Through the Looking Glass - Page 46

BruceWayne · 08/15/2018, 11:00 AM

VERY Nice colors what kind of camera?

watchguy123 · 08/22/2018, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceWayne

VERY Nice colors what kind of camera?

I purchased a new camera in December, a Sony a7rIII. the camera is better than my photography skills but it is a joy to use.

vivid's Confetti

This really has turned very crazy, Ray's Rainbow

watchguy123 · 08/23/2018, 11:46 AM

I had a beautiful and large colony of Reef Raft USA Red Diablo and it RTN'd many months ago, maybe a year or so ago. I cut a handful of frags but this is the only survivor. It is starting to encrust really well and even show some color. Hopefully, it thrives and grows into another stunning colony.

I have rediscovered LPS and thoroughly enjoying their bright and vivid colors. They absolutely glow under LEDS.

Three new acans that I just acquired:

Some blastos:

And back to stonies:

JF Beach Bum Monti

watchguy123 · 08/24/2018, 10:46 AM

Jf beach bum monti

Sam2832 · 08/24/2018, 12:16 PM

Wow nice shots!
Is the beach bum as invasive than other encrusting montis?
Or does he gave way to acros?
Thanks

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watchguy123 · 08/24/2018, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam2832

Wow nice shots!
Is the beach bum as invasive than other encrusting montis?
Or does he gave way to acros?
Thanks

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Thank you. I don’t trust monti’s at all. I have the beach bum, z’s Dream monti and a third monti, a pinkish/Orange with blue polyps, all three growing either on d&d epoxy or a tile. I aim not to allow them to attach directly to the rock work because of my concern for their aggressiveness.

Here is a picture of another chalice that I have

Sam2832 · 08/24/2018, 11:02 PM

Thanks, good tip the epoxy!
I just did some cleaning in my tank due to monti taking too much place.
To say, same time last year i only had 4 frags left after my battle with monti nudibranch.
That stuff grow fast.

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watchguy123 · 08/26/2018, 11:52 AM

Z's Blue Floyd

WWC Red Ferrari

watchguy123 · 08/27/2018, 12:19 PM

Another part of my lps collection

reefmutt · 09/15/2018, 04:02 PM

Wow, Mark. It’s been a while since I’ve checked in but your corals continue to absolutely shine.
Just fantastic.

rickzter · 09/15/2018, 09:25 PM

Bears are huge!

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reefmutt · 09/16/2018, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rickzter

Bears are huge!

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Couldn’ta said it better myself!
Love the momma and baby shot on the beach.
Trip to western Canada, Mark?

meganeto94 · 09/17/2018, 02:51 AM

Those are some amazing colors just wow

watchguy123 · 09/29/2018, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Couldn’ta said it better myself!
Love the momma and baby shot on the beach.
Trip to western Canada, Mark?

Not far from Canada. Kodiak Island, Alaska

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Originally Posted by meganeto94

Those are some amazing colors just wow

Thanks

I seem to have accumulated lots of purplish Coral. The cool thing is that some are adding lots of yellow corallite edges. Not sure why, but enjoying it nonetheless

Z’s Purple People Eater

Another closer view of Z’s PPE and yes, that is Reef Raft USA Pink Floyd below.

watchguy123 · 09/30/2018, 08:04 AM

Z’s Pink Cotton Candy

reefmutt · 09/30/2018, 11:55 AM

Love it Mark!
Just beautiful!

watchguy123 · 10/06/2018, 09:52 PM

I think this is really pretty

This next colony was really large and happy and then started to idiosyncratically rtn. I seem to have a single colony inexplicably have an episode like this about once a year. There is always something that is not perfect in the tank but I can’t really point a finger at an aberrant parameter. And although flow is always a consideration with larger colonies, I would be surprised if that was the culprit. On the other hand, I can’t identify any one thing specifically as a cause so perhaps I’m wrong.

I have about a 100 plus frags and/or colonies on my rockwork so I have come to simply accept the occasional adverse event. Most of the serious reefers I know who actually share negative experiences, seem to report similar experiences of unexplained or idiosyncratic necrosis infrequently but consistently.

The colony is slowly getting happier

The following frag is either Lady in Pink or Pretty in Pink. I just can’t seem to keep it clear in my mind which is which. I only have one of the two not both so I just need to confirm from the reefer I got it from which it truly is.

watchguy123 · 10/07/2018, 10:21 PM

RRC Ultimate Orange Passion

WWC Red Ferrari

A little something special

Pife · 10/10/2018, 01:13 PM

They all look great but that last one.... Whew!

Piper27 · 10/15/2018, 10:32 AM

That yellow tenuis is something special imo.

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reefmutt · 10/15/2018, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by watchguy123

I think this is really pretty

Love this shot. So clear and crisp and the tissue is so thick and healthy.
Gorgeous

shih87 · 10/16/2018, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by watchguy123

WWC Red Ferrari

This, proof your tank in super condition!!!

watchguy123 · 10/22/2018, 11:20 PM

I placed a pretty little JF Flame frag high up on my rockwork a good while ago and it blossomed into a beautiful colony. So much so that it started to shade corals beneath it. I have fragged it previously but unfortunately I left it untrimmed for too long. My issue with it is that not only is shading other corals, but it has gotten so thick that is pretty much impossible to frag with conventional bone cutters. I guesstimate it is around five to six inches in diameter. Hence a technique I’ve seen others use and I have also utilized the technique previously.

