SPS Coral Blowout

[RayRay]

It sounds like the bidding will be too expensive for some... (hint, hint, hint)
but, I'll be there...
I'll be getting in line for the calcium reactor if you decide to let it go. I would love to see the whole set up before anything is broken down. Your tank is breathtaking...

 

[Stoney Mahony]

How big are these colonies? Should I bring 5 gallon buckets? What do you suggest? Sounds like your gonna need a ton of saltwater to replace all you sell with the colonies. I can't wait!

 

[Brewen]

Wow what an awesome tank a bit to far to travel. Best of luck to you.

 

[coralfarmer84]

My frags are doing excellant, I wish there was some way I would be able to be there for this. I'm sure people will be mauling each other to get there hands on some of this stuff.

 

[anative]

RayRay - Thanks so much!

Stoney Mahony - they range from ones that are 2 ft across to small frags. If you plan on buying any of the larger ones I would recommend at least 1 5 gallon bucket per.

coralfarmer84 - Glad to hear they are doing good Ryan.


Jon

 

[anative]

Oops double post.

 

[airwaybill]

Sounds like one not to miss!!

 

[sttaylor]

These pics do not do justice to Jon's tank. It really is spectacular.

Scott

 

[anative]

Thanks Scott. BTW - your mailbox is full.

Jon

 

[anative]

For those interested here is a list of some of the corals up for sale:

Acropora
Acropora austere â€"œ 1 small colony
Acropora batunai â€"œ ORA Purple Pillow Top â€"œ 1 large colony
Acropora formosa (Brown with Blue Tips) -1 large colony
Acropora hoeksemai â€"œ 1 small colony
Acropora insignis â€"œ 1 medium colony
Acropora loisettae - 'Steve Elias Stag' Limited Edition - 1 large colony
Acropora microphthalma â€"œ 1 large colony
Acropora mlipora - Blue â€"œ 1 small colony
Acropora mlipora - Blue with Electric Blue Tips â€"œ 1 medium colony
Acropora mlipora - Green â€"œ 2 frags
Acropora mlipora - Pink â€"œ 1 frag
Acropora mlipora - Peach â€"œ 1 small colony
Acropora nasuta â€"œ 1 large colony
Acropora noblis â€"œ 1 medium colony
Acropora selago â€"œ 1 frag
Acropora tenuis - Shawn Bennett Tenuis - 1 small colony
Acropora tortusa ORA Blue Tort - 1 medium colony, 1 large colony
Acropora tortusa Shawn Bennett Blue Tort - 1 small colony
Acropora tortusa Oregon Blue Tort - 1 frag
Acropora tortusa Turquoise â€"œ 1 medium colony
Acropora tortusa Yellow Tort â€"œ 1 small colony
Acropora turaki â€"œ 1 frag
Acropora valida â€"œ 1 frag
Acropora yongei (Green Slimmer) â€"œ 1 large colony

Montipora
Montipora digitata â€"œ Strawberry â€"œ 1 medium colony
Montipora capricornis - Orange â€"œ 1 extra large colony
Montipora capricornis - Purple â€"œ1 small colony, 1 large colony
Montipora capricornis - Neon Green â€"œ 1 small colony
Montipora capricornis - Green with Blue Rim â€"œ 1 small colony
Montipora capricornis - Green with Purple Rim â€"œ 1 small colony
Montipora capricornis - Brown with Neon Green Polyps â€"œ 1 small colony

Others
Seriatopora hystrix (ORA Pink Birds Nest) â€"œ 1 small colony
Seriatopora caliendrum (ORA Green Birds Nest) â€"œ 1 large colony
Stylophora pistillata (Pink) â€"œ 1 medium colony
Porites porites â€"œ Yellow â€"œ 1 small colony
Echinopora lamellosa 'Blue Chalice' - Limited Edition â€"œ 1 small colony


The sale is THIS Saturday June 17th. Doors open at 11:00 am with the auction starting at 1:00 pm.

Location: 123 Sunset Drive, Longwood, FL 32750 Google Map

All corals will be sold. Bidding will start at $1. I will have bags for the frags and smaller corals but you will need to bring buckets/coolers for the larger colonies.

CASH or Paypal Only. No Checks.

 

[anative]

I worked on getting things ready for Saturday and have a final list of everything that will be sold.

Here is the final auction list:

