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Stones 03-04-2013 05:42 PM

Here is one of my favorite pieces that I lost when I had my pseudo-crash last April.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ipsacro8-1.jpg
A good friend of mine was kind enough to give me a frag of it back and it's slowly starting to come around after a rough start back in the tank.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps784149f5.jpg


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps9f667116.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...pse96d82ff.jpg

ORA Red Planet
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps554d2bd2.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psfa5f9151.jpg

A. granulosa
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps7fa3b4bb.jpg

Snappy's purple valida. Started out with 1 frag and now I have 6+ colonies spread randomly throughout the tank.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psbc65bb1c.jpg

Rainbow Monti again
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps9b5b6f9c.jpg

Backside of Cali tort colony
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps19ac6036.jpg

Stones 03-04-2013 05:48 PM

Another shot of the efflo
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psdbb11da7.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps8c53f446.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psca2cbcc6.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps07881940.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps9587951b.jpg

Close up ORA red planet
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps6475f0f3.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psb6f73dae.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psdab4671f.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps815eef2e.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psee0f6fbd.jpg

Stones 03-04-2013 05:53 PM

And here is why I've come to hate mushrooms
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...psebc578bc.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...ps61dc97fa.jpg

They seem to just gravitate and move toward SPS. The one on that colony of Snappy's purple valida started out at the base and crawled up to the center of the colony before splitting into 2 lovely mushrooms. I'll eventually have to frag the colony into tiny pieces to get them out of there. Don't know what I'm going to do with that granulosa/loripes frag as the frag plug is thorougly stuck in the live rock.

Stones 03-04-2013 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 798823)
What's FAL stand for? Glad you've gotten things under control! Those colonies are just huge nice work.

Thanks Brett, its slowly but surely coming along.

FAL just stands for Frag-a-lot. I've got most of my nice pieces from Burc over the years. Some come in looking pretty hot but most require some serious TLC after they are forced to endure Fedex shipping from TO to Regina.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 798822)
Nice. Looking good man.

Your mystery tabler looks like a Loripes to me. Also, your mystery millepora looks like a "sunset" or "christmas" millepora.

Thanks Kien. That mystery mille came in deep green and has morphed into having a peachy golden orange base color. It's definately one of my favorite pieces in the tank right now.

lockrookie 03-04-2013 06:43 PM

I'm glad the frag is doing well wish I could say the same for mine I shoulda just gave you the whole thing...

Glad everything else is coming around too

Stones 03-04-2013 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lockrookie (Post 798841)
I'm glad the frag is doing well wish I could say the same for mine I shoulda just gave you the whole thing...

Glad everything else is coming around too


Hey Jeff, I wish that was the frag of the crayola plana I got from you. This one is a different frag that I got from Dreef (originally from Seacare) but the crayola I got from you is doing quite well. Did you end up losing the colony?

lockrookie 03-04-2013 07:58 PM

Just about I tried to frag it and save it but the base I'd dieing off very strange it like it got cooked I have a small hope for it but I honk the deterioration of the hydnophoria is the cause I had another frag do the same. Most everything else is fine and some are colouring up. As well my aggressive fight against the hair algea issue may have hindered the delicacy of the two

Azzkr 03-05-2013 02:28 AM

WOW all those corals are looking awesome. Comming back quite nicely. You will have lots to fill up that frag tank of yours. Might just have to buy a bunch from you.

dreef 03-05-2013 03:15 AM

Lookin good buddy,i can see big improvements since i last stopped by.I already picked the ones that i need a frag of down the line :) Yeah that FAL mystery milli is HOT..definately going to be one of my favorites.My frag has grown a bit i got from you,new tips are forming.Thank You for cutting it...i wasn't going to ask...but you know me and milli's :D

Stones 03-05-2013 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azzkr (Post 798996)
WOW all those corals are looking awesome. Comming back quite nicely. You will have lots to fill up that frag tank of yours. Might just have to buy a bunch from you.

Thanks man. Things are slowly but surely coming around. Seeing as I'll be off work for the next 2 months I should have some serious time to get everything back on track. Am I right in assuming this is Mike?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreef (Post 799021)
Lookin good buddy,i can see big improvements since i last stopped by.I already picked the ones that i need a frag of down the line :) Yeah that FAL mystery milli is HOT..definately going to be one of my favorites.My frag has grown a bit i got from you,new tips are forming.Thank You for cutting it...i wasn't going to ask...but you know me and milli's :D

Thanks man, good to hear the frag is doing well. I think it's going to be a real stunner of a piece once it catches up in size to the others in the tank.


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