kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[kien]

Okay, now the fun part. So I was bored yesterday and decided to try some top down shots. It occurred to me that my top is open and I had space in between the top of the open canopy and the light fixture to sneak in and look at the tank from the top down (without having to remove anything). It was quite a cool perspective! These are all taken with an Olympus underwater camera. I wasn't sure how these would turn out but I have to say I was shocked when I saw the pictures. I know there was a thread about this (viewing corals top down and how amazing they look) that Lobsterboy posted a little while back. Again, wow, they really do look amazing from the top down.

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So at the beginning of this update I mentioned something about a coral with an identity crisis. Well, here it is! This was/is a Red Convexa frag from Snappy. It was quite red when I got it. I guess half if it got too much light or something because it expelled all of its red, was white for a while, and then started to colour up again, but in blue!



I'm curious to see which side wins out.

Well, I think that's it for me. Hope you enjoyed the photos and thanks for checking in. See y'all in 3 months!

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by kien

Is that your "38" from red coral? i am starting to think its the same species at ora purple plasma

[fishytime]

Very nice pics man.....+1 on "when do the clippers come out?"

[kien]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

Is that your "38" from red coral? i am starting to think its the same species at ora purple plasma

Yes it is! Whatever it is it is pretty cool :-)

Originally Posted by fishytime

Very nice pics man.....+1 on "when do the clippers come out?"

snip snip ? I think I need a few more months of growth before the snippers come out, but some are starting to crowd.

Originally Posted by fooser

This is a blue polyp austera you also picked up from fooser :P

This mille is looking great! I am glad you picked it up!

Hmm.. That one looks like the one you picked up from me too!

Looks like you got yourself a ton of nice looking pieces added to your collection too. I think it's almost time for me to come to your place next time! So....when's the clipper coming out?:P

Oh right, I remember now! Ya, love the christmas mille. And yes, that last one is your pearlberry. Can't wait until it colonizes. I think it has settled in now and really started to ramp up. It is cool how some of these frags can end up looking totally different (in a good way), from its mother colony in someone else's tank. Sure, come by anytime :-) (so long as I'm home :-) )

[MikeP]

Tank is looking great Kien! I would love to see it in person one day

[Myka]

Gorgeous corals! Top downs are the shizz.


I PMed you asking about one of your corals too.