evolved's 190g Reef: Wrasse Retreat (Updated 2/6, Pg 33)

I'll start with the attenuatus. But I apologize for not having a "great" photo(s); these are the best I could manage.

In the acclimation box:




With flash:



And here's how he looks now, with the black he developed shortly after being in the tank:

 

Quite the amazing setup you have going there! Im impressed

 

Full tank shot, half's, and ends; because who doesn't like those?

 

Sits, sees update



:speechles Oh my, must retrieve sustenance and at least one more cup of coffee. In for the long haul and multiple re-reads. Ok ready!

 

Round and round we go.

A chalice (still brewing) and an acan echinata:


Who likes rainbow plates anyway?




And this itty bitty red one


Bored yet? Those 4 plates all via Aqua SD.

A "new" Jason Fox favia I nabbed at MACNA; amazing under actinics. Looks less impressive here. Aqua SD Symphyllia in the background.


Tyree Pink Lemonaide. Lineage from either Dan Rigle or Jason Fox (I'd have to ask Trent).


Garrett's Loripes; acquired from Jason Fox at MACNA.


This big colony of brown acro has a story. I grew the whole thing from a "freebe" monti-looking thing. It came to me as just encrusted tissue on a 1" plug. It looked like a monti, and had the coloration resembling a Sunset Monti. Then it grew into this big brown acro. I keep it around thinking someday it will turn pretty. Or maybe get the green polyps back it once had.


Tyree Undata, slowly returning to the giant I once had.


Granulosa. Can it grow any slower?


Duncans. One of my oldest corals. Upwards of 100 polyps; I once started with 3.


Aqua SD Rainbow Milli. When it grows up, at least (on the left). Backup frag of Scripps Milli on the right; look like I'll be needing it too.


One last thing on the rack before I move on; a backup frag of the branching pink cyphastrea I've had a long while.

 

We're not done yet.

A lithophyllon. Bad picture. Orange with blue polyps.


That symphyllia you saw a minute ago. Another bad picture. Yay; I'm awesome with this capable camera.


I made sure I did NOT loose this echinata; worth a lot to me (sentimental). And the chalice in the foreground has a story too; I grew it from an pinky-nail size freebee.


THE Space Invader Pectinia. Another MACNA score. It's noticeably growing, too.


Malibu Favia (Reef Gen). It really has yellow polyps.


A bowerbanki I nabbed for far less than I was willing to spend. Purple on the polyp centers. Don't be angry Jerry!


Diploastrea. Pretty, but nasty sweepers.


About those sweepers... (purplelicious cyphastrea)


Are you noticing my Pocillopora problem yet?

My orange yuma garden. Although the photo focus is on the yellow leptoseris with a green rim on the right. A Jason Fox buy from MACNA 2012.


Bling-Bling cyphastrea. Jason, MACNA this year.


Jason Fox Raspberry Cheesecake. MACNA 2012. Finally growing.

 

Yeah, I have a Pocillopora problem.

Still not done here; 2 photobucket pages to go.

This acro excites me. And it's doing awesome; wait until I get a top-down of it sometime. A. suharsonoi.


Sunset milli. Although it doens't look like it now (it did and I promise it is).


Organ Tort. The. Slowest. Thing. Ever.



Now, if you're eating or drinking, set it down for the moment.



Blasto Wellsi


And it's yellow neighbor.


Lobo. Recovering, but looking much better now. I had it in the back-left corner, and it was dying. Not enough light.


I've had this fungia forever; one of the brigest things in the tank. And it LOVES where it's at in this tank; growing and expanded all day long. Doesn't hurt the Tomini's corner of relief is right next to it.


A newish acan, was the first "canary" I bought after losing those I had.


And one of the MACNA rainbow acans I picked up this year next to it (WWC).


Another WWC rainbow.


And the last one of those (crappy picture).


Front and center


Bird of Paradise, speciosa, rainbow stylo, red planet


Orange pavona (finally growing nicely, after I've had it for years), more red planet


purple psammocora


ORA hawkins


ORA belina


Jason Fox Robin's Egg (MACNA 2013)


ORA Bird of Paradise


Horrida



So who needs Pocillopora?


The massive green birdsnest. Grown from a frag. It's so dense now, it's created it's own deadspots.


See?

 

The plates are wonderful, they look really healthy. This Diploastrea looks like it is really nice color, I am sure pictures do not do it justice. You sure can not tell from the images the issues you have had with the tank recently.
What Acropora types specifically do the AEFW favor?
One of the very best algae eaters I had was an Abalone, it mowed through algae like no tomorrow, but it mowed everything else as well. If I had a large tank I would definitely go that route again.
Pocillopora, what Pocillopora?
Are you only keeping Wrasses? How many do you have?


I enjoyed the update very much Hunter.

Edit: Missed the last uploads. You have a tang too lol. This is stunning Jason Fox Robin's Egg and this Orange pavona.

 

My gold torch isn't so happy or pretty these days. Dunno why. Too much flow perhaps, no where else to put it.


The root of all evil rainbow pocillopora


The branching hammer is another long-time coral of mine. Started with 3 heads. Hi Mr. Earlei.


A newer maricultured acro. It's turning nicer than it looks.


Oh yeah. That giant purple stag thing you saw earlier. Actually this is one I'm proud of; grown from a frag too. Interestingly, I gave a chunk to a friend, and it's morphed to teal under his Halides. Looks totally different.


Pagoda cup. Another oldie.


That's Echinophyllia mammiformis behind it. Not the most colorful, but very rare.


Superman cyphastrea. Meteor-shower morph.


A. tenuis


Cali tort


Ultimate stag, Jason, MACNA 2013


Sand Dollar monti. In a hard spot to photo.


Setosa


Branching cyphastrea


My love/hate coral. Tyree Chilli Pepper Monti


A better photo of one of the new rainbow acans I showed earlier


acan rotundoflora






Here's another maricultured acro that a picked up a while back. It was much lighter at purchase, but I really like what it's turning into. The blue/purple was non-existent at purchase; it was teal.


I'll close with these last two; messing around a bit.

 

Ok, now I'm done.

Summary: I wish I had more Pocillopora.