That site and photos, plus the wonderful text is so inspiring not to mention
breathtaking! That would be a wonderful hobby. I'm in an apartment now, so
it will probably be a while before I could attempt anything like that, but I
have seen smaller acrylic tanks at my LFS with reefs and it spurs me to
spend some $$$ now for sure.

Thanks again.

'nutherBob

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob,

If you'll go to Steve Miller's TOTM, you'll see some amazing growth
sequences.
Here's the link:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-09/totm/index.htm

You'll note a picture of a coral that is horizontal and yet the new growth
is
vertical, reaching toward light. Most every coral I know of grows toward
the
light, unless it is a pure filter feeder like Dendronepthya which tends to
be
hidden inside caves in darkness.

Marc


'nutherBob wrote:

May I ask a question about this?

From the picture "td_purplesps.jpg" , it looks as if the coral is
reaching
up toward the light as plants do. Is this the way some corals grow? I
have
no idea about salt water tanks, but my curiosity is getting the best of
me.

Thanks,
'nutherBob

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Is that what it's called, Kev? I had a guy ask about it specifically
last
night, and I could only mumble that it was given to me. It really
is
doing
well, as it the other frag that you gave me. Very slow growing, but
they
seem
to maintain their health.

Marc

Kevin M wrote:

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
| This frag is an SPS with purple tips. It has been knocked down to
the
substrate
| several times, but has continued to keep its color. It has to be
a
very
hardy
| coral!
| http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/1203/td_purplesps.jpg

Sweet! That looks like the frag I gave you, is it? I think it's a
Nana,
but
I could be way off. It also looks like it's started to encrust a
little
around the base. I find that this coral is the only one that really
keeps
some of its color even when my Alk gets a little low.

Kev

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