Shallow water Acros, post them here!

[Dexters Reef]

There's my green pocillopora, a purple with greep polyp monticulosa (rock is over 3" wide, and almost fully encrusted :spin3: ), and a 4" "fiji mint bushy acropora" It's pretty washed out in in the picture, and is more teal / mint in person. I dont have an accurate ID for it, but it might be a shallow water. Ill try to get a better pic of it tomorrow afternoon when the halides are on.

Nice pics everyone!

Edit: Added FTS with all lights on, pic taken 10/6/12.

 

[Dexters Reef]

I love this monticulosa, it's similar in color to a purple bonsai, but seems less picky. It's branches are short and wide, and I'm hoping after it finishes growing horizontally, that it will start to grow vertically. I wish I could fast forward a few years!

 

[galleon]

Bumping this thread!

 

[Piper27]

No kidding I am double bumping this thread, I love some nice nubby acros . If you have one post it!

 

[quantim0]

The tank I'm setting up now is going to be full of shallow water species. Got the tank long, wide and shallow just for this purpose. Glad to see I'm not the only one who has a thing for these species

 

[galleon]

this has been encrusting for about a year.. and im starting to get some upward growth on it and im happy! started as a brown $10 mrcoral frag. pic quality is nowhere near everyone else's but im trying! this is samoensis right?

Awesome color!!!! I'd love to find a piece like that!

A lot of these types get labeled with samoensis, but the reality is samoensis is pretty uncommon even in its natural range. Most of what is called samoensis is a thinner morphotype of A. humilis. I suspect yours is humilis. A very stunning one.

 

[galleon]

The tank I'm setting up now is going to be full of shallow water species. Got the tank long, wide and shallow just for this purpose. Glad to see I'm not the only one who has a thing for these species

Definitely start a thread if you haven't already!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

14k Ushio + VHO actinics

14k Ushio + VHO actinics

directly under an EcoTech MP60

note Vermitid engulfed by growing Acropora and that Porites, Chris

Pocillipora not Acropora- but directly under a 400w halide and extreme flow

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

high flow

high flow

+ high location under halides = slower apparent growth but more robust skeleton

same exact coral in extremely heavy gyre flow

and this one just for you- my EYE powered reef aquarium circ. 1997

 

[galleon]

Great stuff, Gary!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks

thanks

good thread.

BTW none of my livestock is "new"

 

[galleon]

good thread.

BTW none of my livestock is "new"

Clearly

I just came back and saw the EYE powered tank pick. Sweeet.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Clearly

I just came back and saw the EYE powered tank pick. Sweeet.

SPS frags were not sold at LFS's in my area back in the 90's and I had to travel to Tropicorium in Michigan for them. The Porites seen in pic came in on Marshall Islands rock I got from John Tullock and JR back in '93.
My how time flies

 

[quantim0]

Definitely start a thread if you haven't already!

Definitely will be doing that. Building my stand now and just waiting for a few more deliveries to come in. I'm documenting everything and I'll put up a thread once I have the tank cycling.