A R2R Spotlight: "Variable Star"

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Sweet pics people!!!

 

[Eklikewhoa]

I picked up some the other day but no where near as nice as everyone elses.....at least not yet.

Hey Randy, What lighting do you have them under in the picture? Mine are under 14k Ushio + 2x18w pc actinics.

 

[Randy]

1 250w hqi 14k hamilton DE and 1 20k 250w hamilton hqi SE with 4 vho actinic's.

The ushio makes them look more yellow.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Any suggestions for 70w DE as far as bulb goes?

 

[dieselab]

I remember these at Mermaid Aquarium. They had about 10 colonies with over 100-200 polyps each easily. Mermaid had them in a poorly lite tank with almost no flow. They looked interesting at the time. Glad I picked up a small colony.

 

[MarvinsReef]

Here is mine

best pic I've seen of these guys.. :D

awesome Steve.. :)

 

[MarvinsReef]

just contributing some pics..

close up

 

[jabol]

one more shot...

 

[brian92]

Hey, I have a frag of 5 Mohawk Palys but the polyps are a bit on the small side. The oral discs are a little bit bigger than the width of a pencil's eraser. Is this normal?

They have the gold sparkles in the center and pink rim and they are definetly mohawks, I was just wondering if they are supposed to be small.

 

[dtpollard]

My babies are small. Full grown about a penny.

 

[JuniorMC8704]

So many things can effect the size of the polyps.

Generally, the smaller the polyp, the brighter and better the polyp, IME.

 

[brian92]

Awesome thanks for the quick response. That's a real meadow full of Mohawks you have growing there!!!

 

[JuniorMC8704]

What I have noticed is that the amount of pigment in the coral doesn't change with the size, just stretches out, thus becoming lighter, and less intense...