Show off your S. gigantea

[OrionN]

We have threads about everything but I don't think we ever have a thread for us to display this rare (at least in aquarium) beautiful and hard to keep magnificent animal.

I would love to see all the Gigantea of Reefcentral. I hope at least most would show in this thread. A little about the animal, the aquarium, and how long you have had him would be very informative and helpful.

Let's see them.

 

[Reefvette]

mine

mine

Had this bad boy for three years survived a 6055.

 

[Blitzburggirl]

My holy grail gigantea was purchased in February from a fellow reefer. It's in a 60 gallon cube, with 2 AI Sol led units. It's been under the Sols since about April, prior to that, a 250 metal halide.

It seems to prefer lower flow, the MP40 in the tank is set towards the middle of the range, reef crest. The return is a mag 5.

 

[OrionN]

Reefvette,
Nice anemone. What kind of light, temp, and circulation do you have him in? TIA

 

[OrionN]

My holy grail gigantea ....

Very beautiful. I feel the same way

 

[Reefvette]

Orion, he was under a aquatinics tx5, temp was 79 and flow was two 6055's. It loved the flow heres a vid.

 

[Reef1589]

welll... of course ima jump in this thread, considering i enjoy taking pics of my S. Gig, and i flooded my own thread with this pics..so why not flood this thread with pics i just took =P

oh..and ignore my diatoms goin on.. :uzi::uzi:

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[Winwood]

Orion, he was under a aquatinics tx5, temp was 79 and flow was two 6055's. It loved the flow heres a vid.

That first video is like trying to watch one of the fight scenes in the Transformer movies.

 

[elegance coral]

All bleached when I first got it.

And what it looks like now.
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[Gary Majchrzak]

over 5 years with this gigantea

over 5 years with this gigantea

Minh- remember... you asked to show off!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

It's pretty unmistakable, though a tighter focus and stronger backlighting would allow you to make out the individual eggs (which are pretty small). Visual presence of eggs identifies females, but absence of eggs does not necessarily indicate males since females can be without eggs for some periods during the year.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

to find out more about this anemone and my aquarium visit
Junior's Reef

 

[Winwood]

Gary, everytime I try and admire your anemone your big, stupid, absolutely stunning emporer angel gets in the way!

 

[OrionN]

Very nice everybody (so far) Hope more will joint us.

 

[t4zalews]

My gig before the tank crash of 2011.

 

[Wifi]

My S.Gig

My S.Gig



.

I know not the best quality pictures. Have a old camera. Need R1589 to get back home to take better quality pictures. IS bleached but is coming back. Have been feeding it Rod's Food, Krill and flakes.

 

[OrionN]

Wifi, Looking good. Your's is way little, but seem to be doing very well. How long have you had him?

 

[Wifi]

Wifi, Looking good. Your's is way little, but seem to be doing very well. How long have you had him?

Actually he was bigger, but more bleached with just the outer rim showing some purple. Been going back and forth with the halide bulbs. Like I said he is under a 14 k bulb now that has yellowed. He is in a 29 Hqi bio cube with my mated pair of clowns. I have had him now for alittle over 3 months, it might be 4. Have 2 Power heads that are on a Hydor wave maker on the left and right side of the tank. They both come on at 15 second intervals.
I got him maybe two or three weeks after Reef1589 got his first S. Gig that is in his 65 gal shallow.

 

[OrionN]

Mine!!!! all mine!