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Taiwan rainbow chalice
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Moseleya
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Candy cane torch
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Gold hammer
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Orange Yuma
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Galaxy acan
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Fluted moon coral
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Orange lobo green mouth
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Asian acan
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Teal/orange acan
322FBB7F-A505-4536-8C84-9E46ED8B4A72.jpeg


Green glitter acan
A365471C-8C31-4DF2-9EEB-4B0D689E73B7.jpeg


Photobombing anthia
EA5810A5-A68B-4C2D-BE26-FCB00EDD6EE6.jpeg


24k torch
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Banana holy grail torch
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Trachyphyllia
8E15FED4-9F79-49AA-9629-3A1E985EAB96.jpeg


Striped cynarina
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Birdsnest ora green, rainbow monti, Garf bonsai, WWC Halle berry zoa, unknown sps top left - purple with green polyp and encrusting but I don’t know what it is
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Dragon soul torch
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Knicks torch, yellow tip torch
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Interesting purple / gold hammer
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Raja rampage chalice
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Jack o lantern lepto
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Golden tiger lepto
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Duncan
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Blue/green Wellsophyllia
AD0AF562-7302-49F3-8191-020292ACBC91.jpeg


Jawbreaker
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Palythoa grandis
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Warpaint scolymia
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Cynarina
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Taiwan rainbow chalice
3B90B9DE-4B53-46DE-BE9F-F73C249BD0D9.jpeg


Moseleya
D0784F75-396F-4886-AB8E-C111D30FB209.jpeg


Candy cane torch
06C95E39-50A2-48D5-B528-14EB1BD5D23D.jpeg


Gold hammer
B5E18E73-0E00-4413-8567-15E0DDBC4A07.jpeg


Orange Yuma
5AD5F105-5E3F-4ED2-B657-929176F69052.jpeg


Galaxy acan
0F8F311E-16EA-48C4-AF9D-F0D04B47F906.jpeg


Fluted moon coral
C8BB4FEC-7485-4D81-91FC-0B763CF34B17.jpeg


Orange lobo green mouth
C02390AB-A85E-4302-9790-AAE0A899DEF9.jpeg


Asian acan
044DD761-0408-4405-9EF7-587AC48C4E30.jpeg


Teal/orange acan
322FBB7F-A505-4536-8C84-9E46ED8B4A72.jpeg


Green glitter acan
A365471C-8C31-4DF2-9EEB-4B0D689E73B7.jpeg


Photobombing anthia
EA5810A5-A68B-4C2D-BE26-FCB00EDD6EE6.jpeg


24k torch
B0D413F0-CE57-4C31-A184-04D1B82A7E82.jpeg


Banana holy grail torch
22B4B423-4D75-47DD-9D8D-94FFCF8556B4.jpeg


Trachyphyllia
8E15FED4-9F79-49AA-9629-3A1E985EAB96.jpeg


Striped cynarina
B6D429E6-ABA5-4D6D-8684-513F2749D09D.jpeg


Birdsnest ora green, rainbow monti, Garf bonsai, WWC Halle berry zoa, unknown sps top left - purple with green polyp and encrusting but I don’t know what it is
74902725-712C-4BB8-9C8E-B4AFB6E4B0EE.jpeg


Dragon soul torch
B1851AB4-3A0C-46B5-9E1C-968B3B5EF152.jpeg


Knicks torch, yellow tip torch
6228ACD9-8690-4154-A78C-53BDD3AF2469.jpeg


Interesting purple / gold hammer
E1FE6B8F-3EB2-42C9-B7A2-BB0DC625AB4B.jpeg


Raja rampage chalice
AAD81EEB-1892-4AF2-8CFD-A136D11E113E.jpeg


Jack o lantern lepto
4C6F4F93-D358-43F9-9EBC-223A50F11410.jpeg


Golden tiger lepto
D90CA6CA-2C14-42B3-9388-80E7B9A6D07C.jpeg


Duncan
34686726-AC98-4212-BE32-1B83251AA5C1.jpeg


Blue/green Wellsophyllia
AD0AF562-7302-49F3-8191-020292ACBC91.jpeg


Jawbreaker
B4AC8447-8ACC-4B0A-9B41-0AD4418CC812.jpeg


Palythoa grandis
42DBB911-CB10-46EA-A5C9-D6B5672EBCDA.jpeg


Warpaint scolymia
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Cynarina
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Fantastic coral and pics!
Nice Jacko!
 

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Fantastic coral and pics!
Nice Jacko!

Thanks and same to you!

My plan is to encrust the ugly overflow box. I wish I came up with this idea 2 years ago lol. This should have been started way earlier but hey…all it needs is time.

I’m curious

1) what will happen when the two strains end up meeting?

