coral showcase thread

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i was hoping to start a coral photo thread. i love looking at whole tank shots but i always wish i could see some close ups of peoples corals as well. so i figured if we had a thread dedicated to it it will help people with identifying there corals and seeing examples of colours and health. there will be a few rules.

1. corals only. if u are going to post a full tank shot that is fine as long as there are close ups of the corals in said tank

2. please try to include only clear shots. i understand not everyone can get crystal clear photos. that is fine. but if u have to squint to make it out then perhaps try the photo again before posting (i am not trying to be rude)

3. include camera type/exposure/settings if possible. this will also help people that are trying to improve there skills.

4. please put the name (common or proper) and the type (soft/sps/lps) if u know it

5. please use a photo uploader program like photobucket/imageshack. it will display a larger picture then the site uploader.

6. HAVE FUN!


i will include a few i have taken to start things off

green zoanthids.

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pipe organ coral

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ricordia mushroom

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green zoanthids under blue leds

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button polyps

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green star polyps(top left) button polyps (bottom left) green zoanthids (right)

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anenome

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many of these were taken with different cameras unfortunatly so i cant really include the information.


im sorry if this is in the wrong section. just figured this is where the most traffic would be and it applys specifically to reefs.
 
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Leather toadstool



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Blue Mushroom



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Red Mushroom



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Green Ricordea



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Yellow colony Polyp



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Green/Orange Zoanthids



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Assorted Zoanthids
 

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Camera: Nikon Coolpix S1

Purple & Green Acan / LPS
(Acanthastrea sp.)
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Orange & Green Acan / LPS
(Acanthastrea echinata)
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Red & Green War Coral / LPS
(Favites pentagona)
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Green-centered Leptastrea / LPS
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Orange Leptastrea / LPS
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Green Pipe Organ Coral / Soft Coral w/fused calcite tubes & stolon plates
(Tubipora musica)
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Pulsating Xenia / Soft Coral
(Xenia umbellata)
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i thought there would be more pictures then this. here are a few more from me

candy cane coral

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just got this one. some kind of leather frag. not 100% sure yet

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both photos taken with a cannon rebel t3. using manual shutter speed. taken around 1/300 of a sec.
 
to both kay-bee19 and azul17 your guys corals are gorgeous. im just hoping more people start posting. tons of views on the thread but not a lot of contributors lol.

here is my mini maxi carpet anenome. one of my favourites

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This is just my phone camera. its all i have.
 

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They all look great. Do you know any of the names of them? People may be misunderstanding the rules. The pictures don't need to be professional quality. Just not blurry lol. Don't be afraid to post up.
 
Here's some of mine
 

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i am insanely jealous of your zoo garden. i want exactly that in my tank. its just very hard to find different strains besides the green ones near me.. and thank you greenpillow. i will be seeking some of those for my tank now.
 
Camera phone.

Star polyp

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Richordea mushroom

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Top left, green ridge. Bottom right, digitalis.

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Acan

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Not sure?

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Left, brain coral. Right, candy cane.

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Leather

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Button polyps, not sure of the one on the right.

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Excellent. Is that first one a candy cane? And what are the 4th and last one? They don't look familiar.


It was sold to me as Kryptonite Candy cane but the more I look the more it looks like a trumpet...

The 4th one is a Acan


The last two are rock flower anemones :) so awesome.
 
Here are my mushrooms. I just used my iPhone for the picture cause all my camera money is tied up in my tank :)
 

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