wa_lanz 3x2x2 tank

[Dispar_Anthias]

thanks to a fella reefer... orange center zoos

Wah someone got a big colony of tri colour zoos

[wa_lanz]

ok only la... u also have ma... u got way way way more chio zoos

[Achilles Tang]

Nice looking tank man!

Must come over with a pail soon!

[wa_lanz]

thanks

u r welcome to come over with a pail full of frags for me anytime just kidding..

[Achilles Tang]

No, you misunderstood me. I'm coming over with an empty pail.

[wa_lanz]

feel free to drop by anytime... seriously, wondering if i can pop by ur place one of these days to view ur tank?

[lightningstrike]

BTW the red one looks like a micromussa to me.

still think it's not a micromussa, but an acan lord. although both r from the Mussidae family and r easily mistaken. the characteristics resembles that of acan lord.

characteristics of Micromussa amakusensis:

Colonies are cerioid with neat angular corallites up to 8 millimetres diameter. Septa have 1-3 large teeth. Colonies have a thick fleshy mantle usually covered with fine papillae.

characteristics of Acanthastrea lordhowensis:

Colonies are massive and cerioid, with laterally compressed corallites of uneven height. Walls are acute: septa are thick, with large teeth. Columellae are barely developed. Colonies have a thick fleshy mantle which is covered by fine papillae.

The pic shown is my micromussa. see the diff?

[lightningstrike]

a macro shot of the above. i hope it helps.

[Kurt Cobain]

very nice reef.......

[wa_lanz]

kurt cobain : thanks

bro LS : i don quite understand the terms used ... care to explain wat is septa and papillae??

and ya i can see the difference between urs and mine but at the same time im confused as mine looks the same pattern as those posted by JenDub in RC..

micromussa

or is there many variations of micros???

[scarab]

still think it's not a micromussa, but an acan lord. although both r from the Mussidae family and r easily mistaken. the characteristics resembles that of acan lord.

characteristics of Micromussa amakusensis:

Colonies are cerioid with neat angular corallites up to 8 millimetres diameter. Septa have 1-3 large teeth. Colonies have a thick fleshy mantle usually covered with fine papillae.

characteristics of Acanthastrea lordhowensis:

Colonies are massive and cerioid, with laterally compressed corallites of uneven height. Walls are acute: septa are thick, with large teeth. Columellae are barely developed. Colonies have a thick fleshy mantle which is covered by fine papillae.

The pic shown is my micromussa. see the diff?

Bro how do you see papillae and septa when the polyp is out?? You can only see it when the coral is dead or when the polyps are shrunk and the skeleton is showing.

No time to research but see the micromussa posted in RC under the link provided by wa_lanz. Even micros have lots of variation and by comparing the piece posted by wa_lanz, I say it looks closer to a micromussa than an acan. And it's definitely not Acan Lord.

[lightningstrike]

Bro how do you see papillae and septa when the polyp is out?? You can only see it when the coral is dead or when the polyps are shrunk and the skeleton is showing.

No time to research but see the micromussa posted in RC under the link provided by wa_lanz. Even micros have lots of variation and by comparing the piece posted by wa_lanz, I say it looks closer to a micromussa than an acan. And it's definitely not Acan Lord.

i do not see the papillae and septa, i did not say that i did. i am juz judging from the extended fleshes and whatever i can see of the coralites. micromussas polyps r closely knitted most of the time, look at the distance btw each polyps in Jendub's post.

i did some comparisons myself in RC for wa lanz pc, there r 2 great pictorial threads (sadly, both threads had been closed due to obvious reasons), 1 for micromussas and the other for acans.

as i hv said, i still think it's not a micromussa, but an acan lord. although both r from the Mussidae family and r easily mistaken.

btw bro, what makes u so sure that it's not an acan lord?

Acans pictorial thread in RC.

Micromussas pictorial thread in RC.

[strat]

Wah lots of gems!!!

[scarab]

i do not see the papillae and septa, i did not say that i did. i am juz judging from the extended fleshes and whatever i can see of the coralites. micromussas polyps r closely knitted most of the time, look at the distance btw each polyps in Jendub's post.

i did some comparisons myself in RC for wa lanz pc, there r 2 great pictorial threads (sadly, both threads had been closed due to obvious reasons), 1 for micromussas and the other for acans.

as i hv said, i still think it's not a micromussa, but an acan lord. although both r from the Mussidae family and r easily mistaken.

btw bro, what makes u so sure that it's not an acan lord?

Acans pictorial thread in RC.

Micromussas pictorial thread in RC.

Actually just want to say, try not to confuse people with these terror terms lah. End up everyone more blur.

Micromussa, acanthastrea, blastomussa or whatever mussa also can lah. Nice can already. Too bad it's not in my tank.

[roidan]

Yah lor...

dun care if it is acan or atin or abottle lah

or micromussa or macromussa or micromustafa lah...hahahha

as long nice can liao

[lightningstrike]

Actually just want to say, try not to confuse people with these terror terms lah. End up everyone more blur.

Micromussa, acanthastrea, blastomussa or whatever mussa also can lah. Nice can already. Too bad it's not in my tank.

no worries bro, i was not trying to confuse ppl with terror terms, juz bolded out the main sentences to highlight the differences, so easier for ppl to see. little did i know, i made thing worse. :p:p

btw wa_lanz, nice pc (irregardless whether it is a acan or micromussa) u hv there.

[wa_lanz]

dun care if it is acan or atin or abottle lah

or micromussa or macromussa or micromustafa lah...hahahha 

[RAV-65]

Yah lor...

dun care if it is acan or atin or abottle lah

or micromussa or macromussa or micromustafa lah...hahahha

as long nice can liao

Roidan, u never fail to make me laff....

[wa_lanz]

some updates..

water par :

Temp : 27.0 - 27.8 deg

Calcium : 440ppm

Magnesium : 1150ppm (still buffering up)

Nitrate : 2ppm

Phos : Undectable

DkH : 12.6

Salinity : 1.026

noticed slightly better coloration after changing to tropic marine salt and increase photo period to 9hrs...

and of course, pic is also much better coz photograhper is Jim using his camera..

thanks Jim!

[wa_lanz]

side angled view..

[giantbicycle]

side angled view..

very colourful

[akirasan]

Yo, your efflo looks much better now when compared to that previous 'half coloured, half white' look yah? Good stuff

[wa_lanz]

yeah.. the efflo recovered already.. lost the purple rims though after change of placement... however i see some hues of green in the body already... hopefully one day...

[yiling]

bro, dun need to change the scaping...its looks good ...really

keep u p the good work

[sunnymau]

wah..

getting nicer and nicer.. must go down and see with my own eyes, since i stay so near ur place