a Pom Pom Crab. He is acclimating right now. Doesnt look like he has any nems, so I hope he can find something to use.

Pics

And some new pics of my tank inhabitants

Green Monti cap

Purple Monti Cap

Blasto

Purple Goniopora

Better pics of Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

Pepermint Shrimp

Thats all for now folks

 

[keydiver]

looking good monk! Did you get that red macro that's similar to tian from lareefs? I think they have it labeled as red dragon macroalgae.

 

[drunkenmonk]

Actually I go it from GCE with a random red macro pack I ordered from them. It kind of looks like Titan but isnt as compact and the blades look longer and kinda glows in the light. I glued it to that frag plug so I could move it around


Edit to say... Also it grows from a central stem, where Titan just "is" lol

 

[lljdma06]

Very nice pompom. Be careful he doesn't find some aiptasia. I know of one hobbyist who's pompom packs aiptasia. Mine is very fun to watch. A bit cryptic, but not too bad in a 5.5g tank.

I love your Cyphastrea.

 

[drunkenmonk]

Took a bunch of new Pics

Caulerpa Virticilata

Botryocladia Sp. (Red Grape)

Cymopolia Barbata

Eucheuma Spinosum

Eucheuma and Gracilaria Hayi

Dictoya Sp.

 

[drunkenmonk]

FULL TANK SHOT 3-21-12

Here is a full Macro list


Caulerpa Racemosa (Grape)
Caulerpa Peltata (Suction Cup)
Caulerpa Sertulariodes (Feather)
Caulerpa Taxifolia (Fern)
Caulerpa Serrulata
Caulerpa Virticilata
Codium Sp.
Cymopolia Barbata
Cheato
Dictoya Sp
Padina Sp (Scroll)
Sargassum Hystrix
Sargassum Platycarpum
Botryocladia Sp. (Red Grape)
Gelidium Sp.
Gracilaria Parvisipora
Gracilaria Tikvahiae
Gracilaria Hayi
Halymenia Elongata
Blue Ochtodes
Eucheuma Spinosum
Titanophora Sp (Red Titan)
Scinia Sp.
Fuchea Sp.


Others that I have no ID

 

[djkms]

Lookin good monk!! Might want to get that dictoya out of there before it goes haywire. I had some in my tank and it took up every inch of free reef space. Most would consider it invasive.

 

[joejoe1055]

very nice love the additions

 

[TRENT_G]

Sweet tank, I love Macro's. I'm surprised more people don't do them.

 

[lljdma06]

Those are looking really good. I love your tank. I gotta thin out my dictoya. It's a pain. Mine was a hitch hiker. I don't dislike it, but I gotta be on top of it.

Macro tanks are awesome!!

L

 

[drunkenmonk]

Well I have a bunch of little molly babies zooming around the 10g. Too many to count, at first I thought there were about 10 but I think there is alot more then that.

Couple crappy pics

Im uploading a vid atm, but they were hard to record and keep track of so there is alot of me bumbling around lol and its long and boring

Ill post that up later when its done uploading.

 

[drunkenmonk]

There is at 30 babies in the tank. Took out the moma and the babies came outa hiding and started schooling in a couple big groups. I get some vids of them later when I get time.

 

[wendy32693]

Very nice! where did you get the "Eucheuma Spinosum" The bright yellow macro. Ive been trying to find different kinds but everywhere i look is usually sold out of the neater, colorful macros.

 

[Devaji108]

looking good Monk
yeah that Eucheuma Spinosum is great amazing! is it gonna stay yellow you think?

 

[drunkenmonk]

I Got the eucheuma fro live-plants.

It's turned orange and broken to smaller pieces. I hear it usually don't keep the yello look. Would of been nice though

 

[Devaji108]

when you have time can you give us an update pics of the eucheuma...would like to see the orange color it changed into.

 

[djkms]

Eucheuma only stays yellow at colder temperatures. It turns orange/red at typical reef temps.

 

[wendy32693]

I would like to get it for my seahorse tank, the temp usually stays around 73, is that cold enough or to warm for that macro to stay yellow?