Some pics of my mixed reef with NP

[LOTUS50GOD]

Full Tank Shots
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Non-Photosynthetic Coral
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Baby of the Non-Photosynthetic Coral
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I have a large orange sun coral too, but its not too impressive during the day

 

[dendro982]

Is this non-photosynthetic coral Capnella, Neospongodes or Paralemnalia?
There was a thread about them at Soft Corals Forum.
If I'm not mistaken, and it is one of them, compare how they looks in the shade and in the good light - mine grows best in a good light and water flow, but mine is a low light tank, so they are right under 55W PC.

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

Dendro.. I used to know the name of it... It begins with a L...

It is purple with gold polyps.

 

[dendro982]

Purple Lemnalia?

This one was sold under the same name, but is different:

One guy, who had good success with it, had it on the LR top, open to the light and flow. If you will have a frag, you may try to place it in higher light, in a good flow.
My 2 cents worth, of course

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

that looks like it...

It is in good flow.. The part that is exposed to more light seems to open up more...I will try that and take pics.

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13274808#post13274808 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LOTUS50GOD
that looks like it...

It is in good flow now but mostly shaded . My tank is mostly SPS so I have almost 40x turn over. Anyway the part that is exposed to more light seems to open up more...I will try that and take pics.

I have an area that has a blow through (current that exits from a cave).. so I will try there.. I hope I can get mine to look like the one you posted.

 

[dendro982]

Here is link to some of its requirements.
These on my photos - the first was in direct sunlight, but without intensive feeding for a non-photosynthetic corals, in a clean tank, and it didn't make it - even in a good light. Probably both light and food are required. The second is right under 55W PC, in the tank, fed for dendronephthya and scleronephthya, a lot of fine food, added frequently. It grows new branches, frags easily, but looks paler, that the first, not so good looking.
There were few threads about keeping lemnalia, but I can't find links right now, sorry.

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

I moved it to the light. It is at the bottom and gets hit with both 20k and 14k spectrum. My tank is mostly sps so I have it down at the bottom due to the intense lighting...

The coral seems to like the light, but only time will tell. I do feed zooplankton on a 24/7 basis (200 ML a day)

I have had it for about 1.5 months and there is no sign of it dying off.

What language is that reference page in....

 

[magellan007]

that ref page auf Deutsch...in German.

I LOVE the look of your tank.. I think it must be the rockwork; just makes the tank look simple, yet impressive. Makes me think of a lagoon or something..People usually fail at making a pretty aquascape with an open look. I think you've got it spot on, my friend! Love it!

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

The rockwork is actually 2 large islands with lots of caves. I have found that my tangs like to swim through the caves and give ample places to sleep. I started with 3 small rocks on the bottom in a triangle, then placed a large rock on top. This created a large void for the fish to swim under.

The rocks are stacked in away so there is alot of small nooks for smaller fish.

 

[magellan007]

Do you have a bigger size of your FTS?? Or some alternate angles and from above so I can see more of the arrangement?? I'm going to be aquascaping a new tank for a friend and I'm trying to get good ideas.

Thanks!

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

I can take some tomorrow and post them..

 

[magellan007]

sweet, thanks a lot!