My conversion to SPS
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About 1 month ago, I made up my mind to try an acropora dominated tank. I removed almost all the leathers from my display, bought some halides, fixed my water quality, and bought some frags at a swap (Cleveland, 3/19/06).
So far, I would call the transition a success, but I can't wait for things to grow in more. The tank still looks empty.
I wanted to post some pictures. If anyone can give me an ID, or some advice, it is appreciated.
My favorite:
This is a staghorn, and it is growing fast. The base has encrusted a lot, and pretty much all the blue is new growth. The tips are MUCH bluer than when I bought it, but the base was dark blue/green, and has lightened/browned some.
My 2nd favorite:
Again, some growth. You cannot see, but half this acro was damaged slightly when I got and has healed, and the other half is growing. The base has encrusted well. In the back is a pink pocillopora, which unfortunately has no growth and bad polyp extension.
Another Acro:
Some growth, no encrusting, good PE. I really want to keep this one due to its unusual shape, but my fish keep knocking it around (unintentionally I think).
Another Acro:
This was a really brightly colored stag (blue green). It has bleached some, not encrusted at all, but the breaks have healed.
Another Acro:
This one has bleached almost to white, but otherwise looks ok.
The world's smallest purple tort:
I know I am crazy to try a frag this small, but it is growing. I wish it would encrust more, since I used to have 2, but the fish knocked one off.
Monti:
Is this a danae? The polyps have that look. So far growth is good, but has not attached to base rock, and gets knocked around.
About 1 month ago, I made up my mind to try an acropora dominated tank. I removed almost all the leathers from my display, bought some halides, fixed my water quality, and bought some frags at a swap (Cleveland, 3/19/06).
So far, I would call the transition a success, but I can't wait for things to grow in more. The tank still looks empty.
I wanted to post some pictures. If anyone can give me an ID, or some advice, it is appreciated.
My favorite:
This is a staghorn, and it is growing fast. The base has encrusted a lot, and pretty much all the blue is new growth. The tips are MUCH bluer than when I bought it, but the base was dark blue/green, and has lightened/browned some.
My 2nd favorite:
Again, some growth. You cannot see, but half this acro was damaged slightly when I got and has healed, and the other half is growing. The base has encrusted well. In the back is a pink pocillopora, which unfortunately has no growth and bad polyp extension.
Another Acro:
Some growth, no encrusting, good PE. I really want to keep this one due to its unusual shape, but my fish keep knocking it around (unintentionally I think).
Another Acro:
This was a really brightly colored stag (blue green). It has bleached some, not encrusted at all, but the breaks have healed.
Another Acro:
This one has bleached almost to white, but otherwise looks ok.
The world's smallest purple tort:
I know I am crazy to try a frag this small, but it is growing. I wish it would encrust more, since I used to have 2, but the fish knocked one off.
Monti:
Is this a danae? The polyps have that look. So far growth is good, but has not attached to base rock, and gets knocked around.
brad
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Some of my older inhabitants that fit better with the new tank arragement:
Pavonna:
Along with the flame angel I got at the swap. I grew this from a frag in 2001. Once it got big, it started to get damaged (too much linear flow in parts, almost out of the water, not enough light on the lower parts). It looks much better since changing my bulbs.
Here you can see some of the damage:
I am not sure if I should try to do anything (such as toothbrush the algea, remove the damaged parts, etc).
This cap is awesome! Bright bluish purple with purple polyps.
It was brown/purple in my frag tank for over a year (I think I won it at a C-Sea meeting). I brought it into my display when I got rid of my leathers. The clownfish HATE it. Yesterday I found it BURRIED in my sand bed. This piece is bigger than my fist. The bright blue/purple color change only happend when I moved it to the top of my display tank. I wish I had a good way to attach it to the rock long enough to encrust onto something the clownfish can't move.
My only surving acro from before the recent change:
I used to have a lot of Larry Jackson purple monster, but it died in a tank move. I bought this Acro at the frag swap in 2005, and it has grown well.
Pavonna:
Along with the flame angel I got at the swap. I grew this from a frag in 2001. Once it got big, it started to get damaged (too much linear flow in parts, almost out of the water, not enough light on the lower parts). It looks much better since changing my bulbs.
Here you can see some of the damage:
I am not sure if I should try to do anything (such as toothbrush the algea, remove the damaged parts, etc).
This cap is awesome! Bright bluish purple with purple polyps.
It was brown/purple in my frag tank for over a year (I think I won it at a C-Sea meeting). I brought it into my display when I got rid of my leathers. The clownfish HATE it. Yesterday I found it BURRIED in my sand bed. This piece is bigger than my fist. The bright blue/purple color change only happend when I moved it to the top of my display tank. I wish I had a good way to attach it to the rock long enough to encrust onto something the clownfish can't move.
My only surving acro from before the recent change:
I used to have a lot of Larry Jackson purple monster, but it died in a tank move. I bought this Acro at the frag swap in 2005, and it has grown well.
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