Reef A

This is an overview of the center of Reef A. This reef is nearly two years old. The Xenia was just trimmed back again as it tends to shade colonial animals. This reef has 3 species of acros, 2 monti., 2 pocillo., and 1 Hynophora (aka horn coral). Four species of zooanthids, star polyps, Xenia, Tree Coral all competing for territory!

Note the M. capricornis, the orange plate coral.

Reef A

This Pagoda coral does not seem to be too disturbed by the Montipora or the Capnella (Tree Coral) - bottom, right corner. It has expanded some and added more polyps to its matrix.

Reef A

The pinkish frag in the center is a new Pocillopora introduced about a month ago.

The Hynophora is showing considerable growth. The concern is that it might affect the Pocilloporas on both sides of it. Hynophoras are fairly aggressive and intolerant of most other Cnidarians. The green clove polyps aka star polyps are expanding over much of this reef and have been trimmed a couple of times and most likely will require even more drastic measures to keep them under control.

The blenny appears to be getting old. It is quite thin.

Reef B

An overall view of reef B. It has been almost a year since it was set up. The furry mushrooms in the foreground have taken of since the specific gravity was corrected a while back.
the recently added Yellow Tang is feeding a little on the algae but has not made much of an impact on the saw blade Caulerpa.

Reef B

This is a new piece of live rock recently added to the left rear corner. It has 2 frags of Pocillopora, a furry mushroom and some Halimeda.