The Nano is dead. Long Live THE 23!!!
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Uslanja
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We were feeding the tanks tonight and so these following photos are just quick snaps and not very good..... but to watch the plate coral feed was an amazing experience. Apparently (from our observation) the tentacles are sticky and anything that touches them is going to be stuck there. We saw the serpent star touch the plate and it appeared to have a bit of a difficult time pulling free. We witnessed a myriad of thin string like sweepers (very similar in appearance to that of the Vermetid worm's) emerge from the plates mouth and extend quite far into the water column collecting all sorts of small food.... but the best was to see larger food items such as a Mysis get caught up in the tentacles and quickly be moved along towards the plates mouth and then quickly swallowed up. In just seconds the Mysis was transported from the edge of the plate and into the coral's mouth and then the mouth closed up. I had a very difficult time focusing quick enough to catch the action, but here goes an attempt at it;
A progression of photos showing the Mysis being drawn in to the coral's mouth and then close up.
A progression of photos showing the Mysis being drawn in to the coral's mouth and then close up.
Uslanja
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Tracy says that I am a "Camera Hog" and grab all of the photo opportunities and then post them before she gets a chance..... Sorry Tracy!! But, I was checking out the tank under the blue lunar LED's this morning and found one of these critters just looking so colourful and vibrant. Trying to get a shot of it under the LED's was a little challenging so I also tried the flash and then tried illuminating it with an LED flashlight. The photos were then cropped to enlarge the critter for ease of identification but that has resulted in a loss of quality. Any idea what this critter might be?
Lunar Blue LED lighting
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LED Flashlight
Lunar Blue LED lighting
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LED Flashlight
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Amazing pics! Good thing I'm wearing a bib.
Uslanja
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A new frag that we picked up at Salt Water Paradise. We understand that it is called a "Nuclear Green" Zoanathid! We (OK, really it was me.... Tracy had nothing to do with my begging!!) had been pestering Joe to keep us in mind if he ever fragged the Nuclear Green zoa's from their display tank. Well, several gentle reminders later and I have a new frag!! Eat your heart out Tracy.... their mine!!!! So........... here is my new Nuclear Green Zoa Frag!!!!
I'm not sure if this is Hercules or Newton??!!
Well..... whoever that was..... this is the other guy!
I'm not sure if this is Hercules or Newton??!!
Well..... whoever that was..... this is the other guy!
Uslanja
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Just grabbed a few quick shots of things in the tank. We haven't begun any new attempts to try knocking the Purple Clove Polyps (clavularia) out yet. Other than the polyps growing out of control everything is looking healthy..... we think! One method that has been reported to have success in reducing or eliminating clavularia is to use large amounts of carbon. We are thinking that might be the next method we try, but what other things might an increase in carbon harm?
The Meteor Shower seems to be growing and not bothered much by the clove polyps so far.
Another angle of view shows good growth but the clove polyps can be seen getting closer.
We have had this little piece of sponge covered rubble ever since we started our first nano and now the clove polyps are starting to grow on it.
This lone button polyp has been surrounded by the clove polyps. It appears to have grown above the clove polyps for now but we're not sure how long it can survive.
Here are more button polyps that are growing in another area that are being threatened by the clove polyps. So far the button polyps are holding their own. We always thought of these polyps as ho-hum but a few close up shots revealed a very interesting coral. It has become my latest coral to watch through the magnifier.
The clove polyps were putting pressure on the yellow polyps and for a while winning. Then the yellow polyps pushed back and regained some ground but now it looks like the clove polyps are moving into the yellow polyps again.
We really hate to loose this little tank to the evil Clavularia!! Just go away purple clove polyps!!
The Meteor Shower seems to be growing and not bothered much by the clove polyps so far.
Another angle of view shows good growth but the clove polyps can be seen getting closer.
We have had this little piece of sponge covered rubble ever since we started our first nano and now the clove polyps are starting to grow on it.
This lone button polyp has been surrounded by the clove polyps. It appears to have grown above the clove polyps for now but we're not sure how long it can survive.
Here are more button polyps that are growing in another area that are being threatened by the clove polyps. So far the button polyps are holding their own. We always thought of these polyps as ho-hum but a few close up shots revealed a very interesting coral. It has become my latest coral to watch through the magnifier.
The clove polyps were putting pressure on the yellow polyps and for a while winning. Then the yellow polyps pushed back and regained some ground but now it looks like the clove polyps are moving into the yellow polyps again.
We really hate to loose this little tank to the evil Clavularia!! Just go away purple clove polyps!!
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