AJ_Tsin Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 I started a Collector's SPS showoff thread. Get in it! http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/349486-collectors-sps-coral-showoff-thread/ 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I started a Collector's SPS showoff thread. Get in it! http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/349486-collectors-sps-coral-showoff-thread/ I'll have to get a good picture of my RR JAred's tri-color Prostata. It's devilishly hard to photograph where it is growing. 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Finally got a picture of the Vivid's Rainbow (Actually Brown at the moment) and a few other shots. Vivid's Rainbow Delight Reef Raft Green Plazma Reef Raft Peacock Reef Raft Red Diablo Tyree Mr. Pacman Reef Raft Jawdropper 6 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hey AJ do you have PC Superman? Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hey AJ do you have PC Superman? No I wish though. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 No I wish though. This guy on another forum has a gorgeous colony with yellow flesh and pink with blue tipped branches. Every other colony I've seen is the pink and blue. And he knows SPS so I'm confident it isn't mislabeled. Do you know if this coral, like red planet, is different in each tank? 3 Quote Link to comment
Alex B Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Aj your vivids rainbow doesn't look that bad! Mine looked like that before it started getting color. Atleast it's not all brown, and you have some white base already. Mine started out completely poop brown! This guy on another forum has a gorgeous colony with yellow flesh and pink with blue tipped branches. Every other colony I've seen is the pink and blue. And he knows SPS so I'm confident it isn't mislabeled. Do you know if this coral, like red planet, is different in each tank? I've heard it can be, atleast more then the norm. Any sps can look different in any tank, but some do show bigger differences. 1 Quote Link to comment
Alex B Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Here is a horrible pic, but you can see the purple coming in already. I'm very excited about this piece! It's gotten a little better now and has fully encrusted the plug. The pic was a few weeks ago. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/14626331499/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/14626331499/'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 That Jawdropper though,holy hell so sexy looking !!! Im going have to check out that show off thread Here is a horrible pic, but you can see the purple coming in already. I'm very excited about this piece! It's gotten a little better now and has fully encrusted the plug. The pic was a few weeks ago. Untitled by touchofklasse, on Flickr That frag though,damn. Oh btw I heard you were in Top Shelf today. You get so much love there lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Alex B Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 That Jawdropper though,holy hell so sexy looking !!! Im going have to check out that show off thread That frag though,damn. Oh btw I heard you were in Top Shelf today. You get so much love there lol Really!??..lol...yea I was in today. They are cool guys!!..I haven't known them all too long, but they have a great team. I'm still pretty new here in orlando, but they have quickly become my go to store. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Really!??..lol...yea I was in today. They are cool guys!!..I haven't known them all too long, but they have a great team. I'm still pretty new here in orlando, but they have quickly become my go to store. I'll keep it short so we don't clog up AJ's thread. But we were talking about Zeo tanks and they mentioned "Alex B" on NR and I instantly knew lol. I've been going there for about a month and they give me AMAZING deals. Travis and the Indian/Spanish looking dude love me hahaha. 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Here is a horrible pic, but you can see the purple coming in already. I'm very excited about this piece! It's gotten a little better now and has fully encrusted the plug. The pic was a few weeks ago. Wow frags look almost identical, except a little bit of color difference. Good to know thanks for posting that. That Jawdropper though,holy hell so sexy looking !!! Im going have to check out that show off thread That frag though,damn. Oh btw I heard you were in Top Shelf today. You get so much love there lol Jaw dropper is indeed pretty insane. Don't worry about clogging up this thread, I would rather wake up to 15 notifications on N-R then crickets in here. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Tried to take a handful of shots to show off some depth and perspectives of the rock and how its filling out. 5 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Mmmmm,that last shot !!! I love the coloration of that thing. How many pieces do you have in total you thing ? Hahahah,I hear you. 1 Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I started a Collector's SPS showoff thread. Get in it! http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/349486-collectors-sps-coral-showoff-thread/ You already have a thread dude... 