Any Leptastrea owners out there? - Page 5

Justin74 · #**101** 04/29/2007, 03:21 PM

Looking foward to that pic waterfaller1

I know when they first come in they easily can get confused with a handfull of corals out there. Some Goniopora make it hard to tell sometimes, especially the red ones.
I need to post some updated pics of my collection too. Finally got a few pieces off the sand and mounted and are encrusting just nicely. The diversity in availability of various morphs definately seems to be seasonal. Been awhile since Ive seen any come in that havent been around most of the year already.

-Justin

smariner · #**102** 04/29/2007, 08:40 PM

Very nice photos of the Leptastrea's!

cb

Justin74 · #**103** 05/01/2007, 12:27 AM

Couple to share and keep the ball 'a' rollin

Ive posted this one before but it just gets brighter and brighter, amazing piece.

Ultra rare piece from retired local reefer, sandollar encrusting nicely:

Heres two morphs nestled in there new home one coming off the sand:

-Justin

critmin · #**104** 05/01/2007, 09:17 AM

Leptos are so hot right now! Haha. It seems like every niche has an enthusiast. What are some other not too common lps that people collect vigilantly?

Justin74 · #**105** 07/08/2007, 06:55 PM

Thought Id bump the thread with some recent shots

Feel free to do the same!

Orangest piece in my tank....

alien eye:

Lep of fire finally grew a chimney stack!

Insanely long tenticles on this really pretty peice I got from John @ yourreef.com:

-Justin

smariner · #**106** 07/08/2007, 08:08 PM

Wow, great shots!

cb

Justin74 · #**107** 07/08/2007, 08:19 PM

Thank you, means alot!

-Justin

smariner · #**108** 07/08/2007, 08:23 PM

Noticed you were from Sac Town... I lived in Folsom(not the prison!) for a while... Great city!

cb

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Originally posted by Justin74
Thats something I never hear. Thank you, means alot!

-Justin

Justin74 · #**109** 07/08/2007, 08:34 PM

Now if only I could say "lived there for a while..."

Is a great town, but Im ready to venture out. Been ready you could say

Lookin really hard at Spokane, WA right now

-Justin

brianbigoats · #**110** 07/08/2007, 08:45 PM

here is mine

Justin74 · #**111** 07/08/2007, 08:51 PM

Nice. Is that the red with blue centered one? What color is that? looks lavender with minty green white center!

-Justin

brianbigoats · #**112** 07/08/2007, 08:55 PM

Its dark red w/ very light blue centers almost white

Justin74 · #**113** 07/08/2007, 09:12 PM

Heres mine nestled in between a bali slimer and Unarce's candlelight

It's in the back of the tank and comes out blurry every time though

-Justin

Justin74 · #**114** 07/26/2007, 02:47 AM

Heres a good close up of a morph that I just took that I never could get a good shot of:

and this was just a cool shot I thought

and close up shows a neat rainbow edge near the new growth

-Justin

anomie · #**115** 07/26/2007, 08:11 AM

Hey Justin, you mentioned a chimney stack earlier on this page. Is it normal for lepestras to form this and what is it's purpose?

Justin74 · #**116** 07/26/2007, 01:58 PM

Hello anomie

Completely normal, and are amongst many who can get this.
It actually starts with a vermetid snail, the kind that coil up with an encrusted shell and spread their 'webbing' to filter feed. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php
Through time the leptastrea grow over this with tissue and skeleton giving it almost a digitata outword growth appearance. This will happen with sps as well, often in plating and encrusters like montipora capricornis for example. My morbidness enjoys watching the "race" between coral and vermetid, as the vermetid tries to keep up with the encroaching coral.

The purpose? With all corals, merely the constant struggle and compitition for light and realestate within the reef

-Justin

anomie · #**117** 07/26/2007, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the answer Justin.

My lepestra has a chimney stack and came that way from the store. I have never seen anything come out of the stack and when you mentioned it, I thought it was a some kind of "something" particular with this type of coral.

Not the greatest picture, but you can see the chimney stack where the bubbles are.

Justin74 · #**118** 07/26/2007, 05:18 PM

Nice piece

they are completely reef safe and make for good filter feeders. Although can populate a tank quickly and the large ones can be annoying to the corals when they have there mucous web out. In such cases I found they can be pried off with either a hard object or bone cutters work great.

Looks like you have yours in good spot, thanks for sharing

-Justin

sb1227 · #**119** 07/26/2007, 05:43 PM

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My morbidness enjoys watching the "race" between coral and vermetid, as the vermetid tries to keep up with the encroaching coral.

Glad I'm not the only one who does that.

72olds455 · #**120** 08/14/2007, 07:52 PM

Here is mine I picked it up a week ago for 20 bucks.

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Justin74 · #**121** 08/14/2007, 11:57 PM

Nice boulder!!

-Justin