Reef Pilot's Undersea Oasis

gqlmao · #1 11-19-2013, 05:50 PM

+1 on the lexan. Great stuff for many applications. Light weight, shatter resistant and even good in higher temperatures. You make me want to build a Lexan cover for my sump. But I always hit a road block every time I go to home depot... super expensive especially for larger sheets.

Reef Pilot · #2 11-22-2013, 03:48 PM

I was playing around with my new camera (Olympus TG-2) the other day, so thought I would post a few pics of my tank as it looks now. As you can see, I still have a lot to learn about photography, and all critique and tips are welcome. These were all taken outside the tank (camera can shoot underwater) without a tripod, and the pumps were not turned off. I wish I could de-highlight my coralline back glass at bit more, too. And please try to ignore all the algae. I am still fighting to get my phosphates back to zero.

The SPS are all (except the Purple Cross) less than one year old, grown from small frags.

That's my large Bristle Star saying hi...

Some serious warfare happening with these guys. But too tight to get in there to prune...

I recently sold this little gem.

Frag rack in the back corner is a little bare these days, but will be pruning more soon...

Slyguy00 · #3 11-22-2013, 04:31 PM

Tank is lookin awesome walter. What is the yellow one called above bird of paradise? Id love a frag of that when you have one.

Reef Pilot · #4 11-22-2013, 04:35 PM

Thanks Nick. That's a Yellow Birdsnest, and it could use a bit of pruning in a couple spots.

Reef Pilot · #5 11-23-2013, 11:12 PM

Just wondering if anyone can help ID this coral. Its colour is similar to my Pink Lemonade which is just below it. The base is the same lime green, but the tips are pink, and polyps are not as shaggy. I like the colour though, which contrasts nicely with the adjoining Tenuis, Cali Tort and Purple Cross.

kien · #6 11-23-2013, 11:31 PM

It doesn't look like a pink lemonade to me. Wrong colouration and growth to be a pink Lem.

Reef Pilot · #7 11-24-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kien

It doesn't look like a pink lemonade to me. Wrong colouration and growth to be a pink Lem.

No, I didn't think it was either, that is why I am asking. The only similar part is the lime stalks. But what is it?