2) will the growth on them primarily be upwards, or will they grow outwards in all directions? I wasn’t sure where to mount them so I picked middle in case they grow in all directions.[/QUOTE]
 
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Taiwan rainbow chalice
3B90B9DE-4B53-46DE-BE9F-F73C249BD0D9.jpeg


Moseleya
D0784F75-396F-4886-AB8E-C111D30FB209.jpeg


Candy cane torch
06C95E39-50A2-48D5-B528-14EB1BD5D23D.jpeg


Gold hammer
B5E18E73-0E00-4413-8567-15E0DDBC4A07.jpeg


Orange Yuma
5AD5F105-5E3F-4ED2-B657-929176F69052.jpeg


Galaxy acan
0F8F311E-16EA-48C4-AF9D-F0D04B47F906.jpeg


Fluted moon coral
C8BB4FEC-7485-4D81-91FC-0B763CF34B17.jpeg


Orange lobo green mouth
C02390AB-A85E-4302-9790-AAE0A899DEF9.jpeg


Asian acan
044DD761-0408-4405-9EF7-587AC48C4E30.jpeg


Teal/orange acan
322FBB7F-A505-4536-8C84-9E46ED8B4A72.jpeg


Green glitter acan
A365471C-8C31-4DF2-9EEB-4B0D689E73B7.jpeg


Photobombing anthia
EA5810A5-A68B-4C2D-BE26-FCB00EDD6EE6.jpeg


24k torch
B0D413F0-CE57-4C31-A184-04D1B82A7E82.jpeg


Banana holy grail torch
22B4B423-4D75-47DD-9D8D-94FFCF8556B4.jpeg


Trachyphyllia
8E15FED4-9F79-49AA-9629-3A1E985EAB96.jpeg


Striped cynarina
B6D429E6-ABA5-4D6D-8684-513F2749D09D.jpeg


Birdsnest ora green, rainbow monti, Garf bonsai, WWC Halle berry zoa, unknown sps top left - purple with green polyp and encrusting but I don’t know what it is
74902725-712C-4BB8-9C8E-B4AFB6E4B0EE.jpeg


Dragon soul torch
B1851AB4-3A0C-46B5-9E1C-968B3B5EF152.jpeg


Knicks torch, yellow tip torch
6228ACD9-8690-4154-A78C-53BDD3AF2469.jpeg


Interesting purple / gold hammer
E1FE6B8F-3EB2-42C9-B7A2-BB0DC625AB4B.jpeg


Raja rampage chalice
AAD81EEB-1892-4AF2-8CFD-A136D11E113E.jpeg


Jack o lantern lepto
4C6F4F93-D358-43F9-9EBC-223A50F11410.jpeg


Golden tiger lepto
D90CA6CA-2C14-42B3-9388-80E7B9A6D07C.jpeg


Duncan
34686726-AC98-4212-BE32-1B83251AA5C1.jpeg


Blue/green Wellsophyllia
AD0AF562-7302-49F3-8191-020292ACBC91.jpeg


Jawbreaker
B4AC8447-8ACC-4B0A-9B41-0AD4418CC812.jpeg


Palythoa grandis
42DBB911-CB10-46EA-A5C9-D6B5672EBCDA.jpeg


Warpaint scolymia
36EB5AC6-F19E-4F91-8F36-7243786332C1.jpeg


Cynarina
69348D01-3939-46CD-A836-E98AA5CB5822.jpeg
Can't wait to see that fluted moon coral grow out! Not many pics online of moon coral colonies
 
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I always have this in my systems.
Jacko lepto one of my all time favaorite coral and my systems are mostly sticks, lol.
I picked up this golf ball size one from lfs.
The plan is for my new system is to look similar to my old 120. Lots of colorful sticks this time too.
3rd pic is my old Jacko in my 120.
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Nice jacko!
 
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Taiwan rainbow chalice
3B90B9DE-4B53-46DE-BE9F-F73C249BD0D9.jpeg


