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Acropora #26

This little piece seems to hang on in there despite the lack of respect it receives by being constantly moved around to make room for the 'prettier'pieces. Right now it is pretty well obscured behind my'Green Slimer” but to prove my own loyalty, I took the trouble

Acropora #28

Formerly known as the 'Pineapple Coral' due to its initial appearance

, we now simply call it 'the little green fuzzy one'. It's doing well and is apparently a tough little bugger as it has not only been knocked over more than a few times, but has landed on other corals, giving them quite a sting while never seeming to be affected itself. Because of its unusual placement; at the end of a rock and nearly horizontal with it's base, it has proven difficult to tack down. But it has been a while now since it's last tumble so either I got it right this time or finally, it's begun to encrust. Also, due to its preponderance of changing color and form, I've been waiting to see what effect the new lights would have on it.So far, nothing. I do hope it stays small though; that and in place.

Acropora #29

'Rtn'd' badly during last winter's outbreak (tables usually do), but we did manage to save a little chunk and find a nice spot for it. So far, it has done absolutely nothing there except get a few shades darker. It is still alive though so I've got hope for it. But while I've seen a few examples of tables doing well in

reef tanks, their track records don't appear to be too good in the long run.This is one reason I've tended to avoid them.

Acropora #32

Well, there is only one #32 now. The other little frag was the very first casualty of the Dec. 03'rtn' event

. The remaining frag is doing wonderfully though and really coloring up so we've moved it to a more prominent place in the tank. It's very unusual to me. It has the colors of a 'tri-color' but a completely different growth pattern. Most new growth seems to be occurring at its base so far. We'll see if the position change has any effect

Acropora #33

This is a Steve Tyree LE piece called the Aquarium City Red Millipora. I saw the parent colony at Steve's place when I was in Southern California last March and it was stunning. This frag is a little more than 1”tall at the moment and doing pretty well. I placed it midway in the tank in pretty good flow. Since the image above was taken, there seems to be a little more blue on the tips but the overall dark pink color has remained since its introduction in early April.

Acropora #34

I found this little stag at Walt Smith's place, again during my trip to California. I don't come across too many yellow stags and the bright blue tips on this one increased its desirability even more. By the time it arrived in early April, it was not in the greatest shape and it had to befragged into 3 separate pieces, two of which survived.As of this writing, they have regained their overall yellow color,