"challice" pics...lets see em!

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13737730#post13737730 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tomasz
Frag Farmer has what I am talking about and they call it the Miami Hurricane? Here is a link to it

http://www.fragfarmer.com/Tyree-Auction-Edition-Miami-Hurricane-p-888.html

Is this right? Is this the name for it?

Yep, well kind of, it is also known at the LE pumkin patch as the colony was split and two reefers got one half each.

Speaking of the piece, How many people out there have the dark green compared to the steele blue/green that is notorious for this piece?

 

[lowincwrx]

It's funny you're talking about green w/ orange eyes. I just got my first chalice yesterday. It's an aquacultured piece from fish heads inc does any body else have a frag of this or know the name of it?
Heres the pic off the website I ordered it from

Here's a pic after I got it yesterday just 30 minutes after acclimation

And for fun a pic I took at SPSBoys (hope you don't mind)

 

[spsboy]

No worries, I need you to come by and take some more.

 

[Znut Reefer]

Mark are you talking about the Emerald Mummy eye? I have a good sized colony of it. Just can't get a pic of it at this time.

 

[mpoletti]

Fonda, I just think it is funny when people name two corals the same name when they are not even the same color.

I was asking how many people get that rich green out of the LE pumkinpatch/AE miami hurricane that Eric had when he took the original picture after it just came in.

 

[Znut Reefer]

Mark very true. I have the emerald mummy eye and it is totally different than the mummy eye in color.
My Miami Hurricane/Pumkin patch is steel/blue/green.

 

[spsboy]

Mark,
I think I know exactly what you are talking about. Typically the old photos of the MH/PP were a stealy-blue grey color with orange eyes, but in most peoples tanks, they seem to turn more dark green with bright orange eyes. I pic up another frag recently from tyree, and the one I got from him was still the greyish color. I'm guessing it's just they are pieces that are either newly formed parts of the coral, or possibly they just keep them in more light. I keep mine at the bottom and it's green. I set the other one, right next to it, so make sure they are the same, if it changes, then I know for sure. I do have a buddy that keeps his high up under 250's and his color is more grey-blue.
Hope this helps,
Drew

 

[Ian]

Drew, I think what Mark is talking about is when someone gives a 'new' coral the same name as an existing coral, in this case the Pink Mojito, originally from Atlantis, and the piece that you got from Clint. Instead of giving it an original name, because of the similarity, he gave it the same name as an ATL coral. This just causes confusion.

With all of the crazy coral names out there, you'd think it wouldn't be hard to come up with an original name...

Or, in the case of the Miami Hurricane/Pumpkin Patch, it's the opposite situation where they gave the Same coral a Different name...

 

[spsboy]

Ian,
Couple things here:
1: I think Mark was talking about two different things, but in the in same post. However, at this point I'm so confused, I don't even know what I'm talking about.
2: I was unfortunately not the one that got the mojito, Dave is the one that got it along with another chalice (with a new chalice name) that was orange and blue. The question would be, is Clint the one that also imported the original Pink Mojito that ATL was selling. In such a case, if the importer brings both of the two in, and feels they are the same, then he should have the right to name them the same name. However, if they came from two different sources, then I do agree, they should be two different names.
I'm not sure what is more confusing, two corals that look alike but don't have the same name, or two corals that are alike, but have different names, like the PP/MH
Food for thought.

 

[Ian]

My bad, I forgot it was DaveJ that got that thing. No doubt, its a nice coral. Im in no way attacking you or anyone else, Im just saying all of these different corals with the same names can be confusing, especially if you don't keep up...

 

[ianiwane]

I don't think diamonds called the pink mojito. He just called it mojito. I think pink mojito should be only used for the piece from Ming at atlantis.

 

[LCN]

The ATL pink mojito has the largest mouth of any chalice I have. I receive my piece from Atlantis directly a few months back.

 

[tomasz]

Here is what I was talking about.

Here is what I was talking about.

Not a good picture. The green and orange are much deeper then the picture shows.
So what is the name on this guy?

 

[Znut Reefer]

Re: Here is what I was talking about.

Re: Here is what I was talking about.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13743709#post13743709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tomasz
Not a good picture. The green and orange are much deeper then the picture shows.
So what is the name on this guy?

That looks like the Emerald Mummy eye.

 

[PnoyReefeR]

Good thing I dont have addiction for chalice... I will name all my chalice PNOY! :lol2:...j/k

 

[mpoletti]

I was talking about two diiferent things. That is whey there are spaces between them as they are two completely different thoughts.


As for the Pink Mojito, I was referring to the chalice at Atlantis. That is the pink mojito. Mingwei had that piece for over a year before Clint brough in that very nice shipment when the second piece was bbrought in. There is no connection (except the both came from the ocean), so why would the name be the same?


As for the PP/MH, I have seen my fair shair of pieces and it seems like the majority are the "steele blue/green" color. I was asking the question because some had mentioned the hurricane.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13743132#post13743132 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spsboy
Mark,
I think I know exactly what you are talking about. Typically the old photos of the MH/PP were a stealy-blue grey color with orange eyes, but in most peoples tanks, they seem to turn more dark green with bright orange eyes. I pic up another frag recently from tyree, and the one I got from him was still the greyish color. I'm guessing it's just they are pieces that are either newly formed parts of the coral, or possibly they just keep them in more light. I keep mine at the bottom and it's green. I set the other one, right next to it, so make sure they are the same, if it changes, then I know for sure. I do have a buddy that keeps his high up under 250's and his color is more grey-blue.
Hope this helps,
Drew

My experience is just the opposite. Eric's original pictures were a darker richer green, but most people have the color you received in your piece. My piece is the same and I have had mine since last year.

 

[spsboy]

Ian,
No feeling hurt here, bro.

Mark,
I agree that two different corals should always be named different things, and it drives me crazy when people use the same name as a previously named coral. That being said, if the importer that got the 2nd coral in, named it the Pink Mojito, or something else, it kinda puts the purchaser in a bind, because that is the name that was given to it when it was first submitted to the public audience. I guess the best thing to do would be to call it a Pink Mojito look alike, or Pink Mojito/Pink eye. Something to give it some independence. Either way, it's a real nice coral.

Also, my MH/PP looks very similar to some of GCarrolls pics, in that, it has a nice dark green coloration with orange eyes. There's a pic of it a couple pages back with a group of other chalice frags.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13744720#post13744720 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spsboy


Also, my MH/PP looks very similar to some of GCarrolls pics, in that, it has a nice dark green coloration with orange eyes. There's a pic of it a couple pages back with a group of other chalice frags.

Drew, is the dark green coloration that you were talking about?

Even is gregs pictures, it does not look dark green like Eric's original picture.
Original link

I have seen this piece in about 20 tanks and I have never seen seen it dark green.

Either way, the pieces that you guys got from Clint were really nice and the eyes on the MH/PP are super sweet with the dual colors.

 

[250G]