Moseleya
D0784F75-396F-4886-AB8E-C111D30FB209.jpeg


Candy cane torch
06C95E39-50A2-48D5-B528-14EB1BD5D23D.jpeg


Gold hammer
B5E18E73-0E00-4413-8567-15E0DDBC4A07.jpeg


Orange Yuma
5AD5F105-5E3F-4ED2-B657-929176F69052.jpeg


Galaxy acan
0F8F311E-16EA-48C4-AF9D-F0D04B47F906.jpeg


Fluted moon coral
C8BB4FEC-7485-4D81-91FC-0B763CF34B17.jpeg


Orange lobo green mouth
C02390AB-A85E-4302-9790-AAE0A899DEF9.jpeg


Asian acan
044DD761-0408-4405-9EF7-587AC48C4E30.jpeg


Teal/orange acan
322FBB7F-A505-4536-8C84-9E46ED8B4A72.jpeg


Green glitter acan
A365471C-8C31-4DF2-9EEB-4B0D689E73B7.jpeg


Photobombing anthia
EA5810A5-A68B-4C2D-BE26-FCB00EDD6EE6.jpeg


24k torch
B0D413F0-CE57-4C31-A184-04D1B82A7E82.jpeg


Banana holy grail torch
22B4B423-4D75-47DD-9D8D-94FFCF8556B4.jpeg


Trachyphyllia
8E15FED4-9F79-49AA-9629-3A1E985EAB96.jpeg


Striped cynarina
B6D429E6-ABA5-4D6D-8684-513F2749D09D.jpeg


Birdsnest ora green, rainbow monti, Garf bonsai, WWC Halle berry zoa, unknown sps top left - purple with green polyp and encrusting but I don’t know what it is
74902725-712C-4BB8-9C8E-B4AFB6E4B0EE.jpeg


Dragon soul torch
B1851AB4-3A0C-46B5-9E1C-968B3B5EF152.jpeg


Knicks torch, yellow tip torch
6228ACD9-8690-4154-A78C-53BDD3AF2469.jpeg


Interesting purple / gold hammer
E1FE6B8F-3EB2-42C9-B7A2-BB0DC625AB4B.jpeg


Raja rampage chalice
AAD81EEB-1892-4AF2-8CFD-A136D11E113E.jpeg


Jack o lantern lepto
4C6F4F93-D358-43F9-9EBC-223A50F11410.jpeg


Golden tiger lepto
D90CA6CA-2C14-42B3-9388-80E7B9A6D07C.jpeg


Duncan
34686726-AC98-4212-BE32-1B83251AA5C1.jpeg


Blue/green Wellsophyllia
AD0AF562-7302-49F3-8191-020292ACBC91.jpeg


Jawbreaker
B4AC8447-8ACC-4B0A-9B41-0AD4418CC812.jpeg


Palythoa grandis
42DBB911-CB10-46EA-A5C9-D6B5672EBCDA.jpeg


Warpaint scolymia
36EB5AC6-F19E-4F91-8F36-7243786332C1.jpeg


Cynarina
69348D01-3939-46CD-A836-E98AA5CB5822.jpeg
So much insanely beautiful corals, but that war paint scolymia is just amazing.
 

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Let me know if you are asking about different ones

Pic 1 - tinkerbell gonipora. Seller went Mia on me and disappeared. I’ve emailed asking if he has more, I don’t get any response. Here is a pic in daytime with full extension
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Pic 3
Dragon soul favia I grew from 1 polyp
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“Blowing Goni with yellow on edge”
This is a iron man Goni. The yellow on the edge is natural
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“Jabba the hut”
This is a 24k gold acanthophyllia. It’s 7” across and 2.5” tall. When it’s fully inflated during the day it’s a monster coral lol. It looks even better under whites because the accents in the mouth show better
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“Green something in sand”
I’m guessing my green Acanthophyllia. It’s 6” across and 2” tall. Next to it is a orange/teal acanthophyllia
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Also forgot about this Goni
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Oh now I could just cry... No more Tinkerbell goni? (Yes, that's the first one I meant). And yay, I also have a Dragon Soul Favia! It's one of my favorites. There is hope for the future! The acanthophyllia isn't really called Jabba the Hutt, is it? I was kidding.

What I meant by green thing was under your blue zoa, it looks like you use something neon and plastic to offset the colors? Maybe a neon yellow shelf or border, elsewhere?

But now I'm in love with acanthophyllia! (Juuuuust as soon as I look them up!) Momma's got a lot of real estate to cover in the not so distant future!!!

And what is the forgotten goni? I'm always looking for blue!
 

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Thanks! It’s not the biggest in the world (75 gallons), but I enjoy it.

Thank you! It’s almost like a Bonsai tree at this point. Constant trimming to keep the peace.
Deserved!
The colonies diversity and sheer colour are IMM, top 10 stuff!
And they seemed to like each other…wow…
 

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Oh now I could just cry... No more Tinkerbell goni? (Yes, that's the first one I meant). And yay, I also have a Dragon Soul Favia! It's one of my favorites. There is hope for the future! The acanthophyllia isn't really called Jabba the Hutt, is it? I was kidding.

What I meant by green thing was under your blue zoa, it looks like you use something neon and plastic to offset the colors? Maybe a neon yellow shelf or border, elsewhere?

But now I'm in love with acanthophyllia! (Juuuuust as soon as I look them up!) Momma's got a lot of real estate to cover in the not so distant future!!!

And what is the forgotten goni? I'm always looking for blue!

Lol I was using your words and then giving the actual name. Jabba the hit is an appropriate description haha I won’t get that out of my head. But it is a 24k gold acantho

I don’t have blue zoa. Can you reply with the picture your talking about for the green thing?
 

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