Back in the hobby - Some macro shots and tank possible ID

distractor · 08/25/2019, 05:39 AM

Hey folks,

Been out of the hobby for a few years but got a tank setup last December.
Will post a tank journal of sorts soonish but until then, I got a bunch of macro shots if you wish to peruse.
I'm in Oz so some corals may not be familiar to everybody. May need help with one ID though. It'll be most obvious on images 19 and 20.
It's kind if a strange looking long polyp with little branches. Most are wild Acros from Western Australia or Queensland Australia.
There is one Acro on images 35 & 36 which had a 1/4 inch bare skeleton when collected. Two weeks in my tank and it has all but healed.

I have an abnormally low nutrient tank, even though I use only minute amounts of PhosBan, I have a good bioload by feeding
heavy so to help with this, Coral nutrition-wise, I feed my tanks Continuum PhytoBlast Every 3 days at night and TLF AcroPower every
3 alternating days in the morning. I contribute most of my wild colony success to this.
They all adjust to my LED's rather fast which is a DIY option consisting of Lumia 5.2 pucks.

Anyway, hope these are enjoyable.

I'm really sorry, the link won't work unless you just copy and paste with https in front.
Someone know why VB keeps on shortening the URL?

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Regards, Chris

08/25/2019, 05:39 AM	#1
distractor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 66	Back in the hobby - Some macro shots and tank possible ID Hey folks, Been out of the hobby for a few years but got a tank setup last December. Will post a tank journal of sorts soonish but until then, I got a bunch of macro shots if you wish to peruse. I'm in Oz so some corals may not be familiar to everybody. May need help with one ID though. It'll be most obvious on images 19 and 20. It's kind if a strange looking long polyp with little branches. Most are wild Acros from Western Australia or Queensland Australia. There is one Acro on images 35 & 36 which had a 1/4 inch bare skeleton when collected. Two weeks in my tank and it has all but healed. I have an abnormally low nutrient tank, even though I use only minute amounts of PhosBan, I have a good bioload by feeding heavy so to help with this, Coral nutrition-wise, I feed my tanks Continuum PhytoBlast Every 3 days at night and TLF AcroPower every 3 alternating days in the morning. I contribute most of my wild colony success to this. They all adjust to my LED's rather fast which is a DIY option consisting of Lumia 5.2 pucks. Anyway, hope these are enjoyable. I'm really sorry, the link won't work unless you just copy and paste with https in front. Someone know why VB keeps on shortening the URL? ://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOYBpOxsYmtGfiasuC97TyChMEffwGvYHSQKgxE_zZfL9jgRu2G7tmSqcre21BO5A?key=UU5feFU5dERaa0w1eWNmR0RtQ 01oc2xsZUx4NTln Regards, Chris Last edited by distractor; 08/25/2019 at 06:11 AM.