FS- ORA red planet frags

[lorenz0]

NOT FOR SALE ANYMORE


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e69/lorenz000/DSCN6923.jpg

(picture is at a weird angle, the colony is bigger than a pizza pop)

[christyf5]

Ooh! Any photos? I'd love to see what it looks like, mine is still pretty tiny right now.

[BlueTang<3]

pmed

[muck]

Yeah... pics before you hack.

[lorenz0]

for sure. only have some old photo's right now but i will get new ones on saturday

[Seamazter]

I have heard of this coral alot around the city.
Seems to be the most wanted one in calgary.
Gratz to all that get one, you wont be disappointed.

[silentcivilian]

Ya, ive seen this stuff up close, its awesome awesome stuff.

[fishytime]

here's a pic of the "frag" I got from Luarier a while back......and bump for a sweet coral.....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4172.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4386.jpg

[yycguy]

pmed

[lorenz0]

thanks for the pictures doug. as you can see its a fast grower. doug picked up that frag about a month before that picture. one frag sold to another happy reefer. looking to sell 2 more

oh and i am driving through edmonton on the 27th so anyone in edmonton interested, this is your chance

[lorenz0]

Bump, looking to sell a few more frags

[BlueTang<3]

Bump for this coral it is by far the nicest coral in my tank. Fast grower and in low light the green pop right out :biggrin: The colour is a little clearer in the corner of the second picture.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy171/bluetang3/IMG_1905.jpg
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy171/bluetang3/IMG_1892.jpg

[kien]

ooh.. pretty :)

[lorenz0]

^^^^
it is, heard you got a taste

and thanks for posting your pictures wes. Just trying to get enought money for a tank for the apartment so I can bring a slab of it home. Between bills and school, I have to sacrific cutting it up again

[kien]

^^^^
it is, heard you got a taste

and thanks for posting your pictures wes. Just trying to get enought money for a tank for the apartment so I can bring a slab of it home. Between bills and school, I have to sacrific cutting it up again

Yes. A little on the crunchy side and it could have used a bit less salt though.

[lobsterboy]

I just got a piece of this Red Planet, I was totally sceptical at first, but when I seen it in the bag, and not even in the light of the tank, its gotta be one of the hottest SPS in my tank, well worth the price tag.

The color is crazy. I havent taken any pics yet, but when i do I ll post them.

Thanks Laurier

[shrimpchips]

I have a frag (not from him, but the same ORA), and while the colour of the photo is crappy, when kept in lower light levels (PAR of 250 - 300), it'll develop a nice green base and pink/red corallites with dark polyps:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll255/ashikatani/Reef%20tank/P9260040.jpg

(Sorry for the crappy photo - crappy camera = crappy photo).

If you guys can get this coral, it's definitely super hot!

[lobsterboy]

here are my pics, since joining the club, its sooo hot.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/lobsterboy1000/coral2-3.jpg

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/lobsterboy1000/coral3-1.jpg

[lorenz0]

dude that piece is going to look awesome in that spot

well I am going to consider fragging it for a couple more weeks, so if you want a frag PM me asap

[globaldesigns]

I love the look of that... Just waiting for my tank to recoupe before buying anything else. Please keep me in mind on any future batches.

Thanks.

[lastlight]

Just waiting for my tank to recoupe before buying anything else.

What happened with the tank? I don't recall reading anything?

[globaldesigns]

What happened with the tank? I don't recall reading anything?

I don't want to hijack the thread so I will keep it short. And I didn't really post anything, kept it to myself and with Kevin @ Red Coral.... I guess kinda ashamed to my situation.

I had kinda the same problem as Snappy and others, can't explain why, but corals started receeding fast and just plain dying. I had many colonies and most frags just die. Lost about 15 or so, some nice colonies. Basically hundreds to thousands of dollars gone.

I couldn't figure out why, even took water to Kevin @ Red Coral and he is scratching is head, as everything was spot on. It came on fast so I can only think of 2 things:

1.) Something in the water (via Calgary water supply) that the RO Filter could not remove.
2.) Lighting - this is a new thought, as my recovery has been slow. Just 2 days ago I posted about this. I am thinking my lighting to be very potent, especially when I keep the lights on for 11 hours. This is the new Hamilton Belize, and maybe much more efficient than the Coralife. It was brought to my attention that too much light can destroy things within the coral itself and cause color loss and RTN. Good article that was posted, look up my thread and you can take a peak.

So as of yesterday I now changed my lighting pattern to turn on the actinics at 9am, then at 4pm turn on the MH's for 5 hours, turning off at 9pm, then the actinics turn off at pm. I will see how the corals respond to this.

It has been a challenge over the summer, again can't explain why and tried everything, so lighting seems to be the last thing. You know this hobby, sometimes you just don't know.

If you have any thoughts, please I am open to any ideas!

Rick

[lastlight]

Sorry to hear of those issues man. I think too much light can certainly be detrimental (but not like that!) but there has been a lot of bad luck in Calgary lately I wish we knew why.

Laurier will you accept trades? My daughter is going through her horrible three's but I've got her eating most everything including veggies. Hasn't touched a single coral of mine either. Lemme know. Otherwise I will stockpile some sheckles for the next time you unload this thing!

[lorenz0]

brett I pm'd you and rick, just pm me when your ready

so I have all the frags I was willing to sell spoken for. Thanks for all the interest

I will bump this thread once the colony has healed and is ready to be fragged again

[kien]

dang am I the only SPS collector in town that doesn't own a Red Planet?? I feel so uncool.

