yosemite sam
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I haven't posted any pictures for a while, so I figure I'd throw up a few. I hope you enjoy....
Some tank pictures
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regina13
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very very very nice!!!!!!!
what fish do you have?
what fish do you have?
yosemite sam
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Thanks everyone. The tank has been set up for 3 years, but the birdsnest is the only large coral from the original setup. I lost a lot of my tank in a crash about a year and a half ago, so I've been rebuilding since then. Most of the zoos, and some of the montiporas are also from the original tank (ie the green cap growing on the overflow was part of a huge scroll I broke up in July). Most of the acro frags are relatively recent additions, so it's a bit of a mix of young and old. I only have a few fish, a foxface, three chromises and a firefish.
chowtownreefer
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how fast does your birdsnest grow?
yosemite sam
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Thanks folks. Tripp, there are a bunch of sps frags, but a lot of them are pretty small. There are probably 10-12 acro frags along with another 10 montis, and some birdsnests and a stylo. A few of the montis are bigger, but don't show up well in the photos. A few of the acros are pretty nice, so I'm looking forward to them growing out more.
Chowtown, the big pink birdsnest is a slower grower than other birdsnests I've kept. That colony is about 2 years old, grown from an inch-long frag. The branches are much thicker than a lot of birdsnests, so it usually grows only a few mm a month. I had a large yellow bn that grew from a half inch frag to the nearly the size of two softballs in less than two years.
Chowtown, the big pink birdsnest is a slower grower than other birdsnests I've kept. That colony is about 2 years old, grown from an inch-long frag. The branches are much thicker than a lot of birdsnests, so it usually grows only a few mm a month. I had a large yellow bn that grew from a half inch frag to the nearly the size of two softballs in less than two years.
chowtownreefer
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oh thats good.. wat kind of lights do you run?? today i looked all day for a pink birdsnest and didnt fine one... lol
yosemite sam
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Chowtown, I run 2 x 250w 10K Metal Halides with 220w VHO atinics.
yosemite sam
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Originally Posted by Hefner413
That is so cool - growing on the overflow like that! Did you just glue them on?
Thanks everyone. Actually, that monti is part of a much larger colony that I took out in July. If you look below it, you can see the base of the original colony growing (just left of the clam). The frag was about 2" tall when I first put it in about two years ago, and grew into a giant spiral about 10" tall and several inches wide. It grew onto the overflow, and started blocking the water flow, which is why I took it out. I tried to chip off all the coral on the overflow, but a month later, it came back and has been regrowing ever since!
That is so cool - growing on the overflow like that! Did you just glue them on?
Thanks everyone. Actually, that monti is part of a much larger colony that I took out in July. If you look below it, you can see the base of the original colony growing (just left of the clam). The frag was about 2" tall when I first put it in about two years ago, and grew into a giant spiral about 10" tall and several inches wide. It grew onto the overflow, and started blocking the water flow, which is why I took it out. I tried to chip off all the coral on the overflow, but a month later, it came back and has been regrowing ever since!
chowtownreefer
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if you ever frag the pink birdsnest pm me plz