My 110g mixed reef

AnthonyTheNewbie · Apr 6, 2013

That looks really cool, and I laughed pretty hard at those tangs robbing the mandarin :p

noy · Apr 10, 2013

ORA Ponape Birdsnest - 1 Month of Growth
Pictures taken April 10 and March 10

sps growth by http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/

AnthonyTheNewbie · Apr 10, 2013

Wow, that's some nice growth for only a month! :)

noy · Apr 11, 2013

Contrast the SPS growth with my Orange Pavona
Top picture Feb 2013, Bottom picture April 2013
You can see the top part (white) where the putty holds the frag is completely encrusted to the rockwork - about a 1/3 inch growth . Hopefully I can see some growth onto the rockwork. On the right side near the top you can also see the encrusting over a small section of the rockwork.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93072545@N02/8639692080/

pavona growth by http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/

noy · May 7, 2013

Latest: Duncan

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noy · May 10, 2013

Picked these up at a wholeseller/retailer before the retailers came in and scooped them up.

Red Goniopora
The picture doesn't do the colours justice. its a fluorescent red. No polyp extension yet.

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Blue Goniopora

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AnthonyTheNewbie · May 10, 2013

Are they easier then the green ones? (I have green lol... and shit damn can it extend far lol)

noy · May 10, 2013

probably more difficult, with the bright colors you have to watch feeding and water chem to maintain the colors. i have a green one too even if the green was to fade its not that noticeable.

chichimom79 · May 11, 2013

Really? I thought the red ones were a little hardier in captivity. I've never seen a blue one though! Nice!

Barch · May 12, 2013

amazing pics. what camera you using?

noy · May 12, 2013

Read up a bit on "red gonioporas" chichimom is right some reds are easier to maintain but there are a few different species of red gonioporas.

I think mine is a goniopora stutchburyi. From what I read the are some success stories out there but by and large its a difficult coral.

here is the article
Feature Article: The Successful Aquarium Culture of Goniopora Species — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

@barch. using a Canon T1i with a 100mm macro lens (primarily). I also use extension tubes for the real close-ups.

BUT here a couple of updates. I'm getting about 80% polyp extension on the red and about 50% on the blue so far. Squirting it with just about everything.

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Polyp close-up

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AnthonyTheNewbie · May 13, 2013

That looks friggin awesome!

noy · May 19, 2013

Full polyp extension and single polyp shots

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Big K · May 22, 2013

Coral Porn! I love it!

noy · May 26, 2013

My coral giving the world the finger

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AnthonyTheNewbie · May 26, 2013

POTM? I think so! :mrgreen:

mariobrothersleeve · May 26, 2013

Nice goniporia! Ive never seen the red before, ive seen the greenish yellow and by far the red is amazing. My clown was loving it to pieces and it was time to move on. All in all best pics ive seen yet.

noy · Jun 1, 2013

thanks for the kind comments guys.

I bought a tigerskin gorgonian and dropped it in the tank while I was working on getting the putty ready. My curious tangs immediate came over to check it out...

Tigerskin Gorgonian Curious Tangs - YouTube