When you let xenia and gsp have its way...

MAKOOKAM · 09/23/2010, 04:07 PM

Before -

After -

FishyBiz · 09/23/2010, 04:14 PM

Kinda cool.

somdinwong · 09/23/2010, 04:24 PM

i think it looks sweet, matbe add a few red mushreeoms in there for a splash of color

rick12 · 09/23/2010, 04:27 PM

what's the time lapse?
i think i like it

aquadonkey · 09/23/2010, 04:36 PM

Interesting! Was this done on purpose, or was it a life-got-in-the-way-of-maintenance thing?

Darkstar22 · 09/23/2010, 04:45 PM

Looks like the Xenia has the upper hand!!

willjay · 09/23/2010, 04:52 PM

I really like that, I keep thinking of doing a GSP and Xenia only tank, thats exactly what i'd like for it.

TenKreefer · 09/23/2010, 05:16 PM

Oh god!

GSP is sexy

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/23/2010, 06:16 PM

tank specs? nice look

hktoez · 09/23/2010, 06:18 PM

doesn't look bad! However, it looks like the only real estate left is the sandbed..

MPevine11 · 09/23/2010, 07:06 PM

how long did that take?

Sam2000001 · 09/23/2010, 08:23 PM

That is actually quite sweet! I bet it is very trippy when you just stare at the tank for long periods of time.

Dino · 09/24/2010, 05:02 AM

You ought to try and get some video of that, I bet it looks pretty cool with them all swaying in the current.

luke8615 · 09/24/2010, 07:32 AM

I agree with getting a video up! We had a 180 gallon tank in my bio building that was probably 50% covered in Xenia and it looked awesome swaying with the current of the tank! Sweet looking tank though, I like a lot!

MAKOOKAM · 09/24/2010, 10:36 AM

This is over a 10 month span. I decided in the beginning to frag and sell xenia on the side as it was a very fast growing coral...so I let it start to dominate and go where it wanted. I stopped pruning and fragging after few months (it just became a pain in the *** to sell to flakey people and my LFS). I always liked the look of pulsing xenia so I made the decision to let it go where it wanted. The gsp held it's own and it makes a nice accent so it came along for the ride.

I'll put up a video in a bit. It looks very hypnotic.

The tank is a 20 long. 150w mh.

SHADYreefer · 09/24/2010, 11:15 AM

I never thought a tank with only a few types of coral could look so nice.

Carpet_Surfin · 09/24/2010, 01:11 PM

I think it looks pretty cool

SlvrSurfRidr · 09/24/2010, 01:37 PM

xenia = weed

zachfishman · 09/24/2010, 01:56 PM

I think it's gorgeous. I had pulsating xenia grow into my GSP in an old tank, and thought the combination of textures and colors to be quite nice.

Ben_Im · 09/24/2010, 02:53 PM

That looks great! I've actually been looking forward to doing something like this on a sumpless, skimmerless system with LEDs. I have a spare 20gallon long sitting around, and I may have to downsize about a year from now when I move again.

*saved your image for later use*

Jman13 · 09/24/2010, 03:09 PM

id frag that

Jadams · 09/24/2010, 03:31 PM

MedRed · 09/24/2010, 03:40 PM

This is why no evasive corals are allowed in my tanks... no matter how cool they look.

JeF4y · 09/30/2010, 01:11 PM

I can see it now... "I went away for the weekend..."

dogstar74 · 09/30/2010, 01:52 PM

You could try one of these.

09/23/2010, 04:07 PM	#1
MAKOOKAM Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 26	When you let xenia and gsp have its way... Before - After -

09/23/2010, 04:14 PM	#2
FishyBiz Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alta Loma Posts: 2,708	Kinda cool. __________________ Neal Current Tank Info: 20 Gallon Rimless

09/23/2010, 04:36 PM	#5
aquadonkey Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,253	Interesting! Was this done on purpose, or was it a life-got-in-the-way-of-maintenance thing? __________________ Thanks for the help! Lizz 29g DT, 15g sump/fuge Current Tank Info: 29g DT, 15g sump, 30 lbs LR, 3" LS, 4x24W T5

09/23/2010, 04:52 PM	#7
willjay Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 10	I really like that, I keep thinking of doing a GSP and Xenia only tank, thats exactly what i'd like for it. __________________ Will Current Tank Info: 20" sumped SPS Nano

09/23/2010, 06:16 PM	#9
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	tank specs? nice look __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/23/2010, 04:24 PM	#3
somdinwong Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: venice Posts: 593	i think it looks sweet, matbe add a few red mushreeoms in there for a splash of color

09/23/2010, 04:27 PM	#4
rick12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 770	what's the time lapse? i think i like it

09/23/2010, 04:45 PM	#6
Darkstar22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Denver Posts: 718	Looks like the Xenia has the upper hand!!

