My new 600 gallon reef

[kau_cinta_ku]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13019027#post13019027 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stunreefer
Hey Goodwin9, everythng is looking great!

BTW, those mushrooms you got I believe are Discosoma sanctithome, "St. Thomas polyps", different than your run of the mill Florida Ricordea. The green shrooms appear to be some type of Discosoma too.

now you have me wondering also, but I have seen pics. like what chuck has labled as recordia also but after looking at other sites they look like the Discosoma but with more thicker bulbs.

I am gonna see what I can find

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13019027#post13019027 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stunreefer
Hey Goodwin9, everythng is looking great!

BTW, those mushrooms you got I believe are Discosoma sanctithome, "St. Thomas polyps", different than your run of the mill Florida Ricordea. The green shrooms appear to be some type of Discosoma too.

Can you direct me to any good pictures of these?

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13021816#post13021816 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kau_cinta_ku
now you have me wondering also, but I have seen pics. like what chuck has labled as recordia also but after looking at other sites they look like the Discosoma but with more thicker bulbs.

I am gonna see what I can find

Now I am really getting confused

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

well this is the Discosoma shroom, you do notice the little bumps on them but they are not as big as yours.
http://members.aol.com/fishpage/redmushroom.html

and hereyou see pics. of ricordea's, bigger bumps (so to speak) but more than what yours show.
http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Ricordea

BTW the shrooms you got from me are Discosoma

 

[patmack]

I didnt think they looked like ricordea but I wasnt going to say anything...

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13014524#post13014524 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TRITON1
Chuck, how big is that Sohal? He looks tiny compared to most that I have seen.

My Sohal is probably close to 4".

 

[inachu]

your rocks are so purple im jealous!


I have a few purple spots here and there but growth is almost dead.
Purple up doesnt help much

http://www.aznphotos.com/view.html?f=fishies2010m5nh.jpg

 

[DawgDiggity]

From what I understand red rics do not actually exist. I checked out the Corallimorpharians forum and came across this thread that you might be interested in checking out:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=852866&highlight=red+ricordea

In my experience Purple Up is only very successful when I maintain a high alkalinity.

 

[jnarowe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13025970#post13025970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by inachu
your rocks are so purple im jealous!


I have a few purple spots here and there but growth is almost dead.
Purple up doesnt help much

http://www.aznphotos.com/view.html?f=fishies2010m5nh.jpg

Try getting some coraline algae from another reefer. Takes some pieces and toss it in your tank, and that should help seed the tank.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13025970#post13025970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by inachu
your rocks are so purple im jealous!


I have a few purple spots here and there but growth is almost dead.
Purple up doesnt help much

http://www.aznphotos.com/view.html?f=fishies2010m5nh.jpg

Now for me, purple up seemed to work, after a gallon or so.....

 

[jnarowe]

gallon? holy cow man. that would seize a pump right up eh?

Purple up can only help if there is already coraline in the tank FWIU.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13026502#post13026502 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
gallon? holy cow man. that would seize a pump right up eh?

Purple up can only help if there is already coraline in the tank FWIU.

I am sure that there was some on the live rock I purchased..It only took two days before you could see anything in the tank......

 

[jnarowe]

:lol: You crack me up Chuck. It's funny how we judge our systems' health in the early stages by coraline growth, and then later it just becomes a total PITA. I remember when I first set up my tank, I had a visitor that was remarking how nice my tank was because there was good coraline growth, and I just thought to myself, what a strange dude.

 

[Bax]

That is so true! Coraline drives me as crazy as cyano and bubble algae now! Anything on the glass, including corals is a pest!!!

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13028982#post13028982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
That is so true! Coraline drives me as crazy as cyano and bubble algae now! Anything on the glass, including corals is a pest!!!

Seems I have it every where except on the fish.....

 

[jnarowe]

I have coraline growing on my cheato for Pete's sake.

 

[melev]

I've got it growing on valonia.

 

[jnarowe]

I love those. Like little rocks that float.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13029171#post13029171 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I've got it growing on valonia.

??? I give up...what's valonia??

 

[jnarowe]

Bubble algae...nasty buggers. I have a few thousand in my fuge. And I will give them away to any reef keeper that has a bunch of rabbits and tangs to feed! :lol:

From Marc's site:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/valonia.html