Mark's 180 Starfire upgrade

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14020538#post14020538 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
Soon bro! Lets shoot for after the New Year? See if we can round up the usual suspects and get our grub on I'll email you next week!

BTW, did I say the tank is lookin good? Always impressed by your skills bro.

That sounds great Jim. JT stopped by last night for a bit with the girls. I am sure we can round up the usual suspects for an incredible or six

 

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[twinreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14019934#post14019934 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Thats the aquacene echinata. I have a couple pieces of it in the tank. I always seen to knock it in half once it starts to take off

This coral is hot. As always your pics are awesome.

 

[tfp]

awesome pics! that purple monster has outgrown its parent colony already

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14020890#post14020890 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti

What's this piece Mark?? Is it deep water??

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14021350#post14021350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by twinreef
This coral is hot. As always your pics are awesome.

Thanks, but I am still a padawan learning people like you

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14021819#post14021819 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tfp
awesome pics! that purple monster has outgrown its parent colony already

Thats just because I am grinch and I do not know how to frag my corals Thanks again Tim.

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14021832#post14021832 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ed Reef
What's this piece Mark?? Is it deep water??

Ed, that's the Purple moster. Consensus is that its' a Lokani.

Here is the Eddie's PM, that for awhile, was reported lost and killed

Ed, I am a sucker for deepwater corals. I almost bought an elos 70 from a friends just so I could do a dceepwater acro and monti tank

 

[Ed Reef]

Understood - never understand all those fancy names u guys used over there ?? :lol:

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14022587#post14022587 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ed Reef
Understood - never understand all those fancy names u guys used over there ?? :lol:

Me neither Ed I still believe its a way for people to just make more money and its way out of control. Even though I have "a couple" corals that have names, I have a few gems that were pieces I just wanted to take a chance on.

 

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I guess I missed this one

 

[Dejavu]

Mark, how do you like your 6105's? I just got a pair and they seem to be a little noisy. I was wondering if your are/were noisy.

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14028022#post14028022 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dejavu
Mark, how do you like your 6105's? I just got a pair and they seem to be a little noisy. I was wondering if your are/were noisy.

Mine were noisy are well, especially when they would ramp up Luckily, after about a month, the noise pretty much went away.

 

[PnoyReefeR]

Mark is that the Austera with blue polyps on the top pic? I have one and mine is 2" tall still a nub...

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14028550#post14028550 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeferpnoy
Mark is that the Austera with blue polyps on the top pic? I have one and mine is 2" tall still a nub...

Yep, Its gotten no love. I moved it around in my 90 and I've moved it around 3-4 times in the 180. Its growth pattern is because of that. I think I have found a spot were I will leave it for awhile

 

[pookstreet]

Sweet stuff Mark. I wished I could get my PM to branch more after almost 2 years. It's one massive hump but just started to put out nubs around the base.

 

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One of my other mini colonies of aquascene echinata. I have them in places where hopefully, other pieces can't fall on them and break off the branches

 

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