testing new camera / aunts new sps tank

[tnyr5]

well , i set up a new sps tank for my aunt, and we finally got a camera so we can show it off haha. This is also going to be a log of color changes in sps from the evc 14k 175w to the new iwasaki 14k 175w bulb.


Tank 20 g AGA standard
internal air driven skimmer
reef crystals salt
SG 1.024
Ca 400 ppm
dKH 9.0

corals - not all are present in the pics because i was boarding some in my other tank till we got the new lights so new pics will follow in about a week.

Acropora insignis - steve elias stag
Montipora digitata - lavender with orange polyps
Montipora foliosa/ capricornis - atlantis pink polyp cap
Acropora nobilis/ abrolhosensis - shaggy green stag
Acropora humilis & acropora samoensis - brown for now, old light wasn't strong enough.
Montipora mollis - we'll see, polyps have orange centers & base shows a hint of purple, could end up being a gem.
Acropora tenuis - lime green with very pale blue tips
Cyphastrea ocellina - burnt orange
Leptastrea pruinosa - green eyes, purple oral disk, brown tentacles
Acropora hyacinthus - old light wasn't enough, we'll see
Discosoma sp. - camo green
Euphyllia glabrescens - white tip torch
Goniopora sp. - hot pink
Palythoa - green , i HATE them but my aunt won't let me get rid of em so i glued them to the powerheads :-D
purple willow gorgoinian
green sinnularia
neon green star polyps
Zooanthias - solid red, solid blue, hot pink, kedd red, black, eagle eye variation, aqua splatter, green splatter, red eyes, green rings

fish
Chrysiptera cyanea
Cirrhilabrus sp. - not sure yet, some books say cyanopleura, some say female solorensis.

inverts
5 nassarius - pacific jumbo
3 atlantic nassarius
5 turbo snails
3 astrea snails
1 blue leg hermit
1 yellow duster
1 Cerianthus sp. - neon purple & yellow
1 Linkia multiflora

 

[tnyr5]

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IF THESE CHANGE COLOR ONE MORE STINKIN TIME lol

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[tnyr5]

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[tnyr5]

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[/IMG] close up of the pink polyp cap, the triangle shaped indentation is the print of the original frag, this is 2 months growth.

 

[tnyr5]

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[Fizz71]

Cerianthus are so pretty...I had one that got too big and started catching my fish. That was a long time ago.

Nice photos, thanks for sharing.

--Fizz

 

[bmac]

Tony, looks good......

 

[tnyr5]

[/IMG] i think i might be gettin the hang of this

 

[eastonreef]

tony,
what is that beautiful purple thing in pic 3? and where do i get one.......

very cool pics

 

[JonK]

Lisa,

I'm pretty sure that is a tube anemone. They are very neat and can be extremely colorful but they can and will catch the fish in your tank.

 

[tnyr5]

yeah, you have to have fast fish !
they don't really have a nasty sting, but they're very "sticky" and, with those long tentacles, somewhat hard for fish to avoid.

 

[eastonreef]

hey jon, thanks for telling me. it is so nice looking but i dont really want to feed my fish to it.

 

[Just Jim]

You've got to let me know where you got the Linkia multiflora. I have had great experience with starfish, but the best I could find is my marble star, which I've had forever. As nice as it is, its like a cheap knock-off of the multiflora...

 

[tnyr5]

i got it from reefermadness with a frag order, don't know where you are in pa but the pet store in the dubois mall had a bunch of healthy linkia multiflora last time i was there

 

[Just Jim]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6998868#post6998868 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tnyr5
i got it from reefermadness with a frag order, don't know where you are in pa but the pet store in the dubois mall had a bunch of healthy linkia multiflora last time i was there

Wow, that's like 4 hrs from me. I hate ordering starfish online. They seldomly pack them well enough. Poor shippers.

 

[tnyr5]

some updated shots of growth & color change, i'll have more tomorrow

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[mwood]

How are you keeping that tube anemone in a BB tank? I used to have one when I had a DSB, but have it up when I switched substrates.