My LPS dominated Reef

[GavinM]

Good evening from the UK everyone - I did some major re-scaping at the weekend - trading a few softies for some new LPS so I thought I'd share some images.

Hope you don't mind.

FTS

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/GavinM_photo/DSCN2418.jpg

Purple & Green Symphyllia

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/GavinM_photo/IMG_8707.jpg

With Flash

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/GavinM_photo/IMG_8712.jpg

Red Goni, Blue centres (just beginning to open up)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/GavinM_photo/IMG_8705.jpg

Blue Goni (Just beginning to open up)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/GavinM_photo/IMG_8704.jpg

[Caleb Kruse]

Nice! I love the elegance coral.

[sneeyatch]

very nice indeed - is that a flame or eibli angel?

[MarvinsReef]

good stuff... :)

[CCall]

That is what I am working towards.

[al abaqueta]

Impressive. thanks for sharing.

[drummereef]

Tank looks fantastic Gavin!

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10166629#post10166629 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Caleb Kruse
Nice! I love the elegance coral.

Thanks! Garfield (the Elegance) has been in the tank for 6 months now and seems very happy.

Gavin

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10167089#post10167089 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sneeyatch
very nice indeed - is that a flame or eibli angel?

She's a Flame Angel - a bit paler in colouration to the usual flames but very fat and healthy (I've had her 18 months now)

Gavin

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10168046#post10168046 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarvinsReef
good stuff... :)

Thanks! :)

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10168096#post10168096 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CCall
That is what I am working towards.

Cheers - must be hard to keep the tank temerature in range in Mesa!! I've been there a few times and it can be HOT!

Gavin

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10168187#post10168187 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by al abaqueta
Impressive. thanks for sharing.

Glad you liked it, thanks for the kind words

Gavin

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10169013#post10169013 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
Tank looks fantastic Gavin!

Thanks very much for the positive feedback.

Have a great day everyone.

Gavin

[TheNomadRhodes]

Awesome elegance wonderful tank

[Nano Chris]

Nice tank! Looks natural!

[mikekman]

Nice tank, doesn't look too jam packed.

My fav was the blue goniopora. I haven't seen one before. Are they common or is this also the first time you found a blue goni

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10177939#post10177939 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheNomadRhodes
Awesome elegance wonderful tank

Thank you very much! I love the Elegance too - I just hope it continues doing so well.

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10183942#post10183942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Criminal#58369
Nice tank! Looks natural!


Cheers :)

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10190541#post10190541 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mikekman
Nice tank, doesn't look too jam packed.

My fav was the blue goniopora. I haven't seen one before. Are they common or is this also the first time you found a blue goni

First time that I've seen one - snapped it up. Seems to have fairly short tentacles - no more than half an inch - I think that this is quite common for the encrusting variety (happy to be corrected if that's not the case!!)

Gavin

[mikekman]

Hey Gavin, on goniopora.org the site mentions that gonis whose polyps aren't extended very far could mean its starving.

Take a look at the site, do you target feed any of your gonis?

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10191820#post10191820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mikekman
Hey Gavin, on goniopora.org the site mentions that gonis whose polyps aren't extended very far could mean its starving.

Take a look at the site, do you target feed any of your gonis?

Thanks for that Mike - the two Gonis only went into my reef on Saturday :) I have target fed both of them with red rotifers and cyclopeeze 2 or 3 times since. Fingers crossed that it's just a short tentacled version rather than starving.

G.

[csb]

Does the flame nip at the open brains?? My coral beauty nips religiously and I had to move my brain to another tank.

Have you considered supplementing iron to see if that helps perk up the goni's?? ...referring to Julian Sprung's theory/research presented here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/invert.htm

Nice looking tank BTW! My reef is slowly getting there, but yours is somewhat in the direction I'm going. Keep up the nice work.

[edwinn]

nice setup

[GavinM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10195386#post10195386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by csb
Does the flame nip at the open brains?? My coral beauty nips religiously and I had to move my brain to another tank.

Have you considered supplementing iron to see if that helps perk up the goni's?? ...referring to Julian Sprung's theory/research presented here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/invert.htm

Nice looking tank BTW! My reef is slowly getting there, but yours is somewhat in the direction I'm going. Keep up the nice work.

Thanks for that. The Flame very occasionally has a little nip doesn't appear to damage the Trachy's though. My eyes are on him though!!

As for the Goni's, well they both seem to be settling in nicely. the red is fully open every day while the blue continues to open more each day. I don't dose Iron.