Zibba's Reefs

[zibba]

Hi Darwin! Thanks for checking in. Yup, same guy!

 

[jkirk]

That whitetail kole tang is beautiful! I've been trying to get my hands on one also

 

[fishroomlady]

beautiful fish pictures and LOVE the shrooms! those are stunning! so sorry about the jawbreaker

 

[Aleks]

Growth and color in corals is stunning.
But some Acropora changed the original color to green as you think with what it can be connected? Of great importance in the UV spectrum?
Your assumptions?

 

[TUSI]

Don't know how I missed this thread. Congratulations, nice pics, nice build and nice everything awsome

 

[zibba]

That whitetail kole tang is beautiful! I've been trying to get my hands on one also

Thanks! It's been a great addition to our tank and the contrast between body and tail is something you just have to see in person to truly appreciate. I wish you luck in finding one for your tank.

beautiful fish pictures and LOVE the shrooms! those are stunning! so sorry about the jawbreaker

Yes, that was a tough loss. I appreciate the compliments!

Growth and color in corals is stunning.
But some Acropora changed the original color to green as you think with what it can be connected? Of great importance in the UV spectrum?
Your assumptions?

The pictures were taken over a pretty long period of time, which included a change in lighting (halide to LEDs) and a change in tank, so it's really hard to pin-point why they've changed color over time.

I'll aim to get some new growth pictures so you can again compare the shift in color and growth. Thanks for checking into this thread!

Don't know how I missed this thread. Congratulations, nice pics, nice build and nice everything awsome

Glad you found it! Thanks for the very nice compliments. Hoping to get some new pictures up after some maintenance this weekend.

 

[revhtree]

Yes new photos! WHOOP!

 

[zibba]

As promised, I took some more pictures yesterday. I haven't had a chance to edit all of the pictures but I wanted to share the current full tank shots from both the AGE and the smaller ADA and some "actinic" shots. I'll be posting more soon so stay tuned.

And, try to ignore the bubble algae in some of the pictures, it's a constant battle!

4.26.15 FTS by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

4.26.15 FTS by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

JF Goldmeister & Yellow eye chalice by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

ASD Red Polyp Deepwater by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

CR Mari-Bonzi by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

TCK Pikachu by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

WWC *** by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

UC Fascination Favia by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

RR USA The Phuong by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Burning Banana by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

RR USA Cherry Blossom by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Grape Juice by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Kwoww's Granny by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

 

[zibba]

Really loving this piece but know it's going to be a slow grower!

ASD Red Ronin by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

WWC Firefly by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Can't fit this one into the frame anymore -- fast grower
PC Rainbow by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

One candid from the LMB:
Bacon the Blenny by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr


Enjoy and have a great day!
- Z

 

[Aquaph8]

Looking awesome man, great colors!!!

 

[zibba]

Looking awesome man, great colors!!!

Thanks, Brett!

Here are some more pictures, this time under regular lighting.

Pro Corals' "Rainbow" Acro

Blues Clues Acro

Zoa.com blue w/ red polyp acro. We got this at MACNA 2014 and it lost all of its color during the trip home but it's slowly coming back.

RR USA Cherry Bomb

RR USA The Phuong

Kwoww A. granulosa

WWC Firefly acro

Grapejuice acro

ASD Red Ronin

ASD Hyper Jubilee Paly (actinic)

ASD Hyper Jubilee Paly (daylight)

Hawkins and goni

 

[zibba]

This mille is starting to turn into something cool. Both an actinic and regular shot:

Forest fire digi

Blue dragon (actinic)

Big Green Stag, which is almost growing out of the water

Red dragon and blue dragon

ASD “Two faced” Rainbow mille (is this a mille?) actinic & daylight

Some rhodactus shrooms and a hermit

This pearlberry cameback from the dead!

This one is turning out to be similar to the pearlberry but it’s not quite the same…again, bubble algae

I posted an actinic shot of these two but here’s a daylight shot.

This one got much better over the past few months:
Feb.

April

Red planet just hasn’t looked the same since the transfer and I’m 99% sure it’s because it’s not getting enough flow but I don’t have another place for it so it’s staying put.

This one continues to impress me but it really needs be seen top down (as pictured) due to how it’s growing in my tank.

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

 

[trickedout900]

Nice pics!

 

[evolved]

ASD “Two faced” Rainbow mille (is this a mille?)

Structure looks right to me?

 

[zibba]

Nice pics!

Thanks!

Structure looks right to me?

Ok, thanks. Wasn't sure.

 

[cmaxwell39]

Nice coral pics of some great corals.

Looks like you have found the sweet spot for the tank. Everything is looking really good.

 

[Fin]

Awesome reef! Following along...

 

[zibba]

Nice coral pics of some great corals.

Looks like you have found the sweet spot for the tank. Everything is looking really good.

Awesome reef! Following along...

Thanks guys!

 

[Acrononomus]

Just went thru your build thread, wow great build! You have some really nice corals and all of your colors are really on pointe ! Very nice, love the rhomboid wrasse! Nice

 

[Mike&Terry]

Wow! that was a marathon picture update (or two). It is GREAT to see your corals looking so healthy and colorful and we love that you shared pics under both actinic and normal lighting.

Truly one of our favorite reefs and we always look forward to your updates!