A 55G link in the Golden Chain - Page 22

GeeWizzItsMe · 10-10-2007, 08:48 AM

I love those rics with all of the mouths!

goldenmean · 10-14-2007, 08:30 AM

All work and NO REEF is making Jeff an unhappy boy.

Work has been stressfull and crazy this week so I haven't been had much time to devote to this thread. There is a fragswap in Skokie today and I don't know if I will get to go. It is Sunday and I get to work on my day off. Ohhh Joy! With luck I will be able to leave in time to get to the fragswap before it ends at 4pm but I am not gonna bet on it.

The new chalice I got last weekend is not looking too well.
There seems to be more exposure of the skeleton.
When I first added it to the tank I noticed a little bit of the skeleton was exposed all around the coral. I had not noticed that at Sharky'e Reef but maybe I was too in awe of the pretty colors. The recession seems to have gotten worse this week. Now I have done some research and I have read of other reefers having similar problems for the first two weeks.
I will go into more details this evening and post some pics!

Melanie · 10-14-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks for the update and I'm anxiously awaiting you photos. Even if they are of a receding coral, they will be great. ha ha ha. I've never been to a frag swap, but I really really want to go to one. I probably won't be "swapping" since my tank is so new, but I bet I will be buying!

ScubaDrew · 10-14-2007, 11:13 AM

Swapping money or swapping corals, either way I wish I could go!

goldenmean · 10-14-2007, 08:59 PM

I ddin't make it to the fragSwap. Maybe next time.

Here is my poor chalice.
When I first got him I put him on the sand
After a few days I didn't think he was looking any better and I wanted to put him at an angle so detritus would not collect on him. I also put hin higher in the tank thinking more light might help. I have read conflicting placement requirements for chalices. Some like low placement some like higher placement with more light. i have been target feeding - well after lights out - with cyclopese, oyster eggs, and also my homemade shrimp and squid slurry.
I did notice a couple of the months responding to the slurry. Today I noticed that the chalice was looking a lot worse. The flesh around one of the mouths is totally coming of of the skeleton. I moved him back to the sand but at a sharp angle. The first couple of pics are from the 24 hours he was in the tank. The rest are from today.

I would appreciate any & all advice!

Melanie · 10-14-2007, 09:11 PM

Oh no! I hope you find out what it needs to be happy.

hma · 10-14-2007, 09:34 PM

Hello Jeff, it looks like a Montipora flowery but i'm not sure. It is a monti, she needs very much light and very strong, , but never direct, current. PO4 and NO3 should be if possible 0. An ideal place for such a beauty is the reef roof thus as far as possible above, in the aquarium.

goldenmean · 10-14-2007, 10:52 PM

Heinz I thought it was an Oxypora or an Echinophyllia.
Flowery montipora. I will have to do some research.
Thank you for your help as always.

ScubaDrew · 10-14-2007, 11:26 PM

Jeff - I think I said earlier that this guy looks very different than my enchino so Heinz is probably on the right track (as usual). I couldn't find any info on the flowery monti, did you?

hma · 10-14-2007, 11:31 PM

Hello Jeff,

It could be a Echinophyllia costata, rather not a Oxyopora lacera. Just to show where in a reef they are to be found, I show a picture of diving off the Australian coast.

Links:

Montipora floweri

Montipora floweri 2.th

goldenmean · 10-15-2007, 12:18 AM

Drew the only Flowering Montipora I found by google
Limited Editions Montipora sp. Flower Petal

This reeffarmers site is pretty cool. They have lots of Echinophyllia/Oxypora
Reeffarmers Ecinophyllia Limited Editions

Thanks for the links Heinz.
The second one does resemble my coral
yet my coral has the mouths/eyes like enchinophyllia.

I will move the coral high up on the reef close to the 250W 20K mh lights
and I will keep researching.

goldenmean · 10-15-2007, 12:30 AM

Drew the only Flowering Montipora I found by google
Limited Editions Montipora sp. Flower Petal

This reeffarmers site is pretty cool. They have lots of Echinophyllia/Oxypora
Reeffarmers Ecinophyllia Limited Editions

Thanks for the links Heinz.
The second one does resemble my coral
yet my coral has the mouths/eyes like enchinophyllia.

I will move the coral high up on the reef close to the 250W 20K mh lights
and I will keep researching.

Here is a Echinophyllia costata
http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng...ia/costata.htm

AQTCJAK · 10-15-2007, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hma

Hello Jeff,

It could be a Echinophyllia costata, rather not a Oxyopora lacera. Just to show where in a reef they are to be found, I show a picture of diving off the Australian coast.

Links:

Montipora floweri

Montipora floweri 2.th

Heinz,

I am very jealous when i see you dive photos they are magnificent

goldenmean · 10-15-2007, 12:50 AM

Quote:

I am very jealous when i see you dive photos they are magnificent

I agree Jack!
That pic is just heavenly.

goldenmean · 10-16-2007, 01:09 AM

2 weeks after aquascaping Mantis #1 has made an appearance again.
I saw him tonight in two different rocks nowhere near the substrate.
He has gotten bigger and is thus easier to photograph.

