Crazy growths on my leng si cap

[robsnnny]

Getting some nice color and growth on this Monti

[luvdiving]

That is awesome
can't wait until mine shoots nodules like that's.

[myzislow]

Getting some nice color and growth on this Monti
yes, yes you are! One of the best leng sy "caps" I've seen. Well done!

[gasman059]

thaat does separate a tru Leng from many look-alikes the nodular growth. Whether is related to flow or to the coral specifically( IMO the later) I've never seen those nodules in any other 'purple rim cap'

Nice cap

[Stanley-Reefer]

That's nice! I have an all green version of that that plates out but grows the stalks from the center.

[dvanacker]

just sweeeet.

[mod0522]

Looks like the Leng isn't the only coral in your tank with good color and growth!

[Genetics]

That is by far one of the best green/purple montipora species I've seen in this hobby!! You better frag that and pass it around! ;-) Definitely not a capricornis..

[reefboy1994]

where did you get it from and do you sell any frags? you can pm me this info if its not allowed to be posted.

[elijaher]

sweet

[Reefer08]

FTS please! :D

[Joel A]

yeah, that's how you know it's the "true" leng si cap.

[chem-e]

I hope my "leng sy" does that one day. Mine is growing rapidly, much faster that my tyree flower petal, but not as fast as my purple monti. How long did it take before it started shooting out nodules? Does it just keep growing outward and flat before sprouting nodules?

[cato]

robsnnny, absolutely amazing!

I acquired a Leng Sy frag a while back (at least I was told). It is now about 4" diameter. Color is great but no nodules yet.

What is the size of yours and about when did you notice the sprouts. Wondering if mine is the real deal now. Thanks for sharing.

[robsnnny]

Thank for the great comments.
My tank has been set up for 2yrs, the leng si has been in for about 18 months. I bought if from pacific East and it was about the size of a quarter when i placed it in my setup. Its roughly 8 inches across now. i had nodules after about 3 months. I havent considered selling any frags yet but will in the future.

[robsnnny]

my leng si @ a month old

[reefingagain]

awesome

[Mikep503]

I love it! Didn't even know there was such a thing. Thanks for sharing!

[robsnnny]

another shot of my 120

[PapaKlix]

Getting some nice color and growth on this Monti

it's like a friggin' city skyline, never seen anything like that. very cool

[lperry77]

wow really from Dr Mac....i remember such talk that the "real" leng sy was nonexistent
or no where to be found...cuddos to Dr Mac ......i guess theres more then one coral in the sea to be found and propagated!!!

[lperry77]

its great to see Dr mac still has this available for 30 $ a frag!!!!

[gasman059]

wow really from Dr Mac....i remember such talk that the "real" leng sy was nonexistent
or no where to be found...cuddos to Dr Mac ......i guess theres more then one coral in the sea to be found and propagated!!!

That cap has been around the hobby for many many many moons and is readily available in the trade, the problem is that many look-alikes
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[robsnnny]

Nice pic gasman and no doubt many look a likes out there, as with many other corals or the many names that they may carry has gotten very confusing over the years.

[spleify]

Very nice looking coral.

Thanks for sharing

[Genetics]

gasman, I'm not sure that the one you posted and the one posted by robsnnny is the same species of montipora. Correct me if I'm wrong as I've heard that differing flow rates will result in different growths.

[losthere]

very nice. I wish mine looked like that. Mine seems to like to grow big then RTN and I have to start all over from what is left. It has done that twice.

[Andrew17030]

robsnny, what lights and ballasts are you using? What are you using for water movement? What else can you tell us about your system?

[robsnnny]

Im using 2 250w 14k hqi's phoenix bulbs accompanied by 4 110w "454" Vho's on icecap ballasts and i have one vortech pump and i run one 750gph Danner pump on each return from my overflows.
I run a korillin ca reactor and a euro reef skimmer.

[Stanley-Reefer]

Pic of my all green one bottom right of the pic....I have a puple rim a little beyond it...I had to get all that beauty from 2 corals instead of one like yours!:crazy1:

http://i42.*******.com/2qm3k20.jpg

[gasman059]

gasman, I'm not sure that the one you posted and the one posted by robsnnny is the same species of montipora. Correct me if I'm wrong as I've heard that differing flow rates will result in different growths.

same coral but certainly u can get growth according to flow for sure.

That cap is THE CAP b/c of the nodular growth.

[Dooly]

okay, my leng sy cap officially sucks now. had it for quite some time and zero nodular growth like yours. please tell me you'll sell me a frag and ship it over to me :) either one of you guys I just need my fix, thanks :D

[bwyoung]

So is this a leng sy cap as well? I thought is was an odd cap!

Thanks.

These pictures were about 6 weeks ago so it is about 1" bigger in circumference. I was just about to frag it some.


http://www.sonicmach1.com/images/reef/post/IMG_5653.jpg

http://www.sonicmach1.com/images/reef/post/IMG_5664.jpg

[dmorel]

there are so many green w/ purple rims, it's so tough to tell what's what. Years ago people used to care a lot more about the ACTUAL lineage of corals, now people will call something that has a similar coloration something that it's not. It's a real shame to be honest... Even worse in the zoa community than it is in the SPS one.

Now, having said all that. WOW that's one of the nicest I've ever seen. One of my all time favorite corals, and yours is a stunning representation. Impressed (and a tad jealous).

[bwyoung]

there are so many green w/ purple rims, it's so tough to tell what's what. Years ago people used to care a lot more about the ACTUAL lineage of corals, now people will call something that has a similar coloration something that it's not. It's a real shame to be honest... Even worse in the zoa community than it is in the SPS one.

Now, having said all that. WOW that's one of the nicest I've ever seen. One of my all time favorite corals, and yours is a stunning representation. Impressed (and a tad jealous).

Wow - thanks! This one does not have a purple rim though, basically whitish before turning green. Here is a better overall view of it from last week.

http://www.sonicmach1.com/images/reef/reef_frags/tank_1182010.jpg

[Gary Majchrzak]

robsnnny- make sure to introduce yourself on the upstate reef society forum here on RC:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=117

[brad65ford]

4 year later bump lol. So what is the verdict on these, there seems to be so many caps that look the the "real thing" has me wondering if they are all the same. Looking to get one of these caps soon, just don't know where to get the real deal or is it not worth it?

[TrPPnN]

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[TrPPnN]

This... is the last known Leng Sy... that I received personally from Leng Sy in 2002...
The frag I had was a 2 x 4 inch bottom shelf piece...



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[TrPPnN]

bwyoung yours is a green hulk encrusting montipora... I have one of those too in my time capsule of a tank...

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[TrPPnN]

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[cleverbs]

4 year later bump lol. So what is the verdict on these, there seems to be so many caps that look the the "real thing" has me wondering if they are all the same. Looking to get one of these caps soon, just don't know where to get the real deal or is it not worth it?

lol, I never looked at the dates of the posts and when I read "running VHO" I was like oh damn this guy is old school...then read your post and said oh hes not old school this was just 4 years ago. haha