NOY's Sun Corals - Page 7

noy · 07/03/2014, 10:34 PM

Oh NOOOO.......

Blue Firefish which had refused to feed and was on its last legs - wandered into the Rhizo den. I debated whether to take him out but in about 3 hours the entire fish was consumed. I doubt whether healthy fishes are at risk from the Rhizos - any fish with a just bit of fight will free themselves. My seahorses go and pick food out from the Rhizo's!

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Tigerstriped Rhizo at night

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Magpies · 08/02/2014, 09:06 AM

Hi Noy what kind of camera do you use and do you use any macro lens? great pics! I love to get white or green rhyzo. I put my orange rhyzo in the sump and been doing great with once a week feeding of chopped clams. Is your rhyzo open during the day?

noy · 08/02/2014, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Magpies

Hi Noy what kind of camera do you use and do you use any macro lens? great pics! I love to get white or green rhyzo. I put my orange rhyzo in the sump and been doing great with once a week feeding of chopped clams. Is your rhyzo open during the day?

I use a Canon 6D with a F2.8/100mm macro - the regular EF. I also use extension tubes for closeups and will mix in my 50mm here and there.

My Rhizo's do open during the day but nothing like they do at night. Feeding once a week may not be enough - these are fairly hungry corals. I would feed at least 2x a week - even if you feed less each time. Watch for tissue recession from the edges to make sure your corals are getting enough food.

noy · 02/16/2015, 09:18 PM

Been collecting different species of dendro's and Tubastraea.
Will post more when I have more time.

This is some sort of Rhizotrochus I think (but not typus). It eats just like a Rhizo and you can actually see the mouth open. But no clamshell (yet). Double layer of tentacles. Although you can tell from the photos - this one is probably 2x+ larger than the next photo.

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This is some form of fistula but what is very interesting is the bright yellow green coloration on the inside of the tentacles. Sorry for the lack of sharpness but I had to take this on angle as its right behind a cluster of yellow Tubastraea.

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Classic Fistula cluster

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Not Sun Corals but pretty cool - rock flower anemones

Green one - getting larger and larger

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Red and Green - happily camped on the rockwork

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s_kelley · 02/16/2015, 09:23 PM

Beautiful stuff Noy! I had a few colonies in a previous tank and know that it's a big undertaking to keep these guys happy, nice job

Ariel110G · 02/17/2015, 03:32 PM

this is my sun coral in my 75 gallon tank

coltrref · 02/18/2015, 08:04 PM

Congratulations friend noy, your still spectacular reef azoox

noy · 02/22/2015, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ariel110G

this is my sun coral in my 75 gallon tank

very healthy colony - keep it up!

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Congratulations friend noy, your still spectacular reef azoox

thanks,

noy · 02/22/2015, 10:39 PM

Different varieties of Tubastraea

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Two different colour varieties of the same species

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Mini Carpet Anemones

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noy · 03/21/2015, 10:01 PM

Latest FTS

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pyithar · 03/22/2015, 01:41 AM

nice tank noy! and beautiful pics as well.

noy · 03/22/2015, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pyithar

nice tank noy! and beautiful pics as well.

thanks!

kegogut · 03/22/2015, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by noy

Latest FTS

tank1

That is a very nice looking tank. With that many sun corals etc, what is your feeding regiment and how do you feed?

Thanks!

noy · 03/24/2015, 08:20 PM

I feed every other night.

I use a brine shrimp and black worms mix. Once in a while I also feed Mysis.

kegogut · 03/24/2015, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by noy

I feed every other night.

I use a brine shrimp and black worms mix. Once in a while I also feed Mysis.

Do you target feed all of them of do you just broadcast the food in the whole tank? Leave powerheads on or?

noy · 03/25/2015, 08:11 AM

Target feed absolutely with powerheads off and i leave the powerheads off for about 10 minutes after so they can fully ingest the food.

cymen · 03/28/2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by noy

My new article in Reef Hobbyist on NPS corals

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/

Nice! For anyone else looking, the article is in Reef Q4 2013 - "Adding Non-photosynthetic Corals to Your Reef: an Introduction & Husbandry Guide". Reading now!

jroovers · 04/02/2015, 05:33 PM

That latest FTS is looking spectacular Noy! Loving the photography in your thread, been a while since I checked in.

How is your SPS doing? Efflos still kicking? Sometime in the next few months would like to touch base and see your setup when I'm in the city, that is assuming you are willing of course

noy · 04/03/2015, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jroovers

That latest FTS is looking spectacular Noy! Loving the photography in your thread, been a while since I checked in.

How is your SPS doing? Efflos still kicking? Sometime in the next few months would like to touch base and see your setup when I'm in the city, that is assuming you are willing of course

I'm planning on a new main display build - so I moved all my sps into a grow out 60 frag tank. its funny you mention the efflo - one of them just RTN the other day. they are frustrating corals - I still have one left that's doing quite well.

yeah, give me a shout when you are in town - I'm out in scarborough.

Wonton Soup · 04/03/2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by noy

Target feed absolutely with powerheads off and i leave the powerheads off for about 10 minutes after so they can fully ingest the food.

What invertebrates do you have in that tank? My cleaner shrimp and hermits always rob my corals of food when spot fed.

noy · 04/03/2015, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wonton Soup

What invertebrates do you have in that tank? My cleaner shrimp and hermits always rob my corals of food when spot fed.

I have peppermint shrimp and snails. Used to have a cleaner shrimp - if you drop some food in another part of the tank to divert the shrimp - you can usually keep a cleaner shrimp distracted.