09/23/2010, 05:16 PM	#8
TenKreefer Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 218	Oh god! GSP is sexy

09/23/2010, 06:18 PM	#10
hktoez Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 23	doesn't look bad! However, it looks like the only real estate left is the sandbed..

09/23/2010, 07:06 PM	#11
MPevine11 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin NH Posts: 456	how long did that take?

09/23/2010, 08:23 PM	#12
Sam2000001 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 103	That is actually quite sweet! I bet it is very trippy when you just stare at the tank for long periods of time.

09/24/2010, 05:02 AM	#13
Dino Freak of Nature Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finding my way back to the boondocks Posts: 11,048	You ought to try and get some video of that, I bet it looks pretty cool with them all swaying in the current. __________________ Cody I will love and miss you until the last beat of my heart Harley & Rusty.

09/24/2010, 07:32 AM	#14
luke8615 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Frankfort,IL Posts: 117	I agree with getting a video up! We had a 180 gallon tank in my bio building that was probably 50% covered in Xenia and it looked awesome swaying with the current of the tank! Sweet looking tank though, I like a lot!

09/24/2010, 10:36 AM	#15
MAKOOKAM Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 26	This is over a 10 month span. I decided in the beginning to frag and sell xenia on the side as it was a very fast growing coral...so I let it start to dominate and go where it wanted. I stopped pruning and fragging after few months (it just became a pain in the *** to sell to flakey people and my LFS). I always liked the look of pulsing xenia so I made the decision to let it go where it wanted. The gsp held it's own and it makes a nice accent so it came along for the ride. I'll put up a video in a bit. It looks very hypnotic. The tank is a 20 long. 150w mh.

09/24/2010, 11:15 AM	#16
SHADYreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 376	I never thought a tank with only a few types of coral could look so nice.

09/24/2010, 01:11 PM	#17
Carpet_Surfin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 98	I think it looks pretty cool

09/24/2010, 01:37 PM	#18
SlvrSurfRidr aka: coraltopia Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 984	xenia = weed __________________ JBJ 28g HQI + Nanocustoms 2.18 Actinic Factory Retro AquaMaxx HOB-I Protein Skimmer + 2LF Phosban 150 1/15 JBJ Arctica Titanium Chiller + Neptune Systems APEX lite

09/24/2010, 01:56 PM	#19
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	I think it's gorgeous. I had pulsating xenia grow into my GSP in an old tank, and thought the combination of textures and colors to be quite nice. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

09/24/2010, 02:53 PM	#20
Ben_Im Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orinda, CA Posts: 734	That looks great! I've actually been looking forward to doing something like this on a sumpless, skimmerless system with LEDs. I have a spare 20gallon long sitting around, and I may have to downsize about a year from now when I move again. saved your image for later use

09/24/2010, 03:09 PM	#21
Jman13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plumsteadville, PA Posts: 154	id frag that

09/24/2010, 03:31 PM	#22
Jadams Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,475	__________________ Jeremy

09/24/2010, 03:40 PM	#23
MedRed Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,035	This is why no evasive corals are allowed in my tanks... no matter how cool they look.

09/30/2010, 01:11 PM	#24
JeF4y El Conquistidor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,057	I can see it now... "I went away for the weekend..." __________________ I've made a small fortune in Reefing! I just started out with a large fortune and the rest came easily. Want a Cleaner Wrasse? Consider a shower! ;-) Current Tank Info: 60 Cube!

09/30/2010, 01:52 PM	#25
dogstar74 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,152	You could try one of these. __________________ "If there's nothing wrong with me... then there must be something wrong with the universe!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano with ATS

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