Labor Day Photo Shoot

[mrdc]

Got bored so I took some quick pics and wanted to share. Some corals are new while others wer bought as "B" grade corals and finally look decent enough for a photo. Any comments are wlecomed! Thanks for looking!

 

[mrdc]

B grade tongue coral. Was half dead and now 3/4 is alive.

Single frag of acro that was practically white but has come on strong.

 

[mrdc]

That's it for now!

 

[alyssia]

 

[mrdc]

Thanks. That is the best compliment! I need to build up the right side so I can add more but I am done for now since I just added 5 frags of zoos and some purple monti caps. Gotta let the tank adjust!

 

[ginarox]

mrdc thats pretty... love all the color,thanks for sharing...have a great day.....

 

[mrdc]

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[sleasia]

mrdc...looking great...thanx

 

[mrdc]

Thanks

 

[joncat24]

Great tank...Looks really nice, and I love those bright pink zoos

 

[mr. guitar]

Awesome pictures!!! What is the coral in the 2nd picture of your 2nd post? Blasto?

 

[theappe]

very niec zoas and purple shrooms!

 

[mrdc]

Thanks. Those are acan lords or Acanthastrea lordhowensis. I actually have some more (different color) and come blastos on hold until I am able to grow up some more xenia for credit. I have some credit now but the stuff isn't cheap so it takes quite a bit of xenia

 

[mr. guitar]

Question for ya mrdc. Are Acan's easy to keep? Thanks for the info, too!!!

 

[travis89]

Awesome tank. Love the rockwork.

 

[mrdc]

Originally Posted by Mr. Guitar
Question for ya mrdc. Are Acan's easy to keep? Thanks for the info, too!!!

Thanks all. The acans require the same husbandry as blastos. They say if you spot feed acans, you can get them to grow really fast. They don't require a lot of light or water flow and when the lights come out, the feeding tentacles are out fast. They are aggressive too. IMO, they are easy but I want to get them to grow so I can sell some.

 

[gatorwpb]

Those Acans are super nice looking, but boy are they EXPENSIVE. I really dont understand why, but it makes me want some lol
Sweet tank mrdc!

 

[mrdc]

I will be picking up my new acans this Saturday. The store sold all the frags I gave them last week which included more than just xenia and they are just going to give me the acans straight up. It probably has 40+ polyps so I can't wait.
The acans above were bought at a misprice of $20 at another LFS! The LFS I trade with said that they were probably supposed to be $200. Not sure if that’s the case, but I have always liked them. Thanks again for your compliments.

 

[whackamole]

what r the yellow things in the 3rd post 2 nd pic?
I need some good yellow in my tank

 

[mrdc]

Those are dendrophylia. Expensive and hard to find. If you like that one, you should see them when they are open...
And this one isn't fully open:

Other yellow options are toadstools...
Here is my yellow one a year ago: