New SPS Chili coral

[kerry]

Just thought I would share my new Chili Coral and kind of newly setup 150G long with everyone.
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-06-30_08-48-55_762.jpg
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-06-29_05-27-07_200.jpg
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-06-29_05-26-42_783.jpg
Here is the left side pic of the 150G
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-06-29_05-28-06_175.jpg
and the right side
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-06-29_05-27-59_183.jpg
All but one fish was hiding when I took these pics. Not much in there yet in the way of corals, there are a couple plugs in there with Bird nest frags on them. There is 40 pounds of sand and about 150 pounds of Live rock in there so far. I still have to get some circulation pumps bought so I can get the sump pumps out of there.

[MorganAtlanta]

Good luck. I haven't done well with NPS, even feeding a ton.

[kerry]

I got it in a spot where there is a steady amount of flow, its not blasting by it but it flows into it. I nabbed it up for 20 bucks so I figured why not.

[SantaMonica]

Mine has been holding on for 6 months or so. It only opens when my liquid feeding is pumping a lot.

[Wopadobop]

I'm totally digging your background

[kerry]

Thank you, its just spray paint. I wanted it to look like the sky. I also see a huge mistake in the title, I am calling my soft coral SPS!!!! What was I thinking LOL!

[kerry]

Pic of the Chili coral with the polyps open.
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q566/kerryconklin/2012-07-16_05-29-42_754.jpg

[kotlec]

Seems she is happy :)

[Garf]

Kerry - what you feeding? The polyps look well developed for larger particles. ( when I say larger - I mean copepod size )

[kerry]

I make some brine shrimp (1/4-ish teaspoon of eggs) about twice a week for her. I wish I could get something that would naturally hatch in the tank for it. The brine shrimp is easy enough and the other fish like to eat it to, they look like they are eating the water because they are so small, its pretty funny looking.

[SantaMonica]

Btw.... a chili is an LPS NPS

[kerry]

Ya, I noticed I did that. I have stopped crack smoking since then LOL. I dont know what I was thinking when I was writing that, I even touched it and knew it was soft????

[kotlec]

Kerry,

How is your baby doing ?

[kerry]

Its doing fine. I am wanting to frag it soon and put it in my other tanks. Its very easy, I dont even target feed it!!