Coral Growth Pics

[rdnelson]

Thought it would be fun to select a few of my corals and document the progress. These are all very easy corals so I am sure it you old hands wont be overly impressed but for those of you who are new to all this (like me) you can see how some easy stuff can be a lot of fun.


First up is one of my favorites that was given to me by wmboots. This Blue Tip Stag Horn has been fragged many times, the entire colony has been cut off at the base and moved several times. Each time, the it starts growing again in the old spot.

The before pic was 12-30-11 and the after pic was 10-16-12


Next up is a Green Candy Cane. Again the before pic was 12-30-11 and the after can be seen in the same pic as the stag horn. They are not open as much as normal in the after pic but you get the idea.

Next item, Duncans. Before pic is 12-30-11 and after is 10-16-12

The green birdsnest has been a joy to watch. I love these things. Again 12-30-11 and 10-16-12 time frame.

Next up is my Hammer. Same dates as the others.

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Edit: OK, I guess I need to wait for someone to comment so I can then post a few more. hehehe There is one unknown coral that has amazed me with it's recovery and growth and I would love to know what it is.
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[ripped tide]

Good stuff! I recall the thread you started at the end of last year requesting tank videos. It will be interesting to go back and look at how things looked a year ago.

 

[rdnelson]

Ripped Tide;808549 wrote: Good stuff! I recall the thread you started at the end of last year requesting tank videos. It will be interesting to go back and look at how things looked a year ago.

Most of the "Before" pics are screen captures from that video.

OK, now for the "After" pic on the Hammer.

The last set is something that was given to me because of a tank crash. You can see it was on it's way out. The after pick shows the amazing recovery. I will try to get a good pic of it today because it is now starting to spread out over the sand bed. The before pic is from 4-27-12 and the after pic is from 10-16-12 so this is a 6 month progression.
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[cedzaquaddiction]

Looking Good Man!!! One day... One day... I'll be ready to jump onto the coral train and join you all!!!

 

[rdnelson]

OK, here is todays pic of the unknown coral. Someone tell me what this is please.
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[raz0945]

Rich it looks a lot like my Galaxea, does it have long streamers when it feeds?:yes:

 

[rdnelson]

Raz0945;808654 wrote: Rich it looks a lot like my Galaxea, does it have long streamers when it feeds?:yes:

Nope, what you see in the last pic is what it looks like at all times. Retracts a bit when the lights are out but not much at all. Whatever it is, I am enjoying it. Especially considering it was 3/4 skeleton when I got it and now it looks like this.

 

[ralph atl]

Nice Rich! Cool comparisons.

 

[rdnelson]

OK, after doing a search for Galaxea I think you may be right Holley. I guess I will have to look closer at night. Good news is it is not stinging anything nearby. Does yours have a thin fluorescent flesh with a pretty thick skeleton? Of course,the skeleton may have been from something else and the Galaxea is just growing on it. Wish I had a better pic of the "Before". you could see the skeleton in great detail back then.

Edit: Thanks Ralph.

 

[kf2008]

Wow...... Nice and clean sandbed. Awesome.

 

[lagunareef]

Excellent! Everything has almost tripled in size :wow2: in less than year's time. Great husbandry practice and keep it up with the clean sand bed. :thumbs:

 

[merkywater]

Looking good buddy!

 

[rdnelson]

First is a coral that I have not been able to identify. First is a picture from 9-23-12. In the second picture it is in the top right of the picture next to the mushroom. That pic was taken on 10-16-12. The third is how it looks tonight. The forth pic is of the mushroom on 10-17-11 and the last is how it looks tonight. I have trimmed the mushroom back a couple of times since the first picture.
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[1mbrews8]

is the first one hard?

 

[rdnelson]

1mbrews8;830540 wrote: is the first one hard?

Not to hard. All I did was point and shoot. Hehehehehe.

Oh you mean the coral. LOL. Yes it is. I have no idea what it is but I love it.

 

[1mbrews8]

lol! we got a comedian over heeeeeeeeree.. )

It kinda looks like a really encrusted acro, kinda mycedonian ish, and kinda ?

Maybe it's a phase )

 

[cbj25]

Looks like some sort of tabling acro that is about to start branching....???

 

[rdnelson]

1mbrews8;830552 wrote: lol! we got a comedian over heeeeeeeeree.. )

It kinda looks like a really encrusted acro, kinda mycedonian ish, and kinda ?

Maybe it's a phase )

Google replied back with "Dude I got nothing" when I searched for that. LOL. Any other common names for it?

 

[rdnelson]

cbj25;830553 wrote: Looks like some sort of tabling acro that is about to start branching....???

The growth pattern has been consistent so far. It started out as the center disk. Each time it has a growth period it creates another concentric ring. Sort of like a tree. LOL. This is the first time it has shown the red color though.

 

[ralph atl]

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hard to identify from pic, but there are soooo many various species of Turbinaria (Turbinaria sp.) that you might want to take a look......

I had one that grew out of my tank.....