Nebthet's 56g Reef

[Nebthet]

Does anyone know the name of this acro? I can't remember if it is a tenuis or a type of tricolor.





This one is temporarily at the bottom of yhe tank until I find some decent reef glue as epoxy really sucks.


This one has stn in the front from the aiptasia I think. It could be something out but I cannot make out any bugs on it. The black dots on this one are where polyps used to be. The whole thing is also more of a red pink color than the beige tricolor it used to be.


The Red Monticap is growing nicely and even has good polyp extension.


rainbow monti starting to slowly color up. I will eventually put this higher in the tank.

[rkelman]

Wow Nebthet you have alot of Aiptasia. Forgive me if I've asked before but you have tried Aiptasia-X right? I got some from Jim and I love it. Its working wonders for me. I've reduced my numbers to almost nothing now in my 190. Surely you could control it in a 55 with it. If you ever frag some stuff let me know I have some and would love to trade.

[rkelman]

BTW I'm envious of all your SPS now

[Nebthet]

Yes I have tried Aiptasia X in my system several times.

It appears to melt the aiptasia away and they won't be there for about a week or two after I use the stuff, but then suddenly one day they are back and same size as before. It's crazy.

I have been considering getting some peppermint shrimp, but I have a bad feeling my bengaii cardinal will make a meal out of them, and now that my sps are growing well, I don't wanna get an aiptasia eating file because they are noted for going for sps polyps.

So, I am gonna order in some berghia nudibranchs in from the states. Berghia.net has verified they ship to Canada and the prices for them are cheaper since our dollar is on par right now and their price includes all duties, Plus they ship to you door and not for pick up an airport.

I can't wait to see the aiptasia go. The aiptasia in my tank is a lot worse than my pics show. I bet I have around 250 or more in there.


I am very happy my SPS are doing so well now. My green branching one that was behind my digis got moved behind my live rock but is still getting light and browing, but I can't get any good pics of it now. The Monti Confusa while browned out is in a shaded area and likes it there better. Odd.

[shrimpchips]

Get the peppermints - I don't have any aiptasia in my display or frag tanks because of them. Much cheaper than getting berghias from the states. Berghias are no guarantee either - they can be stung and killed by aiptasia, and fish will eat them too.

All those frags are looking great! When are you coming around for more??

[Nebthet]

Pic update as it has been a few weeks since I have done one and I have one new piece of equiptment.

Blue Sps


True TriColor


Purple Carduus I think.. still not sure.


Red MontiCap.. this one is really growing now.


Green MontiCap with White Polyps.


Red and Purple Digis. These continue to grow. The tips on the Purple are splitting into branches now.


Green bottlebrush with Flash. More growth and new polyp sprouts.


Reddish tricolor and Blue tipped Tenuis are both growing, especially the tenuis. The stn on the tri has stopped and a ridge has grown where the tissue receeded. Polyps extension still good with this one.


The back side of the Blue Tenuis showing more of the growth. I really am beginning to thing magnesium is a big factor in sps growth since I have been dosing it.


Multicolored Chalice doing nicely.


My clam has moved slightly again, but seem much happier.


Pink eye zoas are happy.


Dragon eye zoas are growing like crazy as usual.


Right tank shot with my new piece of equiptment.


Left tank shot.


Omen is starting to develop more of his black coloration.

[Nebthet]

Near end of the month pic updates and as you can see the SPS are still growing like weeds.

The one tip on this one rtn'd a bit after a hermit got up there picking at it, but has since stopped. It is growing out nicely now and coloring up to a nice purple more and more. I am still trying to determine what type of Acro this one is.


This Tru TriColor is still growing decently. It continues to encrust the base and I am hoping it completes it before the stupid holdfast epoxy decides to let loose.


The Red MontiCap is doing really nicely. It is twice the size as when I first got it and is about a week or two away from starting to encrust on the tonga branch end just behind it.


The Tricolor on the left is starting to show growth now. It has grown about 5cm in the last couple of weeks and it is coloring up purple on the tips.
The previously unknown on the right, is actually a frag of an ORA Joe the Coral. It took a while to determine it for certain as I was juggling between that and blue-tipped tenuis (which is the same thing, but with less white coloring).


The back end of the Joe the Coral and the Tricolor, showing more of the white on the Joe with the long branching that is happening.


The Digis are doing just fine and the purple you can see the new branching happening more now. I am hoping that a portion of one of these branches of both the red and purple chooses to encrust on one of the live rocks for more stability. I don't trust epoxy any more.


The Green Bottlebrush has now began encrusting onto the Tongan Branch, it is also continuing to grow quickly and the new branches are really taking off.