Mariaface Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 You're right! Spongodes is looking good. The monti cap was that grafted one right? Cyphastrea is LPS. What is a blue haze? Yehp, one actually grafted piece and one red that had the teeniest chip of green to it. The blue haze (apparently it's actually purple haze, my bad?) is an encrusting monti. Remember the $10 frag I picked up at RAP NY? There's an even tinier frag that's almost ready to go to holy carp, actually! Seems like in higher nutrients it turns that wine-purple color the polyps have, and in more light with (regular/lower nutrients) the flesh turns that pale blue color that HC was looking for Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Whats the waitlist look like atm Kat? I need another frag of that and the kitty. I am not ashamed I cried when I had to sell them when I moved. Those and my rabbitfish had me so upset. Anyhow, what's your rough guess on a wait time? 6 months? 7? less? more? Just pre-planning over here... After all, I don't even have a house, let alone the tank being wet yet... 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Whats the waitlist look like atm Kat? I need another frag of that and the kitty. I am not ashamed I cried when I had to sell them when I moved. Those and my rabbitfish had me so upset. Anyhow, what's your rough guess on a wait time? 6 months? 7? less? more? Just pre-planning over here... After all, I don't even have a house, let alone the tank being wet yet... Let me know when you're ready. 1 Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Let me know when you're ready. will do 1 Quote Link to comment
oysterk Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Dang that's a crazy acro. Do these ship well, or is it the same as other SC morphs (browning)? 1 Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Dang that's a crazy acro. Do these ship well, or is it the same as other SC morphs (browning)? When I put mine in last year. Keeps its color. Pretty right out of the box. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 My latest. It's growing fast now and I've added Nitrate (CaNO3) which has boosted the greens a bit. Not every acro likes elevated nitrates, unfortunately. 4 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Is this the Katropora show-off thread? This is from Sept 4 Dang that's a crazy acro. Do these ship well, or is it the same as other SC morphs (browning)? This isn't a shortcake though. The color can make you feel that way, but this is an Acropora Subulata. It doesn't 'brown' during shipping in my experience, but it will need some time to adjust to the new tank, the different lights. October 19 5 Quote Link to comment
oysterk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Good to know, thanks! I know that the UC strawberry shortcake was a microlades, which historically don't ship that well haha. What number am I on the waitlist? 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 My latest. It's growing fast now and I've added Nitrate (CaNO3) which has boosted the greens a bit. Not every acro likes elevated nitrates, unfortunately. Beautiful!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 What are y'alls parameters usually? I know we had thought mine was lighter due to low nitrates and I think they were pretty low when I sold the tank... I can't remember what I was testing at. I'm hoping to keep the color better this time around. My latest. It's growing fast now and I've added Nitrate (CaNO3) which has boosted the greens a bit. Not every acro likes elevated nitrates, unfortunately. Mark, what acros have done well with "dirtier" water for you? 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 What are y'alls parameters usually? I know we had thought mine was lighter due to low nitrates and I think they were pretty low when I sold the tank... I can't remember what I was testing at. I'm hoping to keep the color better this time around. Mark, what acros have done well with "dirtier" water for you? My params are KH 6.7 PO4 .02 - .04 NO3 0 to 1 When I add Nitrates any acro that's been in the hobby a while tends to do better including a Hawkins Echinata, Red Robin, Slimer (of course). Maricultured or frags from an unknown source vary. The red/pink coral to the upper left in that photo seems to fade just a tad (wild caught), and a known maricultured piece gets bluer tips but the body remains brown. The closer a coral is to live caught the worse the apparent reaction to NO3 higher than natural, at least from my experience. I do think it will be random though since corals haven't adapted to higher nitrates. Many of the acros that do well in the hobby are also ones that do well with elevated params, which is not surprising. 2 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Note sure this is better color or not, but it's getting bigger. Purples get better post Nitrate additions, then fade as Nitrates drop. 6 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 The colony looks very healthy Mark. My polyps are blue but I never see this much PE. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 There used to be a waitlist for the katropora - is it still around? Or if anyone has a frag they'd like to sell me, lmk! 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 august: _RMK9251 by Roger Klein, on Flickr november! KAT 111316 by Roger Klein, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 august: _RMK9251 by Roger Klein, on Flickr november! KAT 111316 by Roger Klein, on Flickr Great to see it greening back up, almost all that brown is gone! I also like the near perfect Angel photobomb. 2 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Note sure this is better color or not, but it's getting bigger. Still growing fast, having to push other corals out of the way. Now that the top has repaired itself it's putting on a ton of new growth as well. This is going to be one big colony. 6 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 -grabbyhands- Can't wait until I'm ready for the waitlist 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Still growing fast, having to push other corals out of the way. Now that the top has repaired itself it's putting on a ton of new growth as well. This is going to be one big colony. Making up for lost time I see 1 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Mark is gonna put Kat's colony to shame 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Mark is gonna put Kat's colony to shame He might! Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 He might! I hope not. Your move makes me nervous. Quote Link to comment
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