Some NPS Macro Shots from my Non-Photosynthetic Reef

Northwest_Scapes_ · May 17, 2023

Everything has been doing super well lately in my tank and (tad bit of self promo) I post a lot of these images in my build thread and Instagram (same username on there) so I thought why not post them on the photography forum as well!

The 6 pecies I have going on right now are:
-Sun Coral (Tubastera sp.)
-Dendro (Dendrophyllia sp.) (Not a Fathead Dendro)
-Orange Sea Fan (Swiftia exserta)

These 3 were the first, and im approaching almost 3 months with them

-Gold & Red Sea Fan (Menella sp.)
-Red Sea Whip (Ellisella schmitti)
-Chili Coral (Nephthyigorgia sp.)

These 3 I got at the beginning of the month, so far so good.

Lots of extension on all the corals, except the Chili Coral since that one is just starting to show its full extension now that I've glued it on the side of the rockwork. The first 3 have shown a really good amount of growth, and the new 3 are healing up a lot. I got into a lot more detail on the thread so check it out if you're interested!

Now onto the photos! All of them are from today

Camera: Sony a6100
Lens: Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro

Sun Coral

Dendro

Swiftia

Menella

I had no idea the polyps were big enough to catch Reef Nutrition ROE (mainly what the Swiftia and LPS eat since they're polyps are big) but surprisingly it caught and digested a few pieces!