Lagoonal Reef

[bdhough]

Well i relooked at your pictures and i think i see what you did.... You lined the box with 2x4 beams? How did you secure those?

 

[bang guy]

I have short 4X4 posts at each corner that the 2X4s are bolted to. I'll go down & take a picture for you.... hang on

 

[bang guy]

here ya go. The bottom 2X4 is screwed to the plywood from the inside. The middle (not so much pressure) is just sitting there.

 

[bdhough]

Ha, that'll do it alright. The first picture is kind of confusing but that one clears everything up. Thanks.

 

[aarone]

anyone else plan on setting upa 900 gallon refugium?
aaron

 

[bdhough]

Thats the thing. This isn't a refugium. Its a seaweed bed/ lagoon style reef. Fully functional salt tank just plant based. There are alot of corals that should only be placed into a lagoon style tank, or i think should, like goniopora and elegance, and i want to see what happens with them in this tank when he gets the halides kicking all around. Or i should say i hope he sees my views too He's already trying anemones. I imagine they would do well in that setting too.

 

[aarone]

oh i see. Thats pretty cool then.
aaron

 

[bang guy]

Here's the Rose. It's only been about a month since it split from its parent (still lopsided, eh?). It has already doubled in size but I've only recently seen it eat anything (Thank you RYE & SPSfreak!!!).
It seems to really enjoy the tide going in & out but has been avoiding the Iwasaki for some reason.
Anyone know why it doesn't just kill the coral sitting right next to it?

 

[bdhough]

Is this your idea of a joke.... No pic? You just love that dramatic entrance
EDIT stand corrected. No idea why the aren't killing eachother. What is the coral?

 

[bang guy]

I don't know... it was a single polyp when it hitchhiked in. Do you know what it is???

 

[bonermeister]

Crazy looking.

 

[bdhough]

soft or lps?

 

[aarone]

im thinkin lps but i can not totally see under the polyps.
aaron

 

[bdhough]

Ok going through sprungs invert and coral books i've come up with 4 contenders
Contender one is a form of anemonia which is a subset of anemones. I say that because of the tip of said specimen. I personally don't think its that
The next three are corals
1) Cladocrora which i also don't think it is.
2)Diploastrea which is possible but i can't see the base
3)Duncanopsammia which i really think it is. Similar to tubastrea but different color and in need of light.
The key is does it have a stuctured base like the tubastrea? Those are my guesses.
EDIT: if i had time i'd go through bornemans corals book but i don't sorry

 

[bang guy]

It has a calcareous base so I believe it's an LPS. Think Cup Coral with much larger polyps.
It definately appreciates light and will gladly eat chunky meaty foods.

 

[overanalyzer]

What is the temp of that thing at?? Would make a nice home for a pair of clown fish .... which would probably bred like crazy knowing you ...... but with your bangaii's in there that might not be for the best.....
I would love to have a 400 or so gallon lagoon but I'd need the house for it first.

 

[jedininja]

Do you have to change the water in there at all? Or do you have enough macro to do the job?

 

[bdhough]

Bang Guy check out my options for the coral 1,2,3 going in reverse order for which i think they are....

 

[bang guy]

I believe you hit it with #3 - Duncanopsammia

 

[bang guy]

Hmmmm... I read that this is a rare coral. Perhaps I will move it away from the Anemone now.