120 Gallon ORA Display at the FAU Harbor Branch Visitors Center

[Brandon McHenry]

Nice work, following.

Thanks!

This is awesome! I've always thought it would be cool to do a build with all ORA corals and fish. Everything looks great. Can't wait to see this mature into big colonies!

I agree! It’s really cool to be able to tell people that we have a 100% aquacultured reef tank. I can’t wait to see how things mature too, glad you like it!

Also, just out of curiosity, what resolution did that video post in?

 

[Brandon McHenry]

ORA German Blue Polyp Digitata growing nicely next to our ORA Hawkins Echinata

ORAnge Setosa

ORA Bird of Paradise, ORA Sprung’s Stunner Chalice and ORA Banggai Cardinalfish

 

[Brandon McHenry]

ORA MIMF Micronesian Mauve Acropora starting time pick up some nice color under the Radions

 

[Jamestown]

Nice tank! How long is your photoperiod?

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Nice tank! How long is your photoperiod?

Total photoperiod is 11.5 hours. I am running 6 Radion XR15G4 Pros with diffusers. I am using a modified AB+ schedule with 2 hours at 100% 14K and 7.5 hours at 100% 18.5K, the rest is just ramp ups and downs.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Just a few top downs. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Have you picked up the micronesian red tip stag yet? I just got one and am hoping it turns out to be a nice different type of stag.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Have you picked up the micronesian red tip stag yet? I just got one and am hoping it turns out to be a nice different type of stag.

I have not. I didn’t even know it was available. Is it on their website?

 

[Graffiti Spot]

It’s on live aquaria as a new frag. I am hoping the polyps or the coralites have a nice red to them but so far all I can find is their picture which is really not that nice.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

It’s on live aquaria as a new frag. I am hoping the polyps or the coralites have a nice red to them but so far all I can find is their picture which is really not that nice.

Interesting. I’ll have to look into it. I should ask them about it and see if I can get one

 

[Brandon McHenry]

A couple of top downs from the WC.

ORA Laura’s Purple Polyp and MIMF Pink and Green Acro

ORA Green Birdsnest, ORA Monti Cap and MIMF Squamosa clam

ORA Tri-color Valida

ORA Green Planet

 

[Brandon McHenry]

A few quick pictures highlighting some of the nice greens in the tank.

ORA Blue Polyp Cap

ORA Sprungs Stunner Chalice

ORA Green Pocillopora

 

[Graffiti Spot]

That poci looks more like a stylo right?

 

[Brandon McHenry]

That poci looks more like a stylo right?

You are absolutely right! Thats why I should never make R2R posts when under the weather lol ;Dead. My bad!

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Yea I had to stop posting first thing in the mourning because sometimes I didn’t make much sense...

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Yea I had to stop posting first thing in the mourning because sometimes I didn’t make much sense...

I hear ya, coffee is a real lifesaver for that lol

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Just a few update shots for everybody. Hope everyone is doing well!

ORA Green Planet, ORA Green Birdsnest, ORA Orange Monti Cap

ORA Green Stylophora, ORA German Blue Polyp Digitata, ORA Zoanthids

ORA Miami Orchid

ORA Jeremy’s Montipora

ORA Red Planet

ORA Tri-Color Valida

 

[mattzang]

how have the dottybacks gone? i'm setting up a similar sized tank and curious the long term viability of adding multiple dottybacks

great looking tank

 

[Brandon McHenry]

how have the dottybacks gone? i'm setting up a similar sized tank and curious the long term viability of adding multiple dottybacks

great looking tank

Thank you! The dottybacks are doing well. There are lots of little hiding places for them so they each kind of keep to themselves. That being said, I did get the more passive species and I got them tank raised which are important in this scenario for long term success.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Hi all! Took a quick video this morning and wanted to share. Things have really started to take off! Let me know what you think!