My tort

[Bigreefer]

I finally got a picture of my tort.

[Bigreefer]

oooppss ..The Attachment is too big.

[BA]

:pics???

[::pete::]

looks sweet!! :D

[BA]

i'm not seeing it?

[NaCl_H2O]

VERY nice, and the water is soooooooo clear :P

[scuba_steveo]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want a frag!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bigreefer]

Fixed.... I had to call the Gimp out. Its now 149K hehehe.

[::pete::]

Looks nice .. ;)

[BA]

WOW>>>>almost looks fake

[Thunderkat]

That is some nice algae and macroalgae in the background. What is that macroalgae called that looks like blister packing material?

[Brett Wilson]

Nice tort!

[astrong]

Thats Valonia. It's a neat macro, it can grow into enormous colonies. I've seen football sized clumps of it before.
Its got a good strategy for reproduction. Each ball is a single cell with many nucleii, ie coenocytic. Each nucleii can form a spore that can reproduce the entire plant. So as the cell matures, it bursts and spores can spread to a new location.

[Bigreefer]

Thanks guys! This is an Organ Tort that I got from a local reefer. I've also got a California tort that is a darker blue.
These torts really are my favorite! too bad they grow so slow.

Jason

[Tim Marvin]

I like that Oregon tort! Interested in a trade? I toasted the mites and will re-toast next week.

[Polkster13]

Very sweet tort. Yummy!

You had better watch the valona though. It can take over a tank. If you don't believe me, come check out my 135 valona tank! :w00t

[jaded]

Valonia... I've never heard it clled that but it tried to ake over my tank once. The rocks I brought over from the 46 bowfront were totally cleaned of them in 3 days by the emerald crabs. just an FYI

[Polkster13]

My emerald crab won't touch them. I have four varieties of valonia in my tank.

[jaded]

I have at least 8 emeralds, probably more like 12 in the 135... I dont know if they all ate, or just a couple, but they knocked out a bunch in a very short amount of time!!!

[Polkster13]

Hmmm, Maybe I should try a dozen and see what they do.

[jaded]

not if your trying to keep the macro :)

[Polkster13]

Actually I would like to get rid of all of the macro for now. My Purple Tang has cleaned out most of the grape caulperia. Now if I can just get the valonia in check. I will be adding a Tunze stream soon and I am hoping that will clear up the dead spots and get rid of the diatoms. Trying to get my tank back to what it was looking like before the crash.

[jaded]

I can only say that whats in that picute is what I had and I had it BAD... It took only a few days for the emeralds to complete rid the place of any traces. I actually have "bare" spots where the coraline has to grow back.

[Polkster13]

Maybe I can just borrow your crabs for a month or two. You can have them back when they are through. Whatda say? ;)

[Bigreefer]

I've got two in there that don't touch the stuff.

[Polkster13]

That's why I wanted his. Apparently his will eat the stuff.

[jaded]

come on down and catch them... I dont mind. I have plenty.

Just dont touch the rock :)

[TroyPham]

oregon tort huh!!!! a great find. i'd love to get a frag from u ... maybe a clam trade or a piece of it and a piece of the LA tort.

[Bigreefer]

It's too small to frag just yet. It will be fragged though!

Jason

[GaryP]

Foxface will also eat Valonia. Emerald Crabs are picky about what species they will eat or won't eat.