Early last week Mantis #2 closed all the doors to his rock and did not open them for 3 days. When he reappeared he too was larger and more green.
I have not gotten a pic of him yet though

Here are some other pics I took tonight of the mushrooms and rics that I picked up last week.

10-10-2007, 08:48 AM	#316 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain I love those rics with all of the mouths! __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

10-14-2007, 08:30 AM	#317 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,063 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain All work and NO REEF is making Jeff an unhappy boy. Work has been stressfull and crazy this week so I haven't been had much time to devote to this thread. There is a fragswap in Skokie today and I don't know if I will get to go. It is Sunday and I get to work on my day off. Ohhh Joy! With luck I will be able to leave in time to get to the fragswap before it ends at 4pm but I am not gonna bet on it. The new chalice I got last weekend is not looking too well. There seems to be more exposure of the skeleton. When I first added it to the tank I noticed a little bit of the skeleton was exposed all around the coral. I had not noticed that at Sharky'e Reef but maybe I was too in awe of the pretty colors. The recession seems to have gotten worse this week. Now I have done some research and I have read of other reefers having similar problems for the first two weeks. I will go into more details this evening and post some pics! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-14-2007, 09:00 AM	#318 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Thanks for the update and I'm anxiously awaiting you photos. Even if they are of a receding coral, they will be great. ha ha ha. I've never been to a frag swap, but I really really want to go to one. I probably won't be "swapping" since my tank is so new, but I bet I will be buying! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-14-2007, 11:13 AM	#319 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Swapping money or swapping corals, either way I wish I could go! __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-14-2007, 09:11 PM	#321 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Oh no! I hope you find out what it needs to be happy. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-14-2007, 09:34 PM	#322 (permalink)
hma Acropora Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,950 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Hello Jeff, it looks like a Montipora flowery but i'm not sure. It is a monti, she needs very much light and very strong, , but never direct, current. PO4 and NO3 should be if possible 0. An ideal place for such a beauty is the reef roof thus as far as possible above, in the aquarium. __________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Balling Method : Balling +Plus Video : Centropyge potteri Tools : Balling Calculator My Chronicle and ReefDreams HM-Aquarium Photo Calendar 2008 "IF SHARKS DIE, THE SEA DIES"

10-14-2007, 10:52 PM	#323 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,063 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Heinz I thought it was an Oxypora or an Echinophyllia. Flowery montipora. I will have to do some research. Thank you for your help as always. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-14-2007, 11:26 PM	#324 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Jeff - I think I said earlier that this guy looks very different than my enchino so Heinz is probably on the right track (as usual). I couldn't find any info on the flowery monti, did you? __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-14-2007, 11:31 PM	#325 (permalink)
hma Acropora Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,950 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Hello Jeff, It could be a Echinophyllia costata, rather not a Oxyopora lacera. Just to show where in a reef they are to be found, I show a picture of diving off the Australian coast. Links: Montipora floweri Montipora floweri 2.th __________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Balling Method : Balling +Plus Video : Centropyge potteri Tools : Balling Calculator My Chronicle and ReefDreams HM-Aquarium Photo Calendar 2008 "IF SHARKS DIE, THE SEA DIES"

10-15-2007, 12:18 AM	#326 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,063 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Drew the only Flowering Montipora I found by google Limited Editions Montipora sp. Flower Petal This reeffarmers site is pretty cool. They have lots of Echinophyllia/Oxypora Reeffarmers Ecinophyllia Limited Editions Thanks for the links Heinz. The second one does resemble my coral yet my coral has the mouths/eyes like enchinophyllia. I will move the coral high up on the reef close to the 250W 20K mh lights and I will keep researching. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-15-2007, 12:30 AM	#327 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,063 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Drew the only Flowering Montipora I found by google Limited Editions Montipora sp. Flower Petal This reeffarmers site is pretty cool. They have lots of Echinophyllia/Oxypora Reeffarmers Ecinophyllia Limited Editions Thanks for the links Heinz. The second one does resemble my coral yet my coral has the mouths/eyes like enchinophyllia. I will move the coral high up on the reef close to the 250W 20K mh lights and I will keep researching. Here is a Echinophyllia costata http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng...ia/costata.htm __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-16-2007, 01:09 AM	#330 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,063 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain 2 weeks after aquascaping Mantis #1 has made an appearance again. I saw him tonight in two different rocks nowhere near the substrate. He has gotten bigger and is thus easier to photograph. Early last week Mantis #2 closed all the doors to his rock and did not open them for 3 days. When he reappeared he too was larger and more green. I have not gotten a pic of him yet though Here are some other pics I took tonight of the mushrooms and rics that I picked up last week. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

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