Myka's 33g LPS Reef (New pics Apr 21)

[Jason McK]

Amazing. The gorgonia and the Fox are totally increadable.
I'm a Total SPS head but WOW those are some Great pieces

J

[danny zubot]

Very cool favia.

Question, are you feeding your blasto to help it recover? I used reef roids to nurse a frag back to health and still have it to this day. Well worth the $$$ IMO.

[Myka]

Thanks for all the comments everyone! I really like the Fox coral too. It is very subtly pretty. Has awesome bluish hues.

Originally Posted by danny zubot

Question, are you feeding your blasto to help it recover?

The tank gets fed regularly because of the Gorgonian. I feed Coral Frenzy, Cyclopeeze, and Phyto Feast. I feed all very sparingly though. Any powders I feed about as much as would fit on a pencil eraser everyday in the evening (I alternate which powder), and I feed 6-8 drops of PF everyday as well. I turn my skimmer off for 2 hours after feeding. When I feed frozen Mysis to the fish (once a week) I put 3-4 drops Selcon on it, and 1 drop Garlic Extreme. On the days the frozen is fed I don't feed anything else. Today I will feed Mysis and see if I can get the Blastos to eat some.

[EmilyB]

Love the nipples !

[SeaSerpant]

Originally Posted by Myka

Nope, that's the Fox coral. The descriptions are above each photo. Fox corals don't need very much light to survive...mine is in a cave completely shadowed by my rocks.

k thanks. i love it though.

[Myka]

Color comparison...I thought was interesting.
Lobophyllia (from Pet City) on Jan 11, when I first got it:

Lobo today (3 1/2 months later). I wonder if my lights aren't strong enough for its preference:



My Duncan (from J&L Aquatics):


My newest fishy addition, a True Perc (RIP...didn't acclimate):

[Myka]

I just noticed it has been one year to the day since I made the first post of this thread. Funny I decide to look back at it today! Time for some update photos I should say! I notice also that I haven't changed my rockwork since these photos...holy jebus - that's amazing, I left it alone for a full year?!!

I am receiving a frag shipment from Wicked Frags tomorrow, so I should have some photos of them (sent to me since I'm in Alberta right now), but when I get home I will get onto taking some photos of my tank. =]

I don't have any SPS in my tank anymore. It's all LPS and the random coverings of GSP all over the place. Oh, and I bought a purple Nepthea frag from WF. Stoked on it. I've been waiting for the perfect softie to add to the tank. I was gonna grab some nice Zoas and/or Palys, but opted out.

Current corals:

Purple w/ green tips Hammer
Brown w/ green tips Hammer
Clearish w/ white tips and green centers Frogspawn (this one has developed quite green centers over the last year, looks nice now)
Red/Pink Lobophyllia
Peachy/Bluish Fox
Red and Green Open Brain
Red Blastos
Green w/ red centers Favia (now it mostly red)
Greenish white Duncan
Tan Bubble
Greenish tan Candy Cane
Brown with green tips Galaxea
GSP (different sp than I've eve seen for sale anywhere else)



My WF Order:

Blue Ricordea
Green w/ Purple Tip Frogspawn
Purple Nepthea
Aussie Lobophyllia (pink, purple, and green)
Stars of Jupiter Cyphastrea
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Gold w/ White Tip Aussie Torch

[Myka]

New pics from today. White balance is off, but it's the best I can do!!

New Lobophyllia from Red Coral Aquarium (Calgary, AB).




New Aussie Gold Torch from Wicked Frags (Ontario). Can't capture the gold coloring very well!! Arg!




2.5 yo Open Brain from Pet City (Kelowna, BC).




1 yo (bigger one) and new (small one) Frogpawns. Big one from Interior Reef (Kelowna, BC), and small one from Wicked Frags (Ontario). The big one was clear when I bought it, and is now much greener than the photo shows.

[brizzo]

Wow those all look great! I didn't realize at first this thread over a year old!

Maybe I'll post some pics of my tank (never have I don' think?) after I move it this weekend.. I'll make sure to take before pictures

[Myka]

I got a new camera. Canon G7. Takes much nicer pics than my old camera.

My new favourite coral; Aussie Gold Torch from Wicked Frags:




Finally a pic of my Squamosa from Red Coral Aquarium in Calgary:




New RBTA from Pet City in Kelowna:




Yuma from fellow CanReefer:




Green w/ purple tips frogspawn from Wicked Frags (much greener than the camera picked up):




Blastos from Red Coral in Calgary:




Ricordea from Wicked Frags (busy splitting so it looks kinda funny):