[lastlight]

Kien I have knighted myself the first 'Master of Sticks' and I don't have one. If you'd like to be a member please send me pm.

Thanks for the pm Laurier. When you're ready...I should be ready =)

[Zoaelite]

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1881/p1140044.jpg (http://img818.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1140044.jpg)
I'm actually speechless right now, this coral is amazing.

[kien]

removed

[Zoaelite]

He showed me the plug and everything :wink:.

[lastlight]

That latest photo is 10x better looking than John's (just the colours John I still got ya back) but that's all your high kelvin bulbs right? It looks...INCREDIBLE!

[Zoaelite]

That latest photo is 10x better looking than John's (just the colours John I still got ya back) but that's all your high kelvin bulbs right? It looks...INCREDIBLE!

5 Actinics and 3 day lights so yes leaning on the cheating side of the spectrum :lol:. It actually looks this crazy in real life, I have never seen an SPS that's this vividly pink before.

[kien]

He showed me the plug and everything :wink:.

dude I was talking about the coral, but whatevs, I won't judge!

ooh, i've been censored :(

[Zoaelite]

dude I was talking about the coral, but whatevs, I won't judge!

ooh, i've been sensored :(

It was just so small and black :lol::lol::lol:

[lobsterboy]

i asked him to see the plug, but he said we had to go to his car to see it.

I bailed, glad you got to see it Levi. mental image. :lol:

[Zoaelite]

i asked him to see the plug, but he said we had to go to his car to see it.

I bailed, glad you got to see it Levi. mental image. :lol:

Haha!

[lorenz0]

i asked him to see the plug, but he said we had to go to his car to see it.

I bailed, glad you got to see it Levi. mental image. :lol:

oh common, you wanted to see the little black plug. btw shoot me a text. I wouldn't mind dropping by and stealing a stylo off you

[Devonious]

Lets just post all our frags in a month, and see the growth.

Thanks for the Frag

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7215/p1140079.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1140079.jpg)

[kien]

Oooo! A Red Planet race! :biggrin:

[BlueTang<3]

:pop2:

[lobsterboy]

ok, I use that pic from above, as it was in the tank for an hour.

Laurier, drop me a text and pick up that stylo already, shish.

[Zoaelite]

So I win all of your red planet colonies (Including Lauriers) if I have the most growth. K sweet, competition on!

[lorenz0]

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/assets_c/2009/08/BringItOnAllOrNothing-thumb-344x300.jpg

ha, oh it isn't taking much to amuse me tonight. Was looking at fossils from the mississippian and paleocene era's today

[lobsterboy]

bringing it.

who else got a picture to post ?

cough-Kien-Cough....

[madkeenreefer]

If only I had the right ZIP code :(. I want one :lol:

[muck]

Growth Update on the frags peeps...?!?!

[lorenz0]

wouldn't mind seeing some other peoples colonies. I am done fragging my colony unless someone really wants a frag. Its seriously grows 3/4-1" every month. But it grew a massive base before it took off

[BlueTang<3]

not the best pic
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy171/bluetang3/IMG_1994.jpg

[lorenz0]

wes, your getting some sweet growth off of yours

on another note... anyone interested in a Frag. I have one decent arm (last time I looked at it) thats ready to go

[marie]

Not the best pic, the colour in real life is exactly like Bluetangs above but this gives you an idea of size :mrgreen:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/nov1410007.jpg

[lorenz0]

If I didn't chop mine up so much I am sure it would be that big. impressive

[fishytime]

:tape:

[cuz]

updates???

[lorenz0]

On people frags or if they are still for sale?

[cuz]

lol..both would be sweet!!

[lorenz0]

im willing to cut a few more frags. for sure not for the listed price but if anyone wants let me know

[lastlight]

im willing to cut a few more frags. for sure not for the listed price but if anyone wants let me know

So what's the price of a frag?

[lorenz0]

$80, i'm only going to cut 2 more frags. maybe only one

[lorenz0]

Thanks to everyone, but I have decided not to sell anymore frags. I hope everyone who got a frag enjoys them.

[lorenz0]

Colony needs to be cut

willing to sell 3-4 $40 frags for anyone who missed out on waynes killer deal

[Coleus]

hmm may i know where do you place your red plannet? Mine does not seem to grow at all. top or middle of your tank?

[The Grizz]

I so would have snagged one of these when I was in town today, keep it growin' strong Lorenzo so I can get a frag next round :biggrin:

[lorenz0]

6" from the surface and the lights are 6-8" above the surface

let me know greg. This thing always needs to be cut

[The Grizz]

Sweet dude, I will be backdown that way on the 28th for our last planning meeting for Ride For Sight at Stoney Nakota. :biggrin:

[Coleus]

6" from the surface and the lights are 6-8" above the surface

let me know greg. This thing always needs to be cut


are you running MH or T5?

thanks

[lorenz0]

6 bulb t5. Has yours grown a nice base yet

[silentcivilian]

Ya, red planet is awesome in it finds it self growing a base.. and when it has enough surface area for a base.. it explodes.. a few other sps are like that too.. pretty awesome how one month you sit there wondering if it ever going to go up vs out.. then a month later its just doesnt seem to slow down in growth that you want to see

[lorenz0]

I am always impressed by this coral. Hands down its the only one that gives me PE in the bag in my car

[Coleus]

Ya, red planet is awesome in it finds it self growing a base.. and when it has enough surface area for a base.. it explodes.. a few other sps are like that too.. pretty awesome how one month you sit there wondering if it ever going to go up vs out.. then a month later its just doesnt seem to slow down in growth that you want to see

Thanks, I the base is spreading so hopefully i will have success like you guy