A little precaution in advance, I’m new at video taping my tank so be patient with the length of the video. This was taken on October 4, 2018 and the follow up pictures are from today, October 22 or 18 days follow up. Some of the follow up photos are with blue lights and some with white lights, you should be able to figure it out. Enjoy

I got about 20 plus frags out of this fragging effort. Mostly between one to two inches in height

Here is the colony recovering and repairing 18 days post fragging. I think it looks pretty darn good

And here are some of the frags, different photo lighting from blue to white but should be obvious. The frags look gorgeous

MichaelW · 10/24/2018, 02:03 PM

I want me a frag of that! Looking great.

reefmutt · 10/24/2018, 05:40 PM

Wow, that was a serious fragging. That was Bulent style medieval fragging!!
Nice!!

08/23/2018, 11:46 AM	#1128
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	I had a beautiful and large colony of Reef Raft USA Red Diablo and it RTN'd many months ago, maybe a year or so ago. I cut a handful of frags but this is the only survivor. It is starting to encrust really well and even show some color. Hopefully, it thrives and grows into another stunning colony. I have rediscovered LPS and thoroughly enjoying their bright and vivid colors. They absolutely glow under LEDS. Three new acans that I just acquired: Some blastos: And back to stonies: JF Beach Bum Monti __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

08/24/2018, 10:46 AM	#1129
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	Jf beach bum monti __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

08/26/2018, 11:52 AM	#1133
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	Z's Blue Floyd WWC Red Ferrari __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

08/27/2018, 12:19 PM	#1134
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	Another part of my lps collection __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

09/15/2018, 04:02 PM	#1135
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Wow, Mark. It’s been a while since I’ve checked in but your corals continue to absolutely shine. Just fantastic. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

08/15/2018, 11:00 AM	#1126
BruceWayne Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 8	VERY Nice colors what kind of camera?

08/24/2018, 12:16 PM	#1130
Sam2832 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Montréal Posts: 79	Wow nice shots! Is the beach bum as invasive than other encrusting montis? Or does he gave way to acros? Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

08/24/2018, 11:02 PM	#1132
Sam2832 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Montréal Posts: 79	Thanks, good tip the epoxy! I just did some cleaning in my tank due to monti taking too much place. To say, same time last year i only had 4 frags left after my battle with monti nudibranch. That stuff grow fast. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

09/15/2018, 09:25 PM	#1136
rickzter Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Huntington Park, CA Posts: 216	Bears are huge! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

09/17/2018, 02:51 AM	#1138
meganeto94 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 12	Those are some amazing colors just wow

09/30/2018, 08:04 AM	#1140
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	Z’s Pink Cotton Candy __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

09/30/2018, 11:55 AM	#1141
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Love it Mark! Just beautiful! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/06/2018, 09:52 PM	#1142
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	I think this is really pretty This next colony was really large and happy and then started to idiosyncratically rtn. I seem to have a single colony inexplicably have an episode like this about once a year. There is always something that is not perfect in the tank but I can’t really point a finger at an aberrant parameter. And although flow is always a consideration with larger colonies, I would be surprised if that was the culprit. On the other hand, I can’t identify any one thing specifically as a cause so perhaps I’m wrong. I have about a 100 plus frags and/or colonies on my rockwork so I have come to simply accept the occasional adverse event. Most of the serious reefers I know who actually share negative experiences, seem to report similar experiences of unexplained or idiosyncratic necrosis infrequently but consistently. The colony is slowly getting happier The following frag is either Lady in Pink or Pretty in Pink. I just can’t seem to keep it clear in my mind which is which. I only have one of the two not both so I just need to confirm from the reefer I got it from which it truly is. __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

10/07/2018, 10:21 PM	#1143
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	RRC Ultimate Orange Passion WWC Red Ferrari A little something special __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

10/10/2018, 01:13 PM	#1144
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	They all look great but that last one.... Whew! __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

10/15/2018, 10:32 AM	#1145
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	That yellow tenuis is something special imo. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

10/22/2018, 11:20 PM	#1148
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	I placed a pretty little JF Flame frag high up on my rockwork a good while ago and it blossomed into a beautiful colony. So much so that it started to shade corals beneath it. I have fragged it previously but unfortunately I left it untrimmed for too long. My issue with it is that not only is shading other corals, but it has gotten so thick that is pretty much impossible to frag with conventional bone cutters. I guesstimate it is around five to six inches in diameter. Hence a technique I’ve seen others use and I have also utilized the technique previously. A little precaution in advance, I’m new at video taping my tank so be patient with the length of the video. This was taken on October 4, 2018 and the follow up pictures are from today, October 22 or 18 days follow up. Some of the follow up photos are with blue lights and some with white lights, you should be able to figure it out. Enjoy I got about 20 plus frags out of this fragging effort. Mostly between one to two inches in height Here is the colony recovering and repairing 18 days post fragging. I think it looks pretty darn good And here are some of the frags, different photo lighting from blue to white but should be obvious. The frags look gorgeous __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

10/24/2018, 02:03 PM	#1149
MichaelW Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 1,061	I want me a frag of that! Looking great.

10/24/2018, 05:40 PM	#1150
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Wow, that was a serious fragging. That was Bulent style medieval fragging!! Nice!! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer