Post your Brains

[Phyllia131]

I'm interested to see some of your larger brain corals. Lobos and Trachies in particular.

[thecichlidpleco]

ABout 6-7" across
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e196/thecichlidpleco/100_1220.jpg

[reefkrazy]

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN2240.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN2261.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN2285.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN2280.jpg

[elegance coral]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9350/greenbrainpm4.jpg
Not a good pic but its a big brain.

[corals b 4 bills]

http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/msb142/?action=view&current=1180633414.pbw

[raddogz]

Here's mine - when it is retracted it's about four inches, and when it fully expands it's close to six or seven inches across.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/raddogz/Oceanic%2058G%20Bare%20Bottom/IMG_0007.jpg

[kraftyforu]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w133/kraftyforu/DSCF0939.jpg

[143gadgets]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/DSC_0037web.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/143gadgets/MazeBrain.jpg

[xxtriggermanxx]

my little red one, love this guy!
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e71/xxtriggermanxx/Tankpictures043.jpg

[wrasseguy2]

here is one of my lobos
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/560/131149lobo.jpg
here is a couple mor of my brains
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/560/131149redbrain.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/560/131149brains.jpg

[tankgeeks]

rainbow lobo....

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/jbcmiami83/tankround2028.jpg

[poopsko24]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/poopsko24/P1010330.jpg

[jessp]

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[csb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10108043#post10108043 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by poopsko24
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/poopsko24/P1010330.jpg

Wow! Nice tentacle extension... I'm also amazed at the size of the mouth on that one!!

[kramgnik]

Nice brains guys! Here are a few on mine. Sorry for the crappy pics!

Two T. radiata

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s302/kramgnik/Corals059.jpg

Orange Lobo

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s302/kramgnik/Corals060.jpg

Orange T. radiata (have to look close for it!)

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s302/kramgnik/Corals007.jpg

New guy on the block

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s302/kramgnik/Corals054.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Mark

[vessxpress1]

Not really that large, but here are mine:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/LPS001.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/LPS002.jpg

[wrasseguy2]

here is an updated shot of my green and purple trachyphyllia radiata
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/560/131149gandpbrain.jpg

[mwoneal]

You all obviously have excellent success keeping brains, what do you feel to be the most important things you do to help your brains flourish? I have a trachyphyllia that I've had for a month now that has never been as open as it was at the LFS. I put the brain directly under the light about half way up the tank when I first got it. It was really extended the first 3 days or so, and then slowly receded over the next week. I read a few posts about brains being sensitive to bright light coming from LFS tanks, so I put it in a shady spot in the tank. It showed a little expansion at first, but this hasn't increased any in the last two weeks. Any ideas? My parameters are:

Amm: 0 ppt
Nitrites: 0 ppt
Nitrates: < 5 ppt
Phosphates: < 0.1 ppt
Specific Gravity: 1.025
Alk: ~ 3.0 meq/L
Ca: 380 ppm

My water source is RO/DI, never checked TDS, but filters are < 4 months old. The tank is 10 gallons w/ 5 gallon sump. Lighting is a 96W 50/50 CF bulb, also < 4 months old. The tank has been up around 4 months. Filtration is protein skimmer. I feed fish (bi-color blenny and maroon clown) once a day with formula 2 flake food or frozen brine shrimp, and corals every 3 days w/ Marine Snow or Coral Vital. I have a number of soft corals (zoanthid, palythoa, mushrooms, cabbage leather, toadstool leather, xenia, kenya tree coral) that are thriving in this tank.

[ipiniowa]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8164310_13_06_014.jpg
Lobo
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/81643Lobo.JPG