growth pics...

[MarvinsReef]

PPE 07-31-06 under 10k BlueLine while acclimating.. had 4 sheets of fiberglass screens over the tank..

PPE 12-01-06 under 15k XM's, I think...

Sunshine 08-24-06 under 10k BlueLine

Sunshine 10-23-06 under 15k XM's, I think..

 

[Ti]

niCE!

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8679384#post8679384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ti
niCE!

thanks...

Marvin

 

[dustin Combs]

Marvin,

I love your collection. You seem to love what you do. I am beginning to understand. They GIVE back...enjoyment

Corbin

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8683210#post8683210 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dustin Combs
Marvin,

I love your collection. You seem to love what you do. I am beginning to understand. They GIVE back...enjoyment

Corbin

thanks Corbin..

 

[Trip 22]

I have some Blue Zoo's I recently bought..."I had one baby" and 4 on the way.....it is exciting.....you have some nice zoo's!

 

[zman90]

Looks great

 

[Reef Junkie]

That is just sweet Marv.:thumbsup:

 

[ecotoxlady]

Beautiful as always Marvin! You continue to make me envious!

 

[MarvinsReef]

thank you all.. here's couple more growth pics...

you can also tell a little improvement on my phototaking skills.. LoLz.. I've also switched from 10k Blueline to 15k XM's and vice versa atleast twice now.. currently, I'm back to the 15k XM's until I get the 20k XM's...

09-26-06 FraggleReef's version of Armageddon (3 polyps)

11-10-06 (7 polyps).. since then, it has halted.. they colored up nicely too..

09-21-06 Nuclear Green (2 adults & 1-2 babies)

11-10-06 actinic shot only.. I'll have an updated colony shot soon.. most of the babies you see are grown ups now..

 

[MarvinsReef]

here's a very nice progression of the Hazy Purps...

08-18-06 under 96w Quad PC (50/50 bulb)

08-24-06 under 10k Blueline bulb w/ 4 black fiber glass screen sheets.. moved them from the holding tank to display tank (250w MH SE)..

10-09-06 under either the 10k Blueline minus screen sheets or 15k XM's.. the purple has really gotten brigther and the gold/silver speckles became more apparent..

 

[camz28]

once again nice shots and awesome zoos , whats the secret on your growth i see to get zoos and they dont grow like that in 4 months awesome pictures

 

[Snowreefer]

do you think the armageddon halted because they couldn't get off the frag? looks like they made an umbrella type effect on the frag. no light can get in for new sprouts to grow and come out? I've seen similar halts with a few of my frags. Usually when i break them up and flatten them out a bit growth starts up again.

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8691498#post8691498 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by camz28
once again nice shots and awesome zoos , whats the secret on your growth i see to get zoos and they dont grow like that in 4 months awesome pictures

thanks... I don't have any secrets.. I try my best to keep up with water changes for my water chemistry.. 10%-15% every week... I hardly dose my tank, if I do, I use ReefPlus by SeaChem.. I also hardly feed my corals, just whatever they take when I'm feeding my fishes.. I feed my fishes marine cuisine, mysis, and enriched brine.. what I found though is the Nuclears, PD's, PPE's, Hazy Purps, Mohawks, and couple more palys would take food.. dunno if they're eating it or just a reaction.. I feed CoralFrenzy whenever I remember.. haha..

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8691613#post8691613 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Snowreefer
do you think the armageddon halted because they couldn't get off the frag? looks like they made an umbrella type effect on the frag. no light can get in for new sprouts to grow and come out? I've seen similar halts with a few of my frags. Usually when i break them up and flatten them out a bit growth starts up again.

not sure.. I do find that true for the most part that when you frag, most polyps react by budding right away.. IMO, it's a survival thing... I just fragged off a polyp of Red Wines and 2 or 3 weeks later, I have 2 new polyps on one side and currently, I see 1-2 more buds starting to come out.. the FraggleReef Arms are due for fragging anyway for back up purposes.. I'll see what happens then.. I'll probably frag 2-3 single polyps and watch them grow, hopefully..

 

[revclyburn]

Dang those are sweet

put me in line if you ever frag any of them

rev

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8691750#post8691750 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by revclyburn
Dang those are sweet

rev

thanks..

 

[Bebo77]

Man Marvin you have the best zoas....

 

[alexinfla]

Looking great Marvin, I'm more jealous everyday

 

[revclyburn]

I have some Zoas, but I need to get on the ball. Some of your guys/gals be posting some wicked Zoas. I guess I best be saving some loot up, the ones I want seem to be the expenisve ones, especially if I want more than 3-5 polyps. If you ever want to sell any of those, please let me know

Edwin

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8691967#post8691967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
Man Marvin you have the best zoas....

Thanks.. I appreciate that.. I know there's others here that have a better collection than me... I really just love these corals and their many awesome color morphs..

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8692231#post8692231 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by alexinfla
Looking great Marvin, I'm more jealous everyday

Thank you... no need to be jealous.. I'm sure you're on your way to collecting the best color morphs for yourself... good luck in your hunt..

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8692234#post8692234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by revclyburn
I have some Zoas, but I need to get on the ball. Some of your guys/gals be posting some wicked Zoas. I guess I best be saving some loot up, the ones I want seem to be the expenisve ones, especially if I want more than 3-5 polyps. If you ever want to sell any of those, please let me know

Edwin

now that the weather is getting cold for shipping... it's the best time to save up and get ready for next year's season.. good luck to you as well.. it took me the last six months to collect what I have now... lots of trades, trial and error buying online, and visiting the LFS once or twice a week...

I'm very happy with the collection I have now and thanks to all that contributed..