[Mike4271]

Green Carpet and Rose arrived this morning, I will post pics when they settle. See Jasons Aquatics sponsor forum for more details

[karens roses]

Cool, are they going in the same tank Mike?

[Mike4271]

Yep, it is 100 imp galls, Godzilla one end, carpet at the other, and Rosey in the middle

[karens roses]

Sounds good, lets hope they dont move around, :wink:
Now for pictures, pictures pictures, lol
Off to chiropractor, back soon. I will expecto to see them then,

[Mike4271]

Sorry for quality, cheap cam, but here goes

CHILI PEPPER LIGHTS ON

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LIGHTS OFF

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NEW CARPET

[Mike4271]

SUN CORAL,focus :roll:

[Mike4271]

SUN & CHILLI PEPPER

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FAMILY GROUP SHOT

[Mike4271]

Just for Karen

Rose in witness protection programme

[karens roses]

I'm laughing so hard my bird thinks I'm nuts, how funny is that rose????
Thanks for the laugh Mike, now, those mushrooms are to die for.
Love the stripes on them.
Never seen them before, send me a few will ya??????

[karens roses]

Now I am really laughing, the word N U T S is bad to use, hehehahahaha

[Mike4271]

Hang on while I put my nuts back

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Hang on while I put my nuts back



OK done, sorry about that :roll:

[karens roses]

hahahahahahahaa, got them all tucked back in there do ya????

[Mike4271]

To be serious for a moment Ms Karen
I was just checking out the Sun coral in the pic, if you look carefully there is a hole in the center just over 1/4". As I was watching it, what I thought was a Feather duster popped out and straight back in. CChecking it care fully, it is a Mollusc/Bivalve type creature, that shoots out the fan. I doubt I can get a pic, but would love to know what it is, it looks as if it is stuck in there, may have grown too large over time, cool though.

[karens roses]

I bet its a duster, altho the hole is very large for one.
If you can get a pic, not blury we can see what it is.
Remember also, sun corals like semi dark places so make sure he isnt getting allot of light all day.
Pretty arent they!

[Mike4271]

The light thing has been argued so many times, I believe that Eric B said its not so much that they don't like the light, more that in there natural habitat they are quite often found upside down in caves, his explanation was that they get the food they need in that situation. That being said, he is 24" down under t5s, and I spend all day sitting by the tank if I am on my laptop, so I will be watching him. The thing with the Sun is possibly some form of fan worm, where the calcareous tube is coiled, and the end looks just like an eye looking out. Maybe will come out when settled, at the moment it is out for about 1 second every few minutes.

Beautiful is an understatement, I can see now what people see in them.

The witness protection programme seems to be giving the Rose more confidence as you say, maybe 8 tentacles showing prior to my main lights going out, reckon it will be having a look around soon.

[karens roses]

Your right on the light arguement. Mine likes under a shelf so that is where he stays.
I saw a program a year or so ago about saltwater things and they showed a huge wall, maybe 100 feet long covered in Suns.
The whole thing was solid yellow and facing I think they said East.
Just beautiful.