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Thanks for the replies...

As for the goniopora. The white species is about a month older than the others. Probably almost 6 months now. It basically started to slowly die off ever since I got it, and its not got much left. Tried everything with it, oh well.

I definitely get a feeding response with Cyclopeeze for the large polyped goni, I typically turn off all my pumps, and soak some cyclopeeze mixed with crushed NLS pellets and then just drip some food into the polyps from an eyedropper. They close up on the food, and quickly retract that single tentacle. Its looks very cool since the tentacles are about 3 inches long and fully retract to nothing. Same with just adding cyclopeeze in the water, just they close up before actually grabbing much.

As for the camera, started out with a Canon digital elph SD400 and now upgraded to the digital elph SD700 IS. As for settings, I use a tripod, ISO 100-200 for most coral pics and ISO 400 for fish. The new SD700IS has an awesome digital macro that takes perfect close up shots. I also use custom white balance settings for every shot to ensure I get the best colors. Auto just doesn't cut it for me.

As for the glass, I hate coraline encrusted BGKs so yes, I do scrap that clean with a razor to keep the nice blue look. Definitely worth doing IMO.

That left side should be 100% GSP in a few months. I just started it one month ago. Grows like crazy on the glass actually... I just superglued them in place and they started spreading.

Thanks for the comments... Glad you like the pics.