404 gallon - round 2.5

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Originally Posted by duncangweller

I'm trying to figure it out. Some corals are very vibrant, some not so much

That is no different than me, I think most of us have that problem.

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The blue ridge is in full bloom today so I snapped a quick shot with my iPhone.

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Cleaning the back glass is way overdue - big job so I am doing it a section at a time. Just the center area left.

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Since I've posted a couple of crappy phone pix - why stop there?
Here are 2 more except these are a little "more gooder" quality.

I have been trying for a long time to get a decent picture of my Atlantic blue chromis pair and they never turn out - then like magic this one just happens to swim by photo-bombing my coral shot. Ironically this is the best picture of them I've been able to take.



Personally I think the Heliopora coerulea (blue ridge) is a rather under rated coral.

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ya At that size its really magnifcent. Nice to see it morph to its potential how long have you been letting it grow for

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Originally Posted by Bugger

ya At that size its really magnifcent. Nice to see it morph to its potential how long have you been letting it grow for

Thanks.
I got the colony off another reefer back in 2005ish and it was about 3-4 inches then. It is now about 14 inches across x 8 inches deep x 12-14 inches tall. Not all blue ridge are created equal as they come in a variety of growth forms. I have another large colony in another tank that mainly just encrusts & plates. I much prefer this type that grows into the finger like columns. It looks very cool top down as well and has always had that that same sort of growth form as in the picture. I personally think it gives a lot of character to the reef even though it's not a pretty color.

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