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Acropora #1 (cont.) |
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but it does not appear to be affecting
the general well beingof the piece.
One the oldest corals in the tank at
about 5 years. |
Acropora
#2 
The little green slimer is doing
better than it has in a while now.
It's
probably been moved around the tank
more than any other acro but seems
to have finally found a home about
mid-tank behind the yellow monti.
Growing very well of late though
growth pattern still
seems a bit unusual. I'd say
the piece itself is about 4” high
now. |
| Acropora
#3 Continues
to do nicely, seemingly having
resigned itself to coexistence
with its efflo neighbor (Acro #8).
Growth pattern is still pretty
much horizontal. It DOES seem to
like the new lights as its growth speed has accelerated slightly and
it appears to be holding its slight purplish hue. VERY shaggy. |
| Acropora
#4 Has
definitely encrusted its base now.
Very slow grower but appears to
be healthy. Probably not in the
best area in terms of lighting
as it is kind of tucked beneath
a slight overhang but I'm
hoping the addition of the new
bulbs and redistribution will help.
Color is purplish brown. |
| Acropora
#5 This
was one of the first to be affected by
last December's 'rtn' event,
beginning to die off from the base upwards.
It was very severely fragged due to the
necrotic advancement |
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within the interior of the piece
but this had not been noticeable
due to its tightly bound skeletal
structure. The 'frag' we
managed to save is doing quite
well however and has shown signs
of growth since the incident. Its
growth pattern reminds me of the
poplar trees that are so prevalent
in Southern California area. I'm
particularly glad to save some
of this one because, at over 5
years, it is another one of the
tank's elder statesmen.. The
daughter colony has been sold,
by the way. |
Acropora
#7 Doing
well but becoming quite large
and 'unwieldy'.
It has almost completely lost
its blue tips at the moment
but time will tell if the lighting
change will help get them back.
Its growth pattern has become
quite grotesque; perhaps because
it had been previously moved
around so much, it literally
lost its bearings. Nonetheless,
it has proven to be one of
the hardier acros in the tank;
seemingly unaffected by anything
I've thrown at it so
far. It is also the only acro
I have left with a resident
crab. |
| Acropora
#8 Well,
due to my ongoing fear and inactivity
in regards to fragging it, this
coral has officially become the
largest piece in the tank. Also,
to many of my fish, the large
overhang it produces has now
become their favorite spot to…um,
hang out . I've even... |
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