How much would you pay for efflo?

Update.... the efflo lost quite a bit of flesh around the perimeter and on most tips; but, it still has some flesh left in the middle. It will be a very long road to recovery if at all, unfortunately.
 
steveweast said:
Update.... the efflo lost quite a bit of flesh around the perimeter and on most tips; but, it still has some flesh left in the middle. It will be a very long road to recovery if at all, unfortunately.

So it sounds like the necrosis has stopped. If it has held out this long chances are you will once again have a glorious piece by summer :) !!
 
Well,

Let's admit we are all much prouder of the corals we grow rather than the colonies we buy.

For most of us this would be a bummer. For Steve it's just a bigger bummer, because as large as his tank is it will take a little bit longer till it becomes a large stunning focal point once again.

But on a positive note, if the coral is finally stable, I am sure we can convince Steve to start a thread "Watch it Growback" and for the next couple of seasons we can watch the progression of recovery. (Not to mention more photos of Steves tank is always a good thing).

The big question is, will the desire to stabilize this coral and regrow it to its magnificence postpone Steve's upgrade to a new 1400g tank -- (Just had to start a new rumor).

Dave B :) :)
 
steveweast said:
Update.... the efflo lost quite a bit of flesh around the perimeter and on most tips; but, it still has some flesh left in the middle. It will be a very long road to recovery if at all, unfortunately.

The coral is now in good hands. I honestly believe that it will have a speedy recovery.
 
o2manyfish said:

95% of my corals come from the LAX wholesalers. They are corals that arrive stressed, RTN'ing, Damaged, Shattered.

eww. Sounds like you need a new supplier.

IMO, $500 is too much is for the coral in question.

- JT
 
Just got me a frag of an almost identical efflo. Colony is solid deep purple throughout. This frag was in poor light for a while so it is not as solid purple as the parent colony. Hopefully it will grow fast so I can get yall some cheap frags!


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AgentSPS said:
Hopefully it will grow fast so I can get yall some cheap frags!


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Nice to hear!:) When I hear cheap, that usually means no more than $20/frag. When I see sites that have frags for $60+ for a single lil' frag, spending $500 for a whole colony sounds reasonable!
 
scubadude said:
I found this one at a LFS they called it a Montipora :rolleyes: and I got it for $40 Its easily 10" long

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There is a Montipora effloescens (or howerever it is spelled. Not sure what it looks like as I have never seen one in person and my books are at the shop. In this pic, I cannot see it well enough to see the axial coralites.

Just curious about the ID on that piece... she's a beaut

Todd
 
ok steve what is up the the efflo now...hope it pulls through and becomes even MORE glorious in your tank

Lunchbucket
 
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