Photo of the night thread

[UMALUM]

Didn't know we were gonna drop full tank bombs.

 

[VintageReefer]

More candy

 

[crazyfishmom]

Didn't know we were gonna drop full tank bombs.

Which year did you graduate? Which program???

 

[crazyfishmom]

More candy

Maybe you’re not allowed to post any more pictures… putting the rest of us to shame. Actually please post more pictures and share what you do. These are all fantastic.

 

[randomfishdude]

More candy

Whats that first one. I understand it's 9 gazillion dollars but u want to know in case I become rich

 

[VintageReefer]

It's a little goofy because my center light can't be controlled via app.

Your greens are already popping more.
Is there ambient light in the room? Your room should be completely dark except for the tank. I take my pics usually at night, when there’s no light from any windows, and all room lights are off also

If you can get that center light in blue only, and have the room dark, this will be the best setup for photos

 

[100gallonreefer]

Maybe you’re not allowed to post any more pictures… putting the rest of us to shame. Actually please post more pictures and share what you do. These are all fantastic.

Ok…..
Maybe one pic a night lol

 

[randomfishdude]

Your greens are already popping more.
Is there ambient light in the room? Your room should be completely dark except for the tank. I take my pics usually at night, when there’s no light from any windows, and all room lights are off also

If you can get that center light in blue only, and have the room dark, this will be the best setup for photos

I think the room is dark enough. I'll try and do the center one.

 

[VintageReefer]

Whats that first one. I understand it's 9 gazillion dollars but u want to know in case I become rich

The first one in post 22?

 

[VintageReefer]

I’m banned from more pictures tonight lol! I’ll answer any questions and requests

 

[randomfishdude]

Whatever this is

 

[randomfishdude]

Here.

 

[danimal1211]

Nothing too fancy

 

[100gallonreefer]

I’m banned from more pictures tonight lol! I’ll answer any questions and requests

No one is banned! Didn’t know there’d be this much input. Fire away!

 

[lil sumpin]

Whatever this is

I'm curious too... looks like one sick@ss goni

 

[randomfishdude]

I'm curious too... looks like one sick@ss goni

Yea.
Also I think you may have my cat?

 

[alabama_reefer]

Well, random pics so here’s to our new 40 gallon breeder tank build that I’ve just added an orange ocellaris and yellow Clarkii to today. Almost finished with the cabinetry. Like two more doors on opposite side and my soft close assembly’s then taking doors back off to finish painting and bevel corners. Also I built my own drop in aio and turned it into a peninsula style aquarium. And qt in the bottom for small-medium size additions and corals for the future additions. Everything except the tank and pumps were built by hand one piece at a time over the past few weeks.

 

[VintageReefer]

Whatever this is

That. I call that my rainbow pain in the A**

I saw the mother colony and the frag was expensive. Very expensive. Then the price dropped and I impulse bought one to grow out. it’s super sensitive. And it was shipped to me and died overnight. It’s was crazy. It was like RTN on a LPS. The seller replaced it and sent another. That’s the one i have now. If I touch it or move it, it stays closed for days.

It does whatever the hell it wants. Some days it opens. Some days it’s completely retracted. Sometimes it’s partially open. I can’t figure out any placement that affects anything. High. Low. Medium flow. Low flow. Nothing seems to really matter. It does what it wants. I have several goni, and it doesn’t behave like any of them. All my goni open in day and close up at night. This guy doesn’t even start to open until after 9pm. My best photos are from the middle of the night, complete darkness, and then I turn the lights on to see what it’s doing.

Oh and it’s a super slow grower. The seller warned me about that. But it has consistently grown and encrust more and more over the last few months. This coral is like a LPS with SPS characteristics. I am thinking it’s using energy to encrust a base, and occasionally extends to get light and food, then goes back to retracting and focusing on encrusting it’s base. The mother colony is fully extended all day. So I’m thinking once this grow out tile is covered it will then start being extended all the time

I know what everyone’s thinking. It’s a gonipora. Seller insisted to me it’s not a gonipora. I didn’t believe them. I bought it and after owning it and several gonipora - I conclude it’s not a goni lol. It possibly is a bernardapora.

And as for this exact guy and it’s name / history…that’s a whole story that’s almost unbelievable and I’ve already typed a novel

 

[stinkydavis]

Only picture I’ve take at night…so far

 

[randomfishdude]

That. I call that my rainbow pain in the A**

I saw the mother colony and the frag was expensive. Very expensive. Then the price dropped and I impulse bought one to grow out. it’s super sensitive. And it was shipped to me and died overnight. It’s was crazy. It was like RTN on a LPS. The seller replaced it and sent another. That’s the one i have now. If I touch it or move it, it stays closed for days.

It does whatever the hell it wants. Some days it opens. Some days it’s completely retracted. Sometimes it’s partially open. I can’t figure out any placement that affects anything. High. Low. Medium flow. Low flow. Nothing seems to really matter. It does what it wants.

Oh and it’s a super slow grower. The seller warned me about that. But it has consistently grown and encrust more and more over the last few months. This coral is like a LPS with SPS characteristics. I am thinking it’s using energy to encrust a base, and occasionally extends to get light and food, then goes back to retracting and focusing on encrusting it’s base. The mother colony is fully extended all day. So I’m thinking once this grow out tile is covered it will then start being extended all the time

I know what everyone’s thinking. It’s a gonipora. Seller insisted to me it’s not a gonipora. I didn’t believe them. I bought it and after owning it and several gonipora - I conclude it’s not a goni lol. It possibly is a bernardapora.

And as for this exact guy and it’s name / history…that’s a whole story that’s almost unbelievable and I’ve already typed a novel

I think you just described any acro that costs more than 80$.

I feel like the more expensive a coral is the harder to keep it is.