My beautiful softies (pics)

[lancer99]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/030Tubipora08011.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4200crop.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/055Briareum0801.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/026Lobophytum0801.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/028Sarcophyton08011.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/059Sinularia08011.jpg

Cheers,

-R

[reef321]

wow, those are really nice. i really like the one in that last pic, that has a lot of green.

[moo0o]

i like that last one too,, looks nice

[mattsilvester]

that green diminishes when it expands I would imagine?

[Timanator]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11749287#post11749287 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mattsilvester
that green diminishes when it expands I would imagine?


I think that is expanded, looks like Sinularia.

[ArapaimaGiga]

nice ric's... and that green nephea, i think... kool pixs... how did u keep the pipe organ coral alive (first pix), those usually don't do to well, tends to die off after so many months... way to go...

[lancer99]

Thx guys!

The green Sinularia is indeed a bit less green when fully expanded....

I've only had the Pipe Organ for about six weeks. It went through a bad patch about 1-1/2 weeks ago when it wasn't fully expanding...just after I stopped using Coral Frenzy. I've started using it again, and it's looking much better, and growing babies again. Obviously that's just anecdotal evidence, and it may be due to other factors, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed :)

-R

[atzak]

what is the plant in pic #4, behind the leather

[lancer99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11753172#post11753172 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by atzak
what is the plant in pic #4, behind the leather

That's Caulerpa sertulariodes f. farlowii from Gulf Coast Ecosystems (http://www.live-plants.com).

-R

[saltycreefer]

The ricordea rock with the gorg growing on it is sick!!!

[lancer99]

Yeah, 15 greens and 28 oranges....l8r this week I'm going to upgrade my lights to more blue...the colours will pop!

And the gorg's showing polyps.

-R

[matrixpb03]

nice rics!!!!

[Captain Bucket]

Lancer99:

What are you using for lighting?

[lancer99]

Everything but the Ric rock is under a 250W 14K Hamilton Reefsun in my 40G breeder, until I move them to my display tank. The Ric's under 440W of VHOs (I forget the mix, but it's going to be changed soon anyway).

-R

[TheCommersoni]

your rics are growing like mad!

[lancer99]

Well I stopped using Coral Frenzy coz I noticed an outbreak of Aiptasia...and one week later, the Tubipora/Pipe Organ looks just as good as it did...so there's a big ball of useless non-anecdotal evidence :)

-R

[i have crabs]

Can we get a full tank shot?

[lancer99]

crabs,

I'm in the process of migrating most of these from my 40G "holding" tank to my 75G display tank, so it's not much to look at right now. I'll post an FTS once everything is in there.

-R

[AVALover5498]

Whats that coral in the third pic. I have some but I have no idea what it is.

-Chris-

[lancer99]

That's Briareum asbestinum, an encrusting gorgonian. When the polyps are closed, you can see that it has thick branches. But when they're expanded, it looks a lot like star polyps.

-R

[jabis96]

very nice

[Jazmine18]

I love the one in picture four and the last one thats green..what are thier names?

[DetectiveTofu]

That is a lot of rics

[AquamanE]

matrixpb03- how do you get 43x turnover and still keep softies happy.

[lancer99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11860793#post11860793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jazmine18
I love the one in picture four and the last one thats green..what are thier names?
Four is a species of Lobophytum (finger leather/devil's hand) and the last one is Neon green Sinularia.

Cheers,
-R

[.::Jun77::.]

very nice collection. is the tank softies only tank? good job bro

[blide]

Nice job... That ricordia rock looks familiar? Hmm maybe phishybuisness?

[Patrick12]

I too have some green sinularia and it open to about a foot in diameter now and it doesn't lose any color when expanded. It seemed to when it was small, but now that it is so big it doesn't.

[lancer99]

Yup, phishybusiness...good memory blide :)

But I'm having a problem with it, about to post in the Corallimorpharians forum.

-R

[lancer99]

Update...everything has been in the tank for about a month.

Coralline is going everywhere.

Ignore the ugly grey 'fuge pump and Bakpak pump....it's all gonna be replaced by a sump/fuge tomorrow.

FTS: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4681fts.jpg


Lovely Sarcophyton elegans: <br> <br> http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4689sarcoelegans.jpg

A groovy shot of my Heliopora: <br> <br> <brhttp://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4695heliopora.jpg


Nice Sarcophyton: <br>http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4709sarco.jpg


Happy Tubipora: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/spoon99/DSCN4698tubipora.jpg


Cheers,
-R

[chronic]

nice collection!!!