If your sun corals are higher in the rockwork - the hermits usually won't get them.

noy · 04/13/2015, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cymen

Nice! For anyone else looking, the article is in Reef Q4 2013 - "Adding Non-photosynthetic Corals to Your Reef: an Introduction & Husbandry Guide". Reading now!

thanks for the plug!

noy · 04/13/2015, 01:49 PM

gorgonian tank

Gorgforest

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Not reef related but - shot of tin toys from waaaay back!

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HPark · 04/26/2015, 01:06 AM

noy:

Wow - incredible tank. I just received two pink Tubastrea aurea from DD for a dedicated NPS tank. Ever bought any NPS online?

Also - do you have any more info on your gorg tank? Feeding schedule, equipment, etc?

Thanks again for all the pictures and info. Been a huge help.

noy · 04/27/2015, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HPark

noy:

Wow - incredible tank. I just received two pink Tubastrea aurea from DD for a dedicated NPS tank. Ever bought any NPS online?

Also - do you have any more info on your gorg tank? Feeding schedule, equipment, etc?

Thanks again for all the pictures and info. Been a huge help.

Thanks, I live in Canada and there are not too many online places that offer NPS (mostly zoa and SPS frags).

The gorg tank is a 60 gallon cube. I use the Apex AFS to dump dried foods (reefroids, NLS spectrum, assortment of FM stuff) 5x throughout the day. I also supplement with 2 feedings - In the AM i drop 6 small cubes of frozen rotifers and oyster feast, PM - i will drop in cyclopeez, oyster feast, harvest my baby brine shrimp and rotifers.

The equipment isn't too fancy - Jebao WP-10 x 2, Jebao return pump, Reef Octopus skimmer, Nextreef media reactor for Rowaphos, carbon in bags. Mangrove pods and some decorative macroalgae in the refugium.

07/03/2014, 10:34 PM	#151
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Oh NOOOO....... Blue Firefish which had refused to feed and was on its last legs - wandered into the Rhizo den. I debated whether to take him out but in about 3 hours the entire fish was consumed. I doubt whether healthy fishes are at risk from the Rhizos - any fish with a just bit of fight will free themselves. My seahorses go and pick food out from the Rhizo's! IMG_1903 Tigerstriped Rhizo at night IMG_1908 Last edited by noy; 07/03/2014 at 10:44 PM.

02/16/2015, 09:18 PM	#154
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Actinic Shots Been collecting different species of dendro's and Tubastraea. Will post more when I have more time. This is some sort of Rhizotrochus I think (but not typus). It eats just like a Rhizo and you can actually see the mouth open. But no clamshell (yet). Double layer of tentacles. Although you can tell from the photos - this one is probably 2x+ larger than the next photo. Rhizo1 This is some form of fistula but what is very interesting is the bright yellow green coloration on the inside of the tentacles. Sorry for the lack of sharpness but I had to take this on angle as its right behind a cluster of yellow Tubastraea. dendro1 Classic Fistula cluster IMG_2049 Not Sun Corals but pretty cool - rock flower anemones Green one - getting larger and larger IMG_2057 Red and Green - happily camped on the rockwork IMG_2056

02/18/2015, 08:04 PM	#157
coltrref Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mexico City Posts: 421	Congratulations friend noy, your still spectacular reef azoox __________________ Colt

03/22/2015, 01:41 AM	#161
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	nice tank noy! and beautiful pics as well. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

04/02/2015, 05:33 PM	#168
jroovers Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,555	That latest FTS is looking spectacular Noy! Loving the photography in your thread, been a while since I checked in. How is your SPS doing? Efflos still kicking? Sometime in the next few months would like to touch base and see your setup when I'm in the city, that is assuming you are willing of course __________________ 45 Gallon Shallow Aquacultured SPS Reef

08/02/2014, 09:06 AM	#152
Magpies Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 32	Hi Noy what kind of camera do you use and do you use any macro lens? great pics! I love to get white or green rhyzo. I put my orange rhyzo in the sump and been doing great with once a week feeding of chopped clams. Is your rhyzo open during the day?

02/16/2015, 09:23 PM	#155
s_kelley Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: east taunton, ma Posts: 288	Beautiful stuff Noy! I had a few colonies in a previous tank and know that it's a big undertaking to keep these guys happy, nice job

02/22/2015, 10:39 PM	#159
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Different varieties of Tubastraea IMG_2063 Two different colour varieties of the same species IMG_2062 Mini Carpet Anemones IMG_2068 IMG_2066 IMG_2059 IMG_2058

03/21/2015, 10:01 PM	#160
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Latest FTS tank1

03/24/2015, 08:20 PM	#164
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	I feed every other night. I use a brine shrimp and black worms mix. Once in a while I also feed Mysis.

03/25/2015, 08:11 AM	#166
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Target feed absolutely with powerheads off and i leave the powerheads off for about 10 minutes after so they can fully ingest the food.

04/13/2015, 01:49 PM	#173
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	gorgonian tank Gorgforest IMG_2157 Not reef related but - shot of tin toys from waaaay back! toys1

04/26/2015, 01:06 AM	#174
HPark Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 325	noy: Wow - incredible tank. I just received two pink Tubastrea aurea from DD for a dedicated NPS tank. Ever bought any NPS online? Also - do you have any more info on your gorg tank? Feeding schedule, equipment, etc? Thanks again for all the pictures and info. Been a huge help. __________________ Happy Reefing