Right-side of the tank

Wide Open Fiji Coral, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

Nothing new in this photo, but I really like it…

Both the Toadstool and the Leather Coral are wide open… Plus the photo has one of our snails and a clownfish!

Leather Coral, Sun Coral and Orange Zoas

Leather Coral, Star Coral and Orange Zoas, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

All three of these species are doing really well…

The Sarcophyton elegans (Yellow Fiji Leather Coral) is a huge specimen that grows to reach from one side of the tank to the other.

I put the Tubastraea sp (Sun Coral) under the S. elegans because his previous location gave him too much light. After moving him here, he has seemed much happier and regularly opens up completely when feeding shrimp in the tank.

I’m actually a little surprised the Zoanthus sp (Orange Zoas) in this location are doing as well as they are. I moved a huge rock full of them to a much higher location in the tank and I didn’t expect much out of the remnants at this location. However, they elongated tremendously in order to get light (the S. elegans blocks almost all light in this area!) and seem to be thriving. These polyps are quick strong and I expect them to continue propagating all over the tank!

Clown and Tang

Clown and Tang, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

The glass on the tank is a little spotty with algae, but I really like the look of the Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and the Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) playing. The clown fish, in particular, spends almost all of his time out in the open. At night, he sleeps within an unknown coral (I really need to identify it!).

Small Leather Coral

Small Leather Coral, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

The small Sarcophyton elegans has really blossomed as of late.

He was originally attached to one end of the HUGE Sarcophyton elegans also in our tank, but I couldn’t find a way to position them both in an acceptable way. After moving him to a new location, he quickly dug in some roots and it blossoming on a regular basis!