My new 600 gallon reef

[Goodwin9]

Almost forgot about another deal that I picked up, 3 Halloween Urchins. This was taken after placing in the tank so it doesn't look as good as it did in the store, but I had to get in the spirit of Halloween.....

 

[jnarowe]

I just got one of those for my overflow, and man was it a pain to get it off my fingers. It had the death grip on me and even when I plced it in the overflow, it refused to let go.

 

[steve the plumb]

do urchins scratch acrylic tanks.I think I have read they can scratch the acrylic.

 

[tangdiver]

The corals are poccillipora (spelling wrong), and hydrophornia (horn coral). Man your pics are always so clear.

Post pics of the corals.

looking great


Grant

 

[tangdiver]

I have many in my tanks and have more damage from lg snails and me than ever from urchins...


Grant

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10944809#post10944809 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steve the plumb
do urchins scratch acrylic tanks.I think I have read they can scratch the acrylic.

Now you tell me........:eek1:

 

[melev]

Yes, their bite marks will look like a star shape. I used to have an acrylic overflow in a glass tank, and you could see the star marks everywhere on that box.

Might be a good idea to move it to a glass tank or make sure it stays on the rockwork.

 

[Goodwin9]

This wrasse was sent to me listed as a Figi Wrasse. It was pointed out to me after I couldn't seem to find any information on a "FIGI Wrasse" that it probably came from Figi, so if anyone knows, please post the name of this wrasse....

Located directly behind the wrasse in the first picture is a rare blue handled net fish..(at least that's what the guy in the LFS sold it to me as..)

 

[jnarowe]

sweet wrasse, looks like some kind of fairy, and YES, urchins will scratch acrylic. Do not let them get on your viewing pane!

 

[Goodwin9]

The buckets only had two types and my top down photo skill are still lacking.
I got several nice pieces of this coral.

And a number of these. The corals have just been placed in the tank so they don't have the colors they did in the store.

 

[Goodwin9]

While I am asking for help in identification, this is a coral that I have had for some time. It was sent to me as part of a "Let us pick" package so none of the corals were listed individually. For some reason, I really like it and would like to find more if I only knew the name.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10944980#post10944980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
sweet wrasse, looks like some kind of fairy, and YES, urchins will scratch acrylic. Do not let them get on your viewing pane!

Hmmmm....I asked if they were reef safe, but didn't know to ask about acrylic safe. The only other 2 urchins I have ever kept were in the 210 which is a glass tank

 

[jnarowe]

Well just watch 'em in the acrylic tank. I know other reefers besides myself that have them in their acrylic tanks, and just keep an eye on them. If there is no coraline on the glass, they will be more apt to stick to the rocks and substrate.

I will caution you about one thing. I never put rocks from LFS (or even other reefers) in my tank without a lengthy QT process. There's so much that can come in on and in a rock that I feel the risk is too high.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10944980#post10944980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
sweet wrasse, looks like some kind of fairy, and YES, urchins will scratch acrylic. Do not let them get on your viewing pane!

I going to run down and look, with my luck the will be in the center of the acrylic.......

 

[Goodwin9]

Well, none of the three have moved, but I see where my Gold Headed goby gave it the official welcoming in the tank with a dusting of sand.....

It's amazing what that guy can do in 45 minutes......

 

[SERVO]

Hey chuck, the top green coral looks like a hydnaphora. You really need to be careful where you place this, as it will likely sting and kill any coral near it. The coral underneath it is a pocillopora, while the bottom picture is a rock with a montipora capricornis at the top and what looks like palyathoa or zooanthid polyps.

 

[michika]

I second Servo's comment about the hydnophorna. It will literally strip the flesh of other SPS, it will also decimate zoas, and some LPS. I speak from some rather nasty experiences. Keep it separate and do your best to make sure it can't fall, or be pushed into something else.

 

[jnarowe]

And BTW, the poci can turn into a weed right quick.

 

[Goodwin9]

Just want to double check cause there were a couple of other corals in the first picture, is this the one that I have to watch out for? If so, THANK YOU for the heads up. No wonder it was part of a let us pick package, and one that I liked...just goes to show how little I know...... Guess I won't be looking for anymore of these.

 

[jnarowe]

No. Those are probably palyathoas. While they are quite toxic, they were referring to the coral in this picture:

This is a hydnaphora which when they come into contact with other corals will kill them outright. I have one and when it's "happy", you can't see any skeleton whatsoever. It gets very hairy and I have mine on its own island well away from other corals. They grow like mad too.

Oh yeah, on the bright side, my maroon clown will not screw with it!