DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
Wow. Is this A. tenuis Andrew?
A Splash of Color
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Wow. Is this A. tenuis Andrew?
reefmutt
Active member
According to Photobucket, here, I have until December 2018 to upgrade to the 500 package.
Not worth paying for that until that day comes.. I probably will pay.. I have too many photos to try to repopulate my thread another way...
it's a lot of money..
Then again, I would pay that much for the last couple of corals Andrew has posted, so I guess it's all relative.
Not worth paying for that until that day comes.. I probably will pay.. I have too many photos to try to repopulate my thread another way...
it's a lot of money..Then again, I would pay that much for the last couple of corals Andrew has posted, so I guess it's all relative.
sparker1663
New member
According to Photobucket, here, I have until December 2018 to upgrade to the 500 package.
Not worth paying for that until that day comes.. I probably will pay.. I have too many photos to try to repopulate my thread another way...
Then again, I would pay that much for the last couple of corals Andrew has posted, so I guess it's all relative.
Consider exporting them out now and transferring to a free provider (postimage.org perhaps?)
Although I get it will break the links on your pages here :hmm3:
biggles
Premium Member
Lol that's good news Sammy.......
I hope so too Bulent, i didn't get an email like that......... bastards.
It is Bulent, it's a Sustainable Reef's frag that they export mate. Here's another frag from Christian.
I'm not dosing anything except 10 spoons of pro bio f and 4 drops of fish v every night atm mate, haven't done a water change in 10 weeks as i have no salt.
According to Photobucket, here, I have until December 2018 to upgrade to the 500 package.
Not worth paying for that until that day comes.. I probably will pay.. I have too many photos to try to repopulate my thread another way...
Then again, I would pay that much for the last couple of corals Andrew has posted, so I guess it's all relative.
I have over 2500 pics on PB and if they screw me over i will start another journal. I get where you're coming from too Matt, i just don't trust them one bit now and would rather just pay for an account elsewhere and suck it up
As i said Sam, i will just start a new, much lower profile journal :beer:
Off the phone without any work, with all the lights on there's a ton of blue light belting the acros. The right end looks ridiculous, Dave thought it would look cool by itself in a 3 x 3 and tbh if i could snap my fingers and do it i probably would.
I adjusted the gyre and flow pattern to better copy what i think the acros like, the sand has the same look as that of the sand off a beach with gentle surges giving the ripple effect. I don't care what the sand looks like atm as i'm watching how the acros respond to less flow.
A lot of the blue wash removed but no de porning as usual because i can't be stuffed.
You know i could post a heap of silly pics if i didn't have to waste so much time trying to de porn them......... how about i just remove some blue and crop them.......... i may spend the weekend posting nothing but filth like this..........
Another red piece i finally decided on a spot for. It's the acro under the orange lyretail's nose in the fts, far left end.
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
The latest photo looks lovely Andrew. I hate clowns by the way.
biggles
Premium Member
That right side is looking good Andrew! A pic from a little lower angle and zoomed in would look like an acro forest
Thanks Scott, i'm quite certain the Boron i was dosing up until a week ago is responsible for my reds popping. It won't make red acros, it makes red pigments shine brightly and removes a lot of the rust look to many of the reds.
Oh it's just on off pulse but the depth and angle of the blades when tuned to your actual scape by placement results in very cool effects. I don't think most people realise how much of an impact and variation to flow can be achieved with a gyre.
Never picked you for a clown hater Bulent........
jpfishfan09
Member
Beautiful!
Usernam Invalid
New member
The clown hates it when i'm in one of these moods........
Brilliant man really enjoying that green plate. Looks to be trying to crawl out of frame so not to ruin the amazing display of acros.
biggles
Premium Member
It's all over the top saturated porn Matt but who cares right
I was dosing a lot of AF stuff and decided to stop everything for a few weeks so i could see what happened. I use Salifert boron since AF don't sell it as a stand alone element. I will definitely be starting it again but that doesn't mean i think everyone should run out and dose it. The next bit isn't directed at you Matt just to be clear ( bloody Canadians get the sh$ts over the slightest thing :rolleye1: ) - and no, that wasn't directed towards you either Matt ( it was
)As i understand forum protocols, when you put stuff in brackets it is to be treated as invisible by anyone being slighted, that's why it's in brackets - duh ! So, if i get any BS from you Matt, you can take it up with whoever made up the bracket rule in the fist place ! I'm not wearing any flack over my posts if brackets are used so let's all be clear about that.
It didn't turn ordinary reds into great ones, they were already nice so the change i'm talking about is just an intensification of the already present and saturated pigments. It won't do squat if your reds are drowned in brown and green zoa imo. I use stuff because i think it works for me with my simple water keeping method and lighting but using nothing you should still be able to hold at least decent colors, getting to that point with stuff all potions will show you that you have a good grasp on things and your lighting is doing the job. Otherwise you will never know if your always going to be frustrated that nothing helps.
I dose it once a week at half the rec strength when i use it. I will tell you what and when i start using anything unless i don't want to in which case i will lie - you have my word on that :beer:
Thanks very much mate
Thanks mate, he's a one off variant :reading:
Night flash shot of Goliath, had him over 3 years now and he owns ALL the stylo pieces and some acros as well when he feels like it lol. Bed time for me but more acro porn all weekend i think
tripdad
Frustrated Stick Gardener
Thanks for the quick response Andrew. The new "forest" pic is great, thanks. I think I'm on the cusp of turning the corner towards good things with my acros but still struggle with reds being "true" reds and not muddy, ugly red/browns. So I'll just keep working on it and maybe later add some tweeking elements. I appreciate your sharing and honesty. Happy Reefing my friend!
biggles
Premium Member
Hey Scott, just take it slow mate and things won't go pear shaped on you i'm sure
Thanks Conor, yes they are stopping the acros from encrusting so i'm going to do as someone suggested a while back and poison the whole lot of them with a tank treatment. I'm certain they are contributing to the slow growth on some of the older happy looking acros that are swamped at the base with polyps overhanging them all day to shade the growing edges - $%#@$# flubber !
Now, Dave sent pieces of my fireworks, Spooky Mike and Bulent's Bliss to Chris at Sustainable Reef's to grow out, frag and send overseas down the track so Mike and Bulent might one day be able to get hold of their own acros in person - that's the plan anyway :thumbsup:
I lost my colony of Matt's Madness ages ago and have finally chosen the replacement.
' Pink Moose '
Hey Scott, just take it slow mate and things won't go pear shaped on you i'm sure
Thanks Conor, yes they are stopping the acros from encrusting so i'm going to do as someone suggested a while back and poison the whole lot of them with a tank treatment. I'm certain they are contributing to the slow growth on some of the older happy looking acros that are swamped at the base with polyps overhanging them all day to shade the growing edges - $%#@$# flubber !
Now, Dave sent pieces of my fireworks, Spooky Mike and Bulent's Bliss to Chris at Sustainable Reef's to grow out, frag and send overseas down the track so Mike and Bulent might one day be able to get hold of their own acros in person - that's the plan anyway :thumbsup:
I lost my colony of Matt's Madness ages ago and have finally chosen the replacement.
' Pink Moose '
Every time i look through this thread, i'm blown away :hmm4: I have an amazing frag of your fireworks from Dave, and always looking for more, but you seem to always have something even more amazing each time i check this thread! Would love to see your reef up close!
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
'Pink Moose' has taken my breath away.
If only I were able to get one of these one day.
Thanks for sharing Andrew.
If only I were able to get one of these one day.
Thanks for sharing Andrew.
