How rare is this? - Page 6

salmonshutters · 09/20/2009, 07:07 PM

thats so cool, i wish i could do that

tufacody · 09/20/2009, 07:38 PM

LOVE this thread. Those daylight shots are so great. Really makes me wish people would get off the blue water kick and see how a natural reef is supposed to look. Outstanding.

Project Reef · 09/20/2009, 09:03 PM

Lewy,
Where is the juvi. Mulleri in that pic?

Phoenix19 · 09/20/2009, 11:56 PM

Beautiful pictures. You are very lucky. I love your old tank as well. The corals were gorgeous and that little butterfly was too cute.

Lewy · 09/21/2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Project Reef
Lewy,
Where is the juvi. Mulleri in that pic?

If you look closely. She is in the centre of the photo.

Lewy · 09/21/2009, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Phoenix19
Beautiful pictures. You are very lucky. I love your old tank as well. The corals were gorgeous and that little butterfly was too cute.

Thanks. It was a very nice tank. I had a problem with the acrylic hence it was taken down.

But in the end. It was a just a big pile of rocks with the corals stuck in the gaps.

Project Reef · 09/21/2009, 12:55 AM

Ahh, I see it.

acrodave · 09/21/2009, 09:40 AM

were these reg low tides or extreme low tides

Lewy · 09/21/2009, 03:41 PM

Fairly extreme tides which we get every couple of months.

We get them around midnight at the beginning of the year and they swing to the daytime at the end.

Sometimes we can even get a negative tide as well.

Lewy · 01/02/2010, 02:37 AM

A great start to the new year.

Largish Rubro found. Released after the pic was taken.

This is how we find torches.

Large Duncanopsammia colony (a few small frags were taken). Note that they are actually buried in the sand.

WDLV · 01/02/2010, 07:45 AM

Pretty cool.

Gary Majchrzak · 01/02/2010, 07:51 AM

the Torch corals occur there or were placed there by the tides?

obviously, the Duncan grew in that muck!

graveyardworm · 01/02/2010, 07:51 AM

Amazing to see all the corals growing right there at your feet.

Magga Pie · 01/02/2010, 09:06 AM

Simply amazing!

apayne · 01/02/2010, 10:36 AM

I love this thread, so cool...

Thanks for the pics, I think I might have to visit some day!!

Aaron

DEERE G · 01/02/2010, 11:05 AM

Thanks for sharing! I love to see pics like yours.

chrisqueenz · 01/02/2010, 11:12 AM

That is awesome! I would love to see how your current tank looks like! Great pics BTW

monkeybiz · 01/02/2010, 11:22 AM

that duncan colony is insane.

mranthonymb · 01/02/2010, 02:32 PM

the fact that you can go out and do this is nuts

velvetelvis · 01/02/2010, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lewy

I could have taken them home. But I purchase the tank bred ones instead.

This is where all of the ones bred around the world originate from.

Good for you.

And how lucky are you to be able to see all of this first-hand...

Lewy · 01/02/2010, 06:50 PM

There was a drop-off at the edge of this reef. We stood there for a good 15 minutes just watching the fish swimming by.

Large schools of Mulleri's, scribbled angels, tangs and two blue spotted rays. It was magic.

Lewy · 01/03/2010, 12:45 AM

Went out to another spot to have a look around. 5 minutes from the city centre (in the background).

Huge fungia.

Small octopus.

Best for last. A large carpet anemone.

1904 · 01/03/2010, 01:00 AM

thats like walking in willie wonkas chocolate factory, yep going to have to read the whole thread. Will comment more after reading the whole thing.

velvetelvis · 01/03/2010, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 1904

thats like walking in willie wonkas chocolate factory, yep going to have to read the whole thread.

LOL That's a good way of putting it.

That octopus is amazing. You have good eyes--at first glance I thought it was just a big brittle star!

spllbnd2 · 01/03/2010, 02:35 AM

That is sweet. Love the land of Oz (Australia).

09/20/2009, 09:03 PM	#128
Project Reef **** R.C. Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,844	Lewy, Where is the juvi. Mulleri in that pic? __________________ - Ali

09/21/2009, 12:55 AM	#132
Project Reef **** R.C. Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,844	Ahh, I see it. __________________ - Ali

09/21/2009, 09:40 AM	#133
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	were these reg low tides or extreme low tides __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

09/21/2009, 03:41 PM	#134
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Fairly extreme tides which we get every couple of months. We get them around midnight at the beginning of the year and they swing to the daytime at the end. Sometimes we can even get a negative tide as well. Last edited by Lewy; 10/06/2017 at 03:02 PM.

01/02/2010, 02:37 AM	#135
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	A great start to the new year. Largish Rubro found. Released after the pic was taken. This is how we find torches. Large Duncanopsammia colony (a few small frags were taken). Note that they are actually buried in the sand. Last edited by Lewy; 10/06/2017 at 03:02 PM.

09/20/2009, 07:07 PM	#126
salmonshutters Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sheboygan Posts: 11	thats so cool, i wish i could do that

09/20/2009, 07:38 PM	#127
tufacody Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,890	LOVE this thread. Those daylight shots are so great. Really makes me wish people would get off the blue water kick and see how a natural reef is supposed to look. Outstanding.

09/20/2009, 11:56 PM	#129
Phoenix19 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Beautiful East Texas Posts: 139	Beautiful pictures. You are very lucky. I love your old tank as well. The corals were gorgeous and that little butterfly was too cute.

01/02/2010, 07:45 AM	#136
WDLV Skunk Hybrid Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD. USA Posts: 3,003	Pretty cool. __________________ - Walter D. LaRoque V "The tanks go or I go." - Ex Wife

01/02/2010, 07:51 AM	#137
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	the Torch corals occur there or were placed there by the tides? obviously, the Duncan grew in that muck! __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

01/02/2010, 07:51 AM	#138
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	Amazing to see all the corals growing right there at your feet. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

01/02/2010, 09:06 AM	#139
Magga Pie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami Fl Posts: 1,490	Simply amazing!

01/02/2010, 10:36 AM	#140
apayne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotts Valley, Ca. Posts: 661	I love this thread, so cool... Thanks for the pics, I think I might have to visit some day!! Aaron __________________ Each day infuses us with the knowledge we carry into tomorrow. Current Tank Info: Anemones, Zoas and Shrooms

01/02/2010, 11:05 AM	#141
DEERE G Passing Through Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ATL Posts: 1,503	Thanks for sharing! I love to see pics like yours. __________________ -Keith- Current Tank Info: DRY

01/02/2010, 11:12 AM	#142
chrisqueenz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester New York, USA Posts: 2,042	That is awesome! I would love to see how your current tank looks like! Great pics BTW

01/02/2010, 11:22 AM	#143
monkeybiz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 308	that duncan colony is insane.

01/02/2010, 02:32 PM	#144
mranthonymb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 53	the fact that you can go out and do this is nuts

01/02/2010, 06:50 PM	#146
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	There was a drop-off at the edge of this reef. We stood there for a good 15 minutes just watching the fish swimming by. Large schools of Mulleri's, scribbled angels, tangs and two blue spotted rays. It was magic.

01/03/2010, 12:45 AM	#147
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Went out to another spot to have a look around. 5 minutes from the city centre (in the background). Huge fungia. Small octopus. Best for last. A large carpet anemone. Last edited by Lewy; 10/06/2017 at 03:02 PM.

01/03/2010, 01:00 AM	#148
1904 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: caifornia san diego Posts: 59	very cool thats like walking in willie wonkas chocolate factory, yep going to have to read the whole thread. Will comment more after reading the whole thing.

01/03/2010, 02:35 AM	#150
spllbnd2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Edmonds, Washington Posts: 145	That is sweet. Love the land of Oz (Australia).