Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Clam covered in red shrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Views today from snorkeling in the Ang Thong Marine Park. It's incredible how dirty the water here is. You can hardly see any corals from the surface, you have to dive down to them until you can see them clearly, or see them at all! I'm curious what the light levels are that these corals grow under and if it's only possible due to the higher nutrients in the water.Tons of gonioporas out here. Here's a little field of themThought this pizza anemone was interesting, especially with the shrimp.Lots of gigantea anemones here. Interestingly only found in very specific depths. Most of them like to anchor vertically on a rock, though I did see some on top of rocks or sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 It is my opinion that this is the coolest anemone I have ever seen in my life. Purple foot magnifica that is split between green tentacle with blue tips and blue tentacles with blue tips. Just an unbelievable animal, I've never seen an anemone like that in my life. I can only imagine what that would go for if it was available for sale in the hobby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Wow! Those are amazing sights you're getting to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Video of Thailand magnificas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Thanks for sharing, awesome pics and video! Loved the closeup of the skunks in the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Thanks for sharing, awesome pics and video! Loved the closeup of the skunks in the videoThanks Jolt! I'm hoping I'll have more great vide opportunities in Bali. More to come in the following days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Tomorrow I'll be diving in Bali. Looking forward to seeing some great acros! Many premium maricultures come from Bali, so hopefully I'll have the privilege of seeing their mother colonies in the wild. I'll try and collect a water sample from where they're growing too and bring it back to test and see what conditions they grow in naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 How about this? Instead of bringing back water samples, bring back some mother colonies Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 How about this? Instead of bringing back water samples, bring back some mother colonies [emoji4]Sent from my iPad using TapatalkIf you can take care of the import licenses, permits and fees, then I'll make something happen! [emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 That could be arranged. Be on the look out for a few WD and Homewrecker mother colonies.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 That could be arranged. Be on the look out for a few WD and Homewrecker mother colonies.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk? I'm sure they're scattered all over the reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Bali diving so far has not met my expectations of fields upon fields of multicolored tenuis colonies and towering stags, but some beautiful corals nonetheless.Acropora abrotanoides Tabling acro with large green goni Purple Heteractia crispa (sebae anemone)Nice ChaliceGreen polyp efflo Manta ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 The sad thing is I was expecting the jackpot of acros, but most of it was dead acro skeletons covered in leather corals and Xenia. I only took photos of what was nice, but most of it looked like this, fields of dead staghorn skeletons covered in millions of Xenia Silly liberals and their global warming conspiracy... [emoji35] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Wow, some of those pictures are stunning. Well actually most are stunning, but some were stunning in a good way ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Wow, that's really sad. Some really nice plating corals there but you are right, not what I would have expected. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Did you bring a par meter? [emoji6] Great pictures man! So jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 That's great stuff Gig 'Em! Jealous of the trip overall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sissy36 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 The clown fish! Super cool pics and video. I loved it when the camera went through the nem. Do that in your other videos too [emoji4]Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 Last dive in Bali, never did see those fields of WD tenuis [emoji22]Lil goby fish. So so so many small gobies on the reef, but they're so hard to capture with a camera. That's one thing this hobby severally lacks at replicating in tanks is all the micro life and small fish that exist in a reef ecosystem.Crazy orange wilsoni (?)Another great LPSNot as many acros as I had expected to see here in Bali, but I did find a few that showed some great potential!A pretty red encrusting coralFound this crazy orange tipped magnifica anemone, I didn't even know magnificas could have orange tips! I wonder if it's tips would fluoresce under a tonics?? [emoji848] I guess I'll never know, still an amazing animal to see!Haddoni carpet anemone with a sexy shrimp for those with keen eyes!Green LTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hired a driver to take me up the coast and a fishing boat to take me off shore for one last chance to see a good Indonesian coral reef. Hit the jackpot for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Absolutely beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 That drop off pic is amazing. Well done JohnSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thanks everyone. Just landed back in the states, so no more dives or snorkeling [emoji22]. I'll sort through the rest of my photos and post some more once I get back to the lone star state. 36 hours of traveling back home sure takes it out of you, it's a miracle that corals and fish survive this trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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