MarvinsReef Zoanthid Dominated Reef...

[MarvinsReef]

--- *** POTD *** ---

Day 3 of LPS Week, a little early coz I don't know how much time I'll be on tomorrow..

Nice lords -- I believe they are non-indo but I'd rather show the pics instead of guessing if it's an indo or non-indo.. you guys decide...
- Acquired date: 03-04-07
- Lighting: 250w MH DE (sandbed)
- Flow: low/medium - medium
- Growth rate: still too new to know growth rate, will update after 3-6 months
- Current # of heads: 1 adult, 4 babies

flash at night...

 

[THE BEAUT]

Awesome man

 

[MarvinsReef]

Awesome man

:D

Thanks...

 

[JGoslee]

Thats a beautiful acan! What are you going to do when all these awesome micro's and acan's grow out?

 

[MarvinsReef]

Thats a beautiful acan! What are you going to do when all these awesome micro's and acan's grow out?

it'll be a while.... ;)

but man, that'll be exciting to see some awesome colonies.. one of my main goals along with nice size colonies of higher end zoas.. :D

probably upgrade though... when we move to a bigger place.. in the next year or so.. :)

 

[MarvinsReef]

Frag them and send them 55372. :D

I will have some stuff for you bro when you're ready.. just pm me.. ;)

 

[JGoslee]

it'll be a while.... ;)

but man, that'll be exciting to see some awesome colonies.. one of my main goals along with nice size colonies of higher end zoas.. :D

probably upgrade though... when we move to a bigger place.. in the next year or so.. :)

It would be quite a sight to see a 300gal+ reef full of zoa's and lps.:)

 

[MarvinsReef]

It would be quite a sight to see a 300gal+ reef full of zoa's and lps.:)

yikes! :)

if I was going to upgrade my choice of tanks are 50g breeder or 70g breeder... I would just love to house a couple more of my favorite F&F wrasses... :D

and ofcourse have a little more room for some zoas.. maybe I'll get my top 50 in there.. ;)

 

[MarvinsReef]

--- *** POTD *** ---

Day 4 of LPS Week

Another Nice lords -- I believe they are non-indo but I'd rather show the pics instead of guessing if it's an indo or non-indo.. you guys decide...
- Acquired date: 03-04-07
- Lighting: 250w MH DE (sandbed)
- Flow: low/medium - medium
- Growth rate: still too new to know growth rate, will update after 3-6 months
- Current # of heads: 2 adults, 6-7 babies

w/ flash.. night time...

 

[MarvinsReef]

--- *** POTD *** ---

Day 5 of LPS Week

Orange Sherbert Echino
- Acquired date: 03-24-07
- Lighting: 250w MH DE (pics taken during acclimation period -- location: sand bed)
- Flow: low/medium - medium
- Growth rate: only 1 day old pic
- Current size: 3/4" x 1/2" (on small plug)

 

[divecj5]

Awesome lords Marv. It's amazing how white they are with the nice stripping coming through on the polps. I'm sure it will develop into another one of your awesome coral pieces you have.

I thought that echino was a ricordia at first not reading the title. Looks like that will be an awesome piece.

Man, where do you get all these awesome pieces? Great stuff as always.

Adam

 

[MarvinsReef]

Awesome lords Marv. It's amazing how white they are with the nice stripping coming through on the polps. I'm sure it will develop into another one of your awesome coral pieces you have.

I thought that echino was a ricordia at first not reading the title. Looks like that will be an awesome piece.

Man, where do you get all these awesome pieces? Great stuff as always.

Adam

Thanks Adam.. I appreciate the kind words.. :)

I just keep my eye open on the "good stuff".. LoLz..

the real credit goes to the guys I've dealt with (you guys know who you are) and have helped me get my collection to just about where I'd like it to be.. :D

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Dude...you need a way BIGGER tank for sure...at the rate you're acquiring new frags of Corals week or monthly...you're gonna run out of room pretty soon!! :p

Paul

 

[MarvinsReef]

Dude...you need a way BIGGER tank for sure...at the rate you're acquiring new frags of Corals week or monthly...you're gonna run out of room pretty soon!! :p

Paul

I just get creative on my spacing.. :)

you'll be surprised how much more room I'll have in a month or two.. I'm still planning on the new aquascaping.. :D

 

[JGoslee]

I really like that echino. I've never seen that one before. I thought it was a ric also when I first saw it.

 

[MarvinsReef]

I really like that echino. I've never seen that one before. I thought it was a ric also when I first saw it.

yeah, one of the only Echino's that caught my eye...

it's gonna be kept with Tyree's Watermelon, Zepp's Watermelon, and another bright orange/red one that I'm waiting on growing a bit before I post a pic.. I'm probably gonna get a Red Watermelon or the Aspera from ReefReady to complete the echino section.. :)

 

[MarvinsReef]

--- *** POTD *** ---

Day 6 of LPS Week

ORA Duncan
- Acquired date: 12-16-06
- Lighting: 250w MH DE (halfway on the rockwork)
- Flow: low/medium - medium
- Growth rate: no new heads since I got 'em but they seem to have grown in size
- Current # of heads: 2 (on small plug)

when I first got them...

now..

 

[MarvinsReef]

--- *** POTD *** ---

Day 7 of LPS Week last day for LPS week..

UFO Micro progression shots also...
- Acquired date: 12-06-06
- Lighting: 250w MH DE (frag rack about 3/4 up)
- Flow: medium - medium/high
- Growth rate: pretty good growth IMO.. got 15-20 new heads since I got it
- Current # of heads: 25+ (on large plug)

12-06-06

01-13-07

03-03-07

most recent shot.. it's encrusted all the way.. I'll get a better a shot and update this later..
(middle pic)

 

[MarvinsReef]

btw.. I'll be taking a break on the POTD, maybe a couple of days to a week.. I haven't had much time to take some pics... maybe, I'll do a series of top down shots when I resume... :)

 

[divecj5]

Awesome Marvin. Looks like you've had some awesome growth over the 5 or so months you had it. I think large colonies of micros and acans look so awesome. Hope you plan on letting it grow out for a bit.

Great pics as always.