MitchReef Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 I could do that for a cut of the action Sooooo......nobody else with a comment about the frags.....Ain't that a slap in da face...... Link to comment
doubleyouhat Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I could do that for a cut of the action Sooooo......nobody else with a comment about the frags.....Ain't that a slap in da face...... Just wanted to say that you have amazing corals and I plan on being a purchaser when my tank is up and running/established. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 I appreciate that....where are you located? I have corals everywhere from Central Florida to far Northern California, Louisville KY to Greater Detroit MI.....Happy Corals spread all over the place!!!!! Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I feel the need to comment. Awesome rack you have there Mitch! Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Gotta hand it to ya NRF....you always know how to put a smile on this grizzled old face.... but....BTW....I'm rather proud of my rack as well! Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Does this guy look all puffed up and happy with himself? Or what.... and here's my Starry Blennie (named Lennie) hanging out with the Gorg....the fish is over 5 inches long now... The colors on this Birdsnest have gone nuts on me recently.... and my Bird of Paradise is doing great..... I'm seeing some growth from my JC's Ancient Earth chalice as well..... The Pink Panties went into the display tonight..... My little patch of SunFlowers..... When I got this guy he was as purple as anything I've ever seen with the neon green mouths (6 mouths) and I put it up high under scorching light....it turned pale tan with the crazy eyes and....well.... after it grew a few more eyes in the intense light I moved it to a shady area of the tank it's just starting to color back up nicely....once colored up well I will chop it up and grow a bunch of nice frags..... Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Well....after spending two days working on my old beater van I was driving home tonight and it started losing power....I believe it was overheating but the gage wasn't showing it....anyway, I limped into a drugstore parking lot and popped the hood, only to find FLAMES!!!! I guess it got so hot in there that the oily, greasy old motor just caught fire.....I ran inside and borrowed a Fire Extinguisher, put it out and called my Bride to come get me....now that's about the worst way to start an evening.... With that tragedy aside I was sitting here looking across the room at my sweet reef, with it's filthy glass, and I decided to snap a couple pics of the latest growth spurt.... This is the view of Stoney Island from my seat on the family room couch.... Softey Island....I would love to add another 20 pounds of rock to raise it up high enough to be another SPS area.... An end view.....just for fun..... And Stoney Island from the other side of the tank.... I love my reef...it really helps my soul when I'm so upset....Now I gotta figure out what to do for transportation....a friend loaned us his son's car (son's away in college) for a short time while I figure out what to do....but I still gotta come up with a more permanent solution..... Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Sorry about the recent troubles Mitch. When all is well in the reef tank, it really is a good place to sit and stare and unwind for a bit. Hang in there Tank is a stunner my friend. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sorry about the recent troubles Mitch. When all is well in the reef tank, it really is a good place to sit and stare and unwind for a bit. Hang in there Tank is a stunner my friend. Yup, it's like it never stops.....Now I gotta come up with money for another recession-mobile.... I do tend to get into a funk over stuff like that, and then I neglect the reef....which is really stupid, cause, like you said, this is the time to really turn back to the reef for solace.... And...thanks again for the props.... Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Yup, it's like it never stops.....Now I gotta come up with money for another recession-mobile.... I do tend to get into a funk over stuff like that, and then I neglect the reef....which is really stupid, cause, like you said, this is the time to really turn back to the reef for solace.... And...thanks again for the props.... I do the same thing. I hope you are able to find a good solution to your vehicular dilemna. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Just now I have a saving grace from good friends...My step-daughter's X-boyfriend and his family are still really good friends...the kids are both away in college, and his car is here, for sale....as of right now they have loaned it to me for a little while, and I am going to see if I can buy it....at least I know it has been well cared for, and has given them no real problems over a year +.... I really need to get it together on my tank though, I haven't tested the water in like 3 or 4 weeks....thank goodness for my auto-dosing DIY..... and the glass is dirty as a monkey-butt Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 You've been looking at Monkey Butts lately? Dude, that's a total waste of time. Work on your Beautiful Tank instead. Might wanna wash your hands first though. *ducks* Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 I gotta smile at that last one....thanks Weetie.... BTW...that's an amazing moth in your avatar.....it took me a minute to figure what it was..... Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Clymene Moth, found in a bush in my front yard. