orientalexpress
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i notice alot more nicer micromusa coming in last shipment then acan from ausie.anybody else?
Australian Acan's
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gflat65
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My main hold up here, though, is that Indo's have been legal for collection and export for quite some time. If these were Indo's, why would none of these incredible colors have shown up years ago when they were first hot (or at any point since)? Some of my Aussie's look like some of the nicer Indo's (called non-Indo at the time...), but for the most part, the colors are much better. I have some ugly ones (well, at least one really ugly, brown Aussie acan), but these colors take what we've seen as Indo lord's a few steps higher on average. If they'd been from somewhere that it was legal to sell from, they would have hit the market years ago. What I don't get is why you guys in Aussieland wouldn't have gotten these before. That makes absolutely no sense to me. What kind of lighting is popular down there (more in terms of K temp)? I saw some posted pics from someone else from Aussieland and his tank seemed closer to a 6500K look (could have just been how I saw it). If that is the case, the difference may be in lighting? I know I am always heavy on actinic blue (14K MH's with VHO's). Lighting is just a shot int he dark. It doesn't make sense that in the first few shipments, so many nice colors would come in before becoming at least somewhat popular in Australia (now there were cherry pickers down there I heard, so that might explain why some of the nicer ones made it up this way, but if they collected them then, why wouldn't they have collected them before). With so many Aussies talking about how they never saw these colors before in their LFS, I am intrigued and baffled. I can't bring anything to mind that makes sense...
Chads29
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a couple of the guys I chat with from Australia that have reefs said they liked sps and really think of lps as more of a pest coral. Not that everyone in Australia sees these things the same. I guess we so many different types of SPS we look for something odd and we get that in the LPS with various species.
RandyO
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Don't give up on Grade B Aussie Acans
Don't give up on Grade B Aussie Acans
This is a picture of a Grade B Aussie Acan right after I got it in May.
I kept a piece of it under very low light. It was practically under a ledge in full shade.
Here is the piece that I kept in the shade after a month.
You can see in the bottom of the piece where it was cut that the half polyps have made full polyps now, but the color on the new halves have green in them.
I put the other piece under brighter lighting. A single 400w 12K Reeflux, in a shallow 10" tank.
Here it is in early June.
And here it is in late June.
* Disclaimer *
I gradually increased the coral to brighter light.
Don't give up on Grade B Aussie Acans
This is a picture of a Grade B Aussie Acan right after I got it in May.
I kept a piece of it under very low light. It was practically under a ledge in full shade.
Here is the piece that I kept in the shade after a month.
You can see in the bottom of the piece where it was cut that the half polyps have made full polyps now, but the color on the new halves have green in them.
I put the other piece under brighter lighting. A single 400w 12K Reeflux, in a shallow 10" tank.
Here it is in early June.
And here it is in late June.
* Disclaimer *
I gradually increased the coral to brighter light.
chris wright
In Memoriam
Even in Australia it's hard to find decent coloured corals. As for being pests, some may think so, but many reefers have said on the local forums to be at the lfs on a thursday or friday or there's a good chance you will miss out.
Sps are easier to get if your willing to take a chance it will colour up, but the one acan I saw was to expensive and it was nothing to write home about. Other corals are much easier to obtain than lps.
The popularity of these corals probably has increased as the laws on collection have relaxed a little, but for how long who knows. With bleaching of the great barrier reef, this may change.
I'm not saying that the aussie's are superior corals, but i'm trying to say be aware as whats sold as aussies, because if demand is high you may not get what you are paying for. It happenings all the time. My local lfs always complains about incorrect orders.
As for lighting, it's personal preferance as to what's used, and there's always discussion's about what everyone else is doing. We try to get the same equipment as used in the US, but its harder here as our power requirements are different.
Loving the pics everyone, keep em coming.
Chris
Sps are easier to get if your willing to take a chance it will colour up, but the one acan I saw was to expensive and it was nothing to write home about. Other corals are much easier to obtain than lps.
The popularity of these corals probably has increased as the laws on collection have relaxed a little, but for how long who knows. With bleaching of the great barrier reef, this may change.
I'm not saying that the aussie's are superior corals, but i'm trying to say be aware as whats sold as aussies, because if demand is high you may not get what you are paying for. It happenings all the time. My local lfs always complains about incorrect orders.
As for lighting, it's personal preferance as to what's used, and there's always discussion's about what everyone else is doing. We try to get the same equipment as used in the US, but its harder here as our power requirements are different.
Loving the pics everyone, keep em coming.
Chris
Fliger
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Fantastic Randy. I love the way the white ring kind of turned into a blue-ish hue. And you were able to keep the pink.
I was talking with a vendor today who mentioned that "ultras" and grade A & B's are TOTALLY in the eye of the beholder. Just because its more expensive don't think its more beautiful, basically.
I'm pretty happy with the ones I currently have, and have a few more coming.
I was talking with a vendor today who mentioned that "ultras" and grade A & B's are TOTALLY in the eye of the beholder. Just because its more expensive don't think its more beautiful, basically.
I'm pretty happy with the ones I currently have, and have a few more coming.
al abaqueta
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Nice job Randy. Very impressive.
143gadgets
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Nice Randy! I just picked up one that was very similar. I should have it on Thursday. I got it from www.bluegrasscorals.com
al abaqueta
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One of my buddies new aussies
water hazzard
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Sweet piece al
250G
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I would love to see your idea of decent coloured corals Chris! Descriptions are always a little subjective of course, but I would say over 80% of the acans that I have seen come from Australia over the last 5 months or so are truly spectacular - comparable to nothing Canada has ever imported for the hobby.
I would like to see some pictures of your decent coloured corals
Assuming we are talking acans here. I do own a few Aussie SPS which are quite nice as well...
I would like to see some pictures of your decent coloured corals
Assuming we are talking acans here. I do own a few Aussie SPS which are quite nice as well...:<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10355417#post10355417 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chris wright
Even in Australia it's hard to find decent coloured corals. As for being pests, some may think so, but many reefers have said on the local forums to be at the lfs on a thursday or friday or there's a good chance you will miss out.
Sps are easier to get if your willing to take a chance it will colour up, but the one acan I saw was to expensive and it was nothing to write home about. Other corals are much easier to obtain than lps.
The popularity of these corals probably has increased as the laws on collection have relaxed a little, but for how long who knows. With bleaching of the great barrier reef, this may change.
I'm not saying that the aussie's are superior corals, but i'm trying to say be aware as whats sold as aussies, because if demand is high you may not get what you are paying for. It happenings all the time. My local lfs always complains about incorrect orders.
As for lighting, it's personal preferance as to what's used, and there's always discussion's about what everyone else is doing. We try to get the same equipment as used in the US, but its harder here as our power requirements are different.
Loving the pics everyone, keep em coming.
Chris
al abaqueta
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Thanks racerw, that piece was sold, to my buddy. As well as the others. Really an impressive collection.
al abaqueta
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Dave, that is sweeet!!!
orientalexpress
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what the way to take photo of a acan like that?i have a few to show and tell later in the week.thanks
