Scopus' 65gal Reef Diary

gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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Originally Posted by Scopus Tang
http:///forum/post/2625861
Nope, its definitely pink, I know have the original parent colony, Dennis210 has a frag, and I have a frag. All have a pink edge. We also have a purple, but this one is definitely pink

interesting... i love LOVE montis, well acros too of course, but I have a orange cap, an idaho grape plating, and a green with purple tip plating. I also like encrusting montis.
Maybe I should find a pink tip to epoxy to my overflow or side glass...
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by GatorWPB
http:///forum/post/2627061
interesting... i love LOVE montis, well acros too of course, but I have a orange cap, an idaho grape plating, and a green with purple tip plating. I also like encrusting montis.
Maybe I should find a pink tip to epoxy to my overflow or side glass...

Hummm! Could be a trade in the making ..... PMed you
!
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2628076
Those pink Palys look kinda like lord of the rings. See if u can get a closer pic.
Nope sorry I can't. Till I get my new macro lens that as close as I can get with the current lens
.
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2629060
NaH DOESNT look like lord of rings lol. Must have been trippin that day...
DAT BRAIN FREAKIN DIED
...
Your purple and green one? I'm so sorry ~ it was awesome! I've got to get pictures posted of my new green one
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2633039
So the white parts on the Halimeda, death, something picking on them errr what?
Yes the white parts are leaves dying ~ seems to do that periodically. If you check the halimeda thread in the plants and macroalgae forum, you'll see that I asked reefkprZ about it, and from his answer, I would assume that its normal. I did finally get a iodine test kit and started testing, and found that my tank was really low ~ think that may have been why so much of it was turning white. I've started dosing iodine, and its looking much better.
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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On May 20th, I recieved several zoa frags from a fellow reefer on the boards, Thanks codylowe
. Sorry folks, but these aren't the best pictures as I have them in a tank at school right now rather than at home. Going to iodine dip all my existing colonies, before I introduce anything else to the tank.
Armor of God

Limead

Purple Death
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2634096
So this is what you have been doing behind my back
Behind your back
, Com'n Joe, you know I would never do anything behind your back. Despite what your wife may have said
.
J/K
What do you think my friend?
 
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dennis210

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TIME TO UPDATE - I know there are new fish and new corals!
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Having had good luck with both iodine and strontium dosing in the past, having read that iodine can also improve shrimp health/molting, and knowing the halimeda plant sucks up lots of iodine I had been considering dosing again. Also noticed that several of the zoas (mainly Armor of God, but a few others as well) did not appear to be doing very well ~ and somewhere I've read that they also use iodine. However, having also read that too much dosing can be toxic to corals and lead to shrimp molting too often, I didn't want to dose without being able to test. So I've been waiting on test kits I ordered. Finally, May 21, the test kits arrived. Iodine tested as zero ~ took a total of 6 drops of Lugals solution (over two days) to bring iodine back up to desired levels. Strontium was also low. Began dosing with Two LIttle Fishes Iodine and Strontium supplements, and have been noticing improvements in coral colors and growth (NOTE: I do not recommend dosing, unless you are testing!). Also decided I'm going to have to be better about frequent water changes.
Armor of God Zoas (faded and dying) taken May 17, '08
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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May 23, Corals were looking good, so decided to update a few pics.
Blue mushroom

Right-hand ricordia Rock

Middle ricordia rock

Montipora digitata (gift from natclanwy; Thanks John
) ~ brown in John and I's tank, Lavender in Dennis210's tank. Waiting to see if mine changes color.

Open Brain

Some close-up tank shots



And a full tank shot
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Few Mushroom close-ups from May 23, '08
Orange ricordia

Purple ricordia

And what I've been calling a purple hairy, which I'm told is properly called a pink frilly.
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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In a major push to get things here before summer hit, on May 30th, I got three seperate orders in; Zoas from a fellow reefer, more zoas from another reefer, and fish and a coral (from an online source).
RHagemann had been working with me for a couple weeks putting together an order of zoas, and it finally arrived today. These are absolutely awesome
~ Thanks again RHagemann.
Armor of God (new frag ~ yeah!
)

Devil's Armor (2 frags ~ definitely my new favorite zoa, have to get Armegeddon now to complete the trio)


Jokers

Pink Palys (Almost as vibrant as the AoG and Devil's Armor, very nice
)

and Tubs Blue

phtby sent me some pink panther zoas

Again, sorry for the poor quality of some of the shots, they are still in a frag tank at school, till I get a chance to iodine dip all my in tank zoas ~ want to make sure I don't have some kind of zoa predator.
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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From the online source, I got a awesome new green brain (Trachyphyllia radiata), 3 Yellowfin Flasher Wrasses (Paracheilinus flavianalis), and 2 Purple Firefish Gobies (Nemateleotris decora). Unfortunately, one of the Yellowfins and one of the Purple Firefish were DOA
. The Firefish were supposed to be a pair, and the Yellowfins were supposed to be a trio of one male and two females; all three were male
.
Here is order upon arrival;

Pic of two living wrasses

Pic of Firefish

Here they are being transferred into the tank;


One settled in front of the rockwork, the other moved behind it.


Later, I caught the Firefish under the Actinics
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Here is the green brain (Trachyphyllia radiata), when it was first placed in tank;

and after it swelled up;

Also had to take a picture of some of my other corals.
Here is my red Gonipora, it was really open.

Close-up of 4 ricordia on the left side

Left hand ricordia rock

Right hand ricordia rock

And took some actinic as well
Red open brain

Green open brain

Pink-tipped plating montipora
 
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