A couple from the top side

[Dan Rigle]

And what are the encrusting corals behind your pink lemonade? How's your chalice addiction coming along?

Thats the base of the PL and to the left is the rainbow montipora covering the overflow.The addiction is somewhat under control at the moment but I find myself staring at the tyree pink watermelon for extended periods of time :bigsmile:

 

[Dan Rigle]

Nice sticks and photos. Great job.

Thanks

 

[Reef Goddess]

Isn't is crazy how much the PL encrusts? I have a 5" colony of PL and its 50% base. O_O Course most of my milles encrust a lot too. Its kind of frustrating waiting for mille frags to grow out, I wish they'd put as much energy into growing branches as they do into encrusting everything. lol And I have Tunzes in my tank, so its not a flow problem. How many different milles do you have btw? Looks like quite a few.


Here's my PL for comparison. It's still a little light cause I had an aquaconnect bulb over that side of the tank, but had to switch back to the Radium because the AC bulb was too strong.

 

[Dan Rigle]

Isn't is crazy how much the PL encrusts? I have a 5" colony of PL and its 50% base. O_O Course most of my milles encrust a lot too. Its kind of frustrating waiting for mille frags to grow out, I wish they'd put as much energy into growing branches as they do into encrusting everything. lol And I have Tunzes in my tank, so its not a flow problem. How many different milles do you have btw? Looks like quite a few.


Here's my PL for comparison. It's still a little light cause I had an aquaconnect bulb over that side of the tank, but had to switch back to the Radium because the AC bulb was too strong.

Oh man,I lost count a few years ago but an estimate is 10 or so and I am at work so I cant count.lol
Corals seem to encrust large for a couple reasons IME
Genetics plays a big part and some will not grow a single branch until they feel fully anchored and encrusted
Frags with active growing tips will grow up before out much of the time but stressing that same frag and sending it into dormancy will force it to encrust large to form non dormant active growth tips before it bolts again.I see this alot with acros grown in frag systems and not so much in large stable display tanks.
Frags that have no active growth tips and are stressed before you ever lay hands on them will also encrust large before going up if they survive.Of course flow and light will effect this also .

 

[Dan Rigle]

 

[Dan Rigle]

Woops,forgot one

 

[subielover]

Very nice, what is the 2nd to last pic of? Shades of Fall?

 

[Dan Rigle]

Thanks,No its the ORA German Blue Polyp acro under radiums with no actinic

 

[subielover]

It is a beauty!

 

[reefer916]

Wow!!! I think it's an established system..lol Amazing growth.. I think your going to need to frag soon, since they're even growing out of the water. When you do, just send them my way Definitely one of the top tanks that I've seen.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Hey Dan,

Too bad you're not in the Pittsburgh area 'cuz I do frequent there often.

Awesome collections :tongue:!!

Paul

 

[stoneroller]

20K radiums? Very nice ORA German blue

 

[Dan Rigle]

Thanks everyone

 

[Dan Rigle]

 

[SunnyX]

Ive said it before but you have a spectacular setup! Why hasn't this been TOTM yet?? Rev!

 

[subielover]

Looks great Dan!

 

[vnreef]

Good job

 

[ctxmonitor]

Drooling.... Nice huge colonies!!! Awesome color!

 

[Dan Rigle]

Looks great Dan!

Thanks bro.trying to keep it stable is my goal about now.

Good job

Thanks

Drooling.... Nice huge colonies!!! Awesome color!

Thank you,many have been with me for more then a decade

 

[Dan Rigle]

Ive said it before but you have a spectacular setup! Why hasn't this been TOTM yet?? Rev!

Thanks Sonny,
Just hearing that from guys like you is rewarding enough for me.Thanks again