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 That is beautiful....I would have guessed it to be in Bolivia or someplace like that....I bet it was all the radiation that caused it to look like that!!!! Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 That is beautiful....I would have guessed it to be in Bolivia or someplace like that....I bet it was all the radiation that caused it to look like that!!!! Lol, no they're supposed to be native to Eastern North America. It's the first time I've ever seen one though, and I've been living in Eastern North America for a while now. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Okay...I didn't die...or slip off the edge of the earth....I got another old crappy car, but I'm still working on getting the AC working (a Must-Have item here in Florida)..... I got the camera out again this evening and am going to bombard the thread with new pictures....I just love my tank..... The Siver Bullet Bonzai is coloring up nicely.... It still has a way to go, but look at this Blue-Green Acropora echinata.... It has colored beautifully, and so has the little ORA Blue Acropora tortuosa.... Maybe I can grow that one out to the splendor that was my original colony....the Greg Hiller's Aquadelight is doing well too.... I owe those to a member of my local club...we did a nice swap a few weeks ago.... Now for some oldies, but goodies...here is my Blueberry Lemonade Acropora nasuta.... Great growth out of that little guy lately. This is the ORA Marshall Island Blue Bottlebrush, home of my acro crab....(He's visible down low and to the left, if ya look real carefully) The Juicycorals Quadricolor Acropora....notice green sheen, pink, through blue to purple...and as a bonus, yellow polyps! It browned out real bad when I got it, but is making a nice recovery...My Rose Acropora millepora is getting just sick with color.... An amazing piece...it too was mostly brown for the longest time....Here is the Area 51 Favia.... It seems to be growing real well lately too.....This green Acropora is an unknown, also of browned out heritage.... That one came from another club member....he's only 15 years old....My Rainbow Montipora is getting shockingly colored up too.... There is a small colony starting to spread where it was mounted to the rocks and slid off the bottom of the frag tile.....this last one is a wild Florida SPS that was growing on some aquaculture LR I got a couple years ago.... I've seen posts about this coral and most say it is nonphotosynthetic, but I gotta tell you, my nitrates never reach above 0.2, and I've never fed it...and yet it grows and grows....I vote photosynthetic.... Hope y'all enjoyed these new snaps.... Mitch Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Beautiful Mitch! Good to hear you are once again mobile. Good luck with the AC. Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Mobility is a good thing indeed....I gotta get the AC working soon though....I got off work at 6 PM today and with the windows all down and the blower on HI it got all the way down to 105 in the car by the time I got home!!!! But...like I said....mobility is good............. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 JEEEEEEEBUS!!!!!! that rainbow monti is amazing!!! Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thanks a bunch Pismo....I just wish I had a picture of it when I got it....it was brick brown on brick brown.....I was told it was Rainbow, but almost didn't believe it at the time.....proof is in the pudding...It's a Rainbow now!!!! It was mounted to my LR until a few weeks ago when I popped it off to cut a frag....now there is a little strip of Rainbow Monti growing where the frag tile was mounted...it had grown all the way around and under the tile..... Sorry about some of these pictures...I am reaching like 10 inches into the tank with my P&S and have real problems locking the focus sometimes.... Here are some other Encrusting Montiporae.... Superman frag..... Where that tile was stuck down.... Sunset.... Mike Paletta Blue.....pictures just don't do this one justice.... Appleberry..... I hope you like these others too..... Link to comment
Militant Jurist Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I've seen posts about this coral and most say it is nonphotosynthetic, but I gotta tell you, my nitrates never reach above 0.2, and I've never fed it...and yet it grows and grows....I vote photosynthetic.... I recently got a coral that looks a LOT like that! My LFS said that it came in as a hitchhiker in their shipment, but that it was a coral called cladocora. From what I've been able to read, it is photosynthetic, but that it was strongly suggested to frequently supplement with feedings. I haven't fed mine since I got it, but it still sends out its tentacles every day. I suppose I should feed it tomorrow though... How long have you had it? Oh, and I love all of the SPS! Link to comment
MitchReef Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 That little one has been with me since May of 2007....I've never fed it, and yet it still survives....Mine too was a hitchhiker, on Florida Aquaculture Live Rock.... Link to comment
jdp Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Long time Mitch! The tank looks great and the frags are amazing! Let me know if you're looking for someone to keep backup copies of your frags...you know, just in case Link to comment
Militant Jurist Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 That's cool. Well, good luck to both of us then with these odd corals. Link to comment
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