Nanofins
05-01-2010, 01:11 PM
Just got around to taking some more pics of the chalice tentatively dubbed the Ironman. It's fairly well settled in, but still in the process of coloring up; doing some interesting things. It will be interesting to see how the colors continue to develop. It's already showing some noticeable growth around the rim, which is encouraging. So, after just over a month in captivity here it is again.
Top-Down Daylight
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17807.jpg
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17809.jpg
Through the Glass Daylight
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17801.jpg
Through the Glass Actinic
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17798.jpg
As you can see there has been a lot of development of bluish pigments around the corallites, lending a sort of overall purplish hue to some areas. It seems like the areas that are getting more shade have a stronger burgundy/red tone to them, while the areas in brighter light have gotten more blue pigments in them. Due to the growth of the rim and the angle I had the colony at (laying flat until a little over a week ago), the edge has actually grown down and out of site, so the yellow rim isn't visible everywhere. I adjusted the angle the colony was sitting at and it seems to be reaching back outwards and becoming more visible again. I think without anything solid underneath it, and being at a new angle from what it had been growing at, the edges were tending to sink down, but now that I have the whole colony angled it seems to be coming back outwards.
I finally got to see some pictures of the original Flamethrower chalice before it was fragged, including when it first arrived. It's interesting to see how much of a resemblance there is between this piece and that one upon first import. The progress of the colony over a two year period before being cut up makes me wonder what this new piece will continue to do.
Top-Down Daylight
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17807.jpg
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17809.jpg
Through the Glass Daylight
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17801.jpg
Through the Glass Actinic
http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/Photos/ironman_17798.jpg
As you can see there has been a lot of development of bluish pigments around the corallites, lending a sort of overall purplish hue to some areas. It seems like the areas that are getting more shade have a stronger burgundy/red tone to them, while the areas in brighter light have gotten more blue pigments in them. Due to the growth of the rim and the angle I had the colony at (laying flat until a little over a week ago), the edge has actually grown down and out of site, so the yellow rim isn't visible everywhere. I adjusted the angle the colony was sitting at and it seems to be reaching back outwards and becoming more visible again. I think without anything solid underneath it, and being at a new angle from what it had been growing at, the edges were tending to sink down, but now that I have the whole colony angled it seems to be coming back outwards.
I finally got to see some pictures of the original Flamethrower chalice before it was fragged, including when it first arrived. It's interesting to see how much of a resemblance there is between this piece and that one upon first import. The progress of the colony over a two year period before being cut up makes me wonder what this new piece will continue to do.