my little gigantea.

[JDS]

Just got this little guy about five days ago. He and the clown fish seem to be happy so far.

 

[Willie_6]

Is a gigantea a type of carpet? That's a great pic.

 

[JDS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8831642#post8831642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Willie_6
Is a gigantea a type of carpet? That's a great pic.

yes it is.

 

[rkelman]

Very nice.

 

[illcssd]

here ya go, no linky link

here ya go, no linky link

Nice anemone, Looks somewhat bleached though. But the long tentacles seem to indicate good health on these species, good luck with it

 

[JDS]

thanks illcssd

can you tell me please what I did wrong with the link so I don't do it again.
I talked to the guy at Coral reef farm is yellow was the actual color or was it bleached. He told me that that's the natural color and not to believed people's who say it's just a bleached Green one. So I really don't know who to believe. Just as long as it lives I really don't care what color it is.

 

[delphinus]

No, you've heard correctly - there's no such thing as a yellow carpet. Bleached greens look yellow. FWIW, my gigantea had a similar colouration when I first purchased it:

You can't see the yellow as much as it truly was, camera didn't pick up on it thanks to my (lack of) picture taking skills..

And here it is now (2.5 years later):

(It's the one on the left.)

As you can see it's nowhere near yellow now.

PS. Good luck with yours.

 

[JDS]

Just thought I would update everybody on my progress. You guys were right it is starting to change colors.

 

[GSMguy]

looks great good job

 

[JDS]

thanks!!

 

[55semireef]

Can you tell me how much light and flow its receiving?

 

[JDS]

Right now it's sitting 12 inches under a 250w 10k light in a lumenarc reflector. As for flow I have a closed loop system which was basically for my SPS corals. It works just as well for anemones. The only thing I'm concerned about right now is it doesn't seem to be laying flat on the stones, it looks more like a leather coral. I'm wondering if it's getting enough light?

 

[illcssd]

Mine does that exact same thing and its 8 inches under a de 250 halide. I think its normal for them.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9451793#post9451793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JDS
Right now it's sitting 12 inches under a 250w 10k light in a lumenarc reflector. As for flow I have a closed loop system which was basically for my SPS corals. It works just as well for anemones. The only thing I'm concerned about right now is it doesn't seem to be laying flat on the stones, it looks more like a leather coral. I'm wondering if it's getting enough light?

Yes it does look like a leather coral. About how many gph do you have in your system and is it random flow?

 

[illcssd]

 

[JDS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9452080#post9452080 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
Yes it does look like a leather coral. About how many gph do you have in your system and is it random flow?

between the closed loop and my sump return it's about 1,800 GPH. And its not a random flow.

 

[55semireef]

1800 gph in a 200 gallon tank you say?

 

[JDS]

illcssd it's nice to know yours does the same thing. And you have a nice looking carpet.

 

[illcssd]

thankyou.

 

[JDS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9452298#post9452298 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
1800 gph in a 200 gallon tank you say?

remember it was originally set up for SPS corals which need a good flow. And there is probably a lot of SPS keepers that would say it's on the low side.