Is this a Photo or none-Photosynthetic Gorgonia

[nemodan]

Hi all

I have just introduced myself to the Boston Reefers Forums.

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums...s-but-with-some-experience-See-my-14G-Biocube

I will link here too the video of my 14G Biocube that has 3 months all. But I would like to know from the experts what Gorgonia is this one : Is it photo or none-photosynthetic ?

Thanks for shearing your knowledge,

Daniel

Gorgonia video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYy9_WkdIxc

Reef Tank video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuIP4HhwgcU

 

[Trevor]

Looks like a photo to me, nice tank!

 

[nemodan]

Thank you Trevor !!!

I hope it is a Photo one. I saw it at the LFS and I couldn't stop the impulse of buying it. I never had one like that one before. Always they were more dead than alive. BUT.....after placing the gorgonia in the tank and looking around internet what I have, I am not sure if I did the correct thing. If it is a none-Photo, it will not be ease to keep it alive. But I will do all what I can. Now I am feeding it every evening with phytoplankton (3-6 drops) in standby mode (no pumps) so the phyto is around her. I wait 10 minutes and after that I start the pumps. For the last 2 weeks was doing that and the Nitrates/Nitrites levels in the tank are OK.

I posted some details of my Biocube in the introductory thread. I added the link to this thread.

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Turbosnail]

I would say photo it looks like a purple brush Gorgonia.

 

[nemodan]

I would say photo it looks like a purple brush Gorgonia.

Thank you !!!

I am starting to be more relax with this Gorgonia now. In most of the internet pictures that I was able to find concerning purple brush gorgonias you can see that they have a feather like structure/shape. Could be mine is a diferent variety ?

Daniel