1. Montipora digitata â€"œ Strawberry
2. Acropora Formosa - Green
3. Acropora sp. â€"œ Brown stag with blue tips.
4. Acropora nasuta â€"œ purple polyps
5. Acropora samoensis â€"œ Bright green starlight polyps
6. Acropora yongei - Green Slimmer
7. Montipora capricornis - Green with Purple Rim
8. Acropora millepora - Blue with Electric Blue Tips
9. Acropora donei â€"œ Table stag with green base and purple tips.
10. Stylophora pistillata - Pink
11. Acropora abrolhosensis â€"œ light brown stag.
12. Hydnphora â€"œ Neon Green
13. Acropora sp. â€"œ Green
14. Montipora capricornis - Brown with Neon Green Polyps
15. Porites porites â€"œ Yellow
16. Acropora rosaria â€"œ
17. Montipora capricornis - Purple
18. Acropora insignis â€"œ Light green with pale blue tips.
19. Acropora noblis â€"œ Pink/Peach with staghorn growth pattern and fuzzy flowering polyps
20. Acropora hoeksemai - Blue
21. Acropora sp. â€"œ Light Blue
22. Merulina ampilata - Green
23. Acropora valida â€"œ Neon Green with Purple Tips
24. Seriatopora caliendrum - ORA Green Birds Nest
25. Acropora sp. â€"œ Yellow
26. Acropora sp. â€"œ ORA “Chips”
27. Acropora tortusa â€"œ ORA Blue Tort
28. Acropora anthocercis â€"œ Pale yellow base with pink tips.
29. Montipora capricornis â€"œ Purple and Neon Green
30. Acropora tortusa - Yellow
31. Acropora microphthalma â€"œ Bright Green
32. Acropora austere - classic Myagi Tort coloration with the large funnel shaped corallites
33. Montipora capricornis â€"œ Neon Green
34. Montipora capricornis - Green with Blue Rim
35. Acropora tortusa - Shawn Bennett Blue Tort
36. Acropora millepora - Blue
37. Acropora suharsonoi â€"œ Green deepwater Acropora.
38. Montipora capricornis â€"œ Orange
39. Acropora selago â€"œ Teal with corallites that are widely spaced and where the exert lip turns back into the branch
40. Acropora batunai â€"œ ORA Purple Pillow Top
41. Acropora millepora - Peach
42. Acropora millepora - Pink
43. Echinopora lamellosa 'Blue Chalice' - Limited Edition
44. Montipora sp. â€"œ Encrusting Purple
45. Acropora prostrate - Blue
46. Acropora tortusa - Teal
47. Acropora sp. â€"œ Yellow
48. Acropora millepora - Green
49. Acropora millepora - Green
50. Acropora turaki â€"œ Blue/Teal
51. Acropora tortusa - Oregon Blue Tort (Purchased directly from Upscales)
52. Acropora sp. â€"œ Yellow
53. Montipora sp. â€"œ Encrusting Orange
54. Seriatopora hystrix - ORA Pink Birds Nest
55. Acropora tortusa â€"œ ORA Blue Tort
56. Acropora millepora â€"œ Blue
57. Acropora tenuis - Shawn Bennett Tenuis
58. Acropora loisettae - 'Steve Elias Stag' Limited Edition
59. Acropora sp. â€"œ Blue

If something is labeled as "sp" that means I haven't been able to get a positive identification of the coral. The sizes vary from 1" frags to 1' diameter colonies.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Thanks!
Jon

 

[anative]

The fun is tomorrow. Remember doors open at 11:00 am and the auction starts at 1:00 pm. Call me at 407-331-9740 if you get lost.

Jon

 

[jay24k]

I'll be there a little late. Probably about 20 minutes late. If you can wait, cool, if not, maybe start with the green and smaller corals first . I'm leaving leesburg now. If you need to get ahold of me, my number is 3526363790.

Thanks Jon.

 

[jay24k]

Pretty nice event. You guys should of really went whoever missed it. Nice pieces at some very good prices.

I ended up buying,

26. Acropora sp. â€"œ ORA “Chips” - Big piece!
32. Acropora austere - classic Myagi Tort coloration with the large funnel shaped corallites - Another huge piece.
40. Acropora batunai â€"œ ORA Purple Pillow Top - This piece is very large. Cost me the most but couldn't beat the price.
50. Acropora turaki â€"œ Blue/Teal
51. Acropora tortusa - Oregon Blue Tort (Purchased directly from Upscales)

Thanks for having us over Jon. Everything looked nice and hopefully you can make the tank look just as nice without the sps.

 

[tangwang]

I also would like to thank John and family for having us over, and showing eveybody a most excellent time. He is a great host and a true reef hobbyist! I came home with some real nice stuff. and I have to admit I felt kinda bad after everything was gone out of the tank. But I know you will have softie tank soon that is just as beautiful as the sps tank was.

It was also cool meeting alot of you Orlando folks as well. really nice people and I had a great time. I agre with Jason... the people that didn't go today really missed out!

Jason- I'll be waiting on that pillow top frag LMK when you are ready to trade a frag



Matt

 

[anative]

Thanks Guys! It was sad to see it all go but I was happy to know the corals were going to good homes. Here is a picture of the aftermath:

 

[jay24k]

I must say that both pictures before and after do NO justice to the tank. You need a new camera . The corals were very nice. The actual tank is a nice 20K blue and was very colorful.

 

[ZURCSREEF]

Just out of curiousity, anyone know how much the large orange cap went for?

 

[jay24k]

It went for around 70 to 80 dollars. The thing was gigantic. The HUGE tyree piece went for 105.

Whoever missed it really missed out on some sweet pieces.

 

[ZURCSREEF]

WOW, only 70-80$ for that huge piece of the orange montipora capricornis? I would of paid triple that.... >_< I wanted to go to this auction so bad, but had to work...