Perry's 120 Gallon Reef
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mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Thanks Flo and Greg!
I appreciate the kind words!!!
A few more
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Im sending the bill for broken drool soaked electronics your way:jester:
Holy crap man! The colors are off the charts! There is no doubt that the AF products do the job, its amazing every time I look in my tank or see something from yours.
Perry, seeing this thread for the first time, kinda breezed through the 47 pages, missed what happened to that teal staghorn. It reminded me of a staghorn I used to have in my tank which was abrolhosensis.
Where did it go, and how would someone get a frag of it?
On the rest of your corals, your color morphs are just absolutely amazing.
Where did it go, and how would someone get a frag of it?
On the rest of your corals, your color morphs are just absolutely amazing.
plyle02
Active member
Thanks Matt! Just wanted to update some photos, that first coral is basically white now, with blue at the tips, very much of an ice look. Cheers!
Lol Matt with that excessive drool, you fit right in with the doggies
Thanks man for the kind words, I have no doubt that AF has taken the tank to the next level. Cheers my brother!Thank you Kevin, and I appreciate that you understand the importance of coral keeping is more interesting to me than a name. Don't get me wrong, there are some beauties out there, but there are also some non-named beauties too. I have a few that I have not even posted pics of, I have been patient, waiting for them to achieve proper coloration. Some of these pieces are mind blowing, so I am excited to wait it out. That ponape coral was almost a lawn ornament when I was given a bunch of corals. It was bleached with only a few random spots of tissue. It is now one of my stunners, I do not care that it is a seri, it has beautiful colors that compliment the spread of colors I am trying to accomplish throughout. Thanks for taking notice man!
Thanks Rodney, fairly certain I am getting close to dialed in with balling program from AF, I certainly think that the consistent trace additions have pushed colors along. Thanks for taking notice! Cheers
Ahh....Thanks for stopping in and checking things out, yes Ponape is a beauty, I am just letting her max out, much more room to go... That piece is nearly the size of a volleyball well about 2/3 the size anyway, lol... I am pretty sure that it is happy in that location
That is a piece that came in on a wild aussie shipment from the LFS I used to work part time with. They call it SB Sweet Tart because of the pastel in both the blue and pink.(Stormborn Reef, and they ship) To me it looks like a variant of a shortcake, but more in the pastel coloration. This is the color it is regardless of my conditions, it takes on a more blue and less pink in lower par and higher nutrients. I have been watching that one closely, it has really taken off. It was about 1" 4 months ago. Cheer Mike!
Thank you very much, I appreciate you looking the journal over, sorry for the long read, lol... I still have that coral, though when I re-scaped back in early December, it broke in several pieces. Because people are so lazy and won't drive in Orlando, I didn't even bother trying to sell frags, I took the best colored tip, and chucked the broken pieces out in the yard. The piece I have is amazingly colored, I will post up a pic of it specifically for you! Cheers
Myka
Reefing since '93
Mindy, I am fairly sure that that little pink coral is the same as this one
:bigeyes: Very nice! It's almost glowing!
Desalwii???
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FloformAustria
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wow Perry! nice pictures as always...
i´m one day at Interzoo and nearly miss your update!
thanks for sharing mate!!
Flo
i´m one day at Interzoo and nearly miss your update!
thanks for sharing mate!!
Flo
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
Cracking photos as always. This is my favourite. It looks like a desalwii. I like the deep colouration on this coral. How much PAR and flow does it receive?
plyle02
Active member
Michael, If you really want that piece, PM me, I will get with the store to see if they can ship to you and cost, etc. Cheers
Mindy, Chips Acro, but in species terms it was debated often over whether it is a Desalwi or Horrida. Either way, I love it's growth pattern and deeply saturated colors. This is a show piece in the tank on the "ledge". Cheers!
wow Perry! nice pictures as always...
i´m one day at Interzoo and nearly miss your update!
thanks for sharing mate!!
Flo
Did you check out the AF booth yet? Looks like they put a ton of work into that studio. I wish I could be there man, looks like a dreamy time my friend! I hope you left your wallet at home
Cheers my friend!Hey Bulent, it is an ORA piece, they called it Chips Acro, I know names are not your cup of tea, but it was sort of debated in the day, as to whether or not is was a Desalwi or Horrida. Either way I like it, it gets high light, I would guess in the 400 range. It also gets a ton of flow. The polyps are very long, it is a hairy coral indeed, a wave motion sways the polyps back and forth, a real treat to see in person. Cheers Bulent!
FloformAustria
New member
sure buddy! had a nice talk with Greg Dyzma!Did you check out the AF booth yet? Looks like they put a ton of work into that studio. I wish I could be there man, looks like a dreamy time my friend! I hope you left your wallet at home
Studio looked amazing!
Good thing is that it´s a retailer event only, so you can´t buy anything there, good for my wallet
Hey Bulent, it is an ORA piece, they called it Chips Acro, I know names are not your cup of tea, but it was sort of debated in the day, as to whether or not is was a Desalwi or Horrida. Either way I like it, it gets high light, I would guess in the 400 range. It also gets a ton of flow. The polyps are very long, it is a hairy coral indeed, a wave motion sways the polyps back and forth, a real treat to see in person. Cheers Bulent![/QUOTE]
I have seen pics that they say are Chips Acro but the base is white not green, and the tips purple not blue. The build and polyps are exactly the same as yours.
Have you seen it in that color variation or would that be a completely different acro just being labeled with the popular[expensive] name?
I ask because I have one like this. It was purchased as an unknown acro.
I have seen pics that they say are Chips Acro but the base is white not green, and the tips purple not blue. The build and polyps are exactly the same as yours.
Have you seen it in that color variation or would that be a completely different acro just being labeled with the popular[expensive] name?
I ask because I have one like this. It was purchased as an unknown acro.
plyle02
Active member
Kevin,
As you can see, it was more in favor of the Chips look a year ago. The coral has most certainly morphed. I remember reading on this coral, and "Horace" a sps guru around here back in the day, had the same thing happen. This is what is confusing regarding species ID, it tables like a desalwi, but has the bushy branches that shoot vertically like the horrida. We spoke about this at RAP, how corals can morph in colors and in growth structure based on flow and light, nutrients, etc... This is what has caused certain corals to gain unwarranted hype for being something else already named. This is a pic when it just started settling in, about a year ago. Cheers Kevin
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As you can see, it was more in favor of the Chips look a year ago. The coral has most certainly morphed. I remember reading on this coral, and "Horace" a sps guru around here back in the day, had the same thing happen. This is what is confusing regarding species ID, it tables like a desalwi, but has the bushy branches that shoot vertically like the horrida. We spoke about this at RAP, how corals can morph in colors and in growth structure based on flow and light, nutrients, etc... This is what has caused certain corals to gain unwarranted hype for being something else already named. This is a pic when it just started settling in, about a year ago. Cheers Kevin
plyle02
Active member
Mike,
I change Carbon, Zeolites, and Phos Minus every 4 weeks. Funny thing is I registered 0.02 on PO4 yesterday, which will likely increase as I think it is time to do an exchange. I do this because I am running all medias in one singe reactor. Thanks for the compliment my friend
Cheers!
