Peter Gott

[emoji76] Monti island!? Yes!!! [emoji119]

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They're one of my favorites too!! I have purple and orange right now. I'll see if I can put together some progress shots.

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. . . That Sinularia is rare??? Man, I feel like an idiot now...

Don't feel like an idiot. There's several hundred species of Sinularia and many have similar looking growth forms. Mine is the only species I know of that I can provide paperwork from a world respected taxonomist, Dr. Micheal Jaines in Pheonix, AZ, proving it is what it is. Sinularia foliata is one of several dozen different speicies found in Palau and was one of the species nearly wiped out by the El Nino event in '98 and current research only has it identified in one local. Ironicly most if not all of the aquacultured "Nepthia" Palau Green Fingers available are actually in the genus Sinularia and not in the genus Nephthia.

Tim, you're my hero/what I want to be when I grow up. If I ever actually grow up that is, lol.

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. . . this tank is stunning. . .

Thank You!

. . . one doesn't need the newest corals or the rarest ones! . . .

Well, to be honest , the green finger is Sinularia foliata and is arguably the rarest aquacultured octocoral. And the thin clams in the bottom left corner have successfully reproduced in this system which is a pretty rare accomplishment if I do say so myself. Here's the thread I posted about them.

That Sinularia is rare??? Man, I feel like an idiot now...I used to have a whole bunch of it when I first started reefing back in like 2003, all grown from one frag. I ultimately sold all of it because I went through a phase when I decided I didn't like softies!!! That explains why I couldn't find any when I moved here and started reefing again; I figured it was just an East Coast thing.

As far as that comment though, I meant the xenia and cascade and then the coral around it; those mushies and the orange and green zoas especially. Although since those were also all coral I started off with now I'm not going to be surprised if you tell me they are also rare lol.

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I've never liked skimmers either! And this tank is stunning. I love the cascade of xenia framed by the frogspawn and mushrooms and zoas. They're such classic corals, and absolutely stunning as grown-in as they are here they prove one doesn't need the newest corals or the rarest ones!

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If I'm not mistaken I believe I saw some leptastreas in there...progress pics??? [emoji75][emoji75][emoji75](They're my favorite coral.)

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I like that angel...but I really like that Borbonious Anthias!

I've never had any problem with these little corallimorphs; I actually seek them out. They're great in picos.

They're an awfully pretty colour morph.

This tank is looking super beautiful, man. I love your aquascaping and livestock choices. 8}

I just got the package for my aquarium too! It is incredible eh? Richard goes WAY above and beyond in terms of customer service. He have me so much more than what I ordered that I actually had to bring some to Aquatek to trade in for store credit...and I have to admit, were it not for the specific coral I want to grow in here, I'd be happy just to let the already existing species that came with the rock grow out! His rock is like a whole reef in itself, waiting to happen!