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Mmmmm,that last shot !!! I love the coloration of that thing. How many pieces do you have in total you thing ? Hahahah,I hear you. I think I have around 50 SPS and 60 Total frags in there... shit just realized how much that is. You already have a thread dude... The thread in question will hopefully become something that multiple people are posting in all showing off high end frags and corals. Not meant to be about this tank or these corals solely. Some of my favourite threads to look through on RC or R2R are amalgamation threads where tons of people contribute. Thought I would start one up on N-R Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I think I have around 50 SPS and 60 Total frags in there... shit just realized how much that is. The thread in question will hopefully become something that multiple people are posting in all showing off high end frags and corals. Not meant to be about this tank or these corals solely. Some of my favourite threads to look through on RC or R2R are amalgamation threads where tons of people contribute. Thought I would start one up on N-R Totally agree, was just making jest at the fact you will likely have the sweetest things there anyway 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Totally agree, was just making jest at the fact you will likely have the sweetest things there anyway Fair enough. Haha. While on the topic of sweet corals here are a few more shots from yesterday. RR Pink Floyd RR Avengers Oregon Tort (Jawdropper in BG) RR Wolverine RR Orange Passion Tierra Del Fuego A. Secale A. Prostrata RR Kraken 8 Quote Link to comment
wildbill79 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Dat Wolverine acro = Sick! I have to upgrade lighting so I can get in to those! 2 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Dat Wolverine acro = Sick! I have to upgrade lighting so I can get in to those! It is one of the coolest I have seen. I highly recommend getting into SPS for anyone looking for a super rewarding challenge. Changes the whole hobby quite a bit. I think its a cool natural progression. This guy on another forum has a gorgeous colony with yellow flesh and pink with blue tipped branches. Every other colony I've seen is the pink and blue. And he knows SPS so I'm confident it isn't mislabeled. Do you know if this coral, like red planet, is different in each tank? Must be not sure on this particular colony but things definately change from system to system. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefmaster1996 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hey AJ, glad to see your system is flourishing. If you don't mind, since we have very similar systems at about the same age, can you post your maintnaince and dosing routine, I'm finally getting my tank under control after reducing my bio load, I'm just starting to add coral, and wanted to see what you were doing to keep yours looking so healthy. 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Thought I would post my current ZeoVit Dosing regiment as I have made some tweaks again. Dosing/Maintenance Schedule Total NET Water Volume ~55g Feeding NLS Pellets daily PE Mysis Rinsed and Soaked in Selcon (Once in a while) Polyp Labs Reef Roids mixed w/Selcon (Once in a while) Daily 0.175 ml K-Z ZEOStart 2x daily (total of 0.35 ml) 7ml Ca, 3ml Alk, 10 ml Mg (BRS Two Part) 1 ml K-Z Pohls Xtra 2 Drops K-Z Coral Vitalizer Intermittent 2 Drops of K-Z Sponge Power 3-4x weekly 2 Drops of K-Z ZeoBak 2x weekly (Every other day for two weeks after ZeoLite Exchange) 2 Drops of K-Z Potassium Iodide Flouride 3x weekly 2 ml K-Z Coral Snow 2x weekly (once immediately after water change, once midweek) 2 Drops of K-Z BioMate 2x weekly (w/ Coral Snow) 2 ml K-Balance 4x weekly 2 ml B-Balance 2x weekly 2 Drops Amino Acid High Concentrate 1x weekly 2 Drops Cyano Clean 1x weekly Maintenance 10% water change weekly (Vacuum sand bed bi-weekly) Change Filter Floss 2x weekly 250 ml of ESV Activated Carbon in media bag changed every 30 days 500 ml K-Z ZeoLite in Vertex Reactor running 60 g/h change 90% every 6-8 weeks Blast Rocks w/ Turkey Baster (Several times weekly) Hey AJ, glad to see your system is flourishing. If you don't mind, since we have very similar systems at about the same age, can you post your maintnaince and dosing routine, I'm finally getting my tank under control after reducing my bio load, I'm just starting to add coral, and wanted to see what you were doing to keep yours looking so healthy. Thanks man. Good to hear your build is stabilizing, probably a very smart idea cutting back on the amount of fish swimming around in there. I posted an updated maintenance routine a few pages back and have copied it above. Quote Link to comment
4x5 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Such nice pieces man, I'm so jealous. Love those polyps on the Orange Passion. 1 Quote Link to comment
kirbaay Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Stick city! wow you have a lot of frags this tank will be crazy with a years worth of growth 1 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Such nice pieces man, I'm so jealous. Love those polyps on the Orange Passion. Thanks dude, yea the orange passion polyps are getting really bright, its awesome can't wait until it grows more. I think its the slowest grower in my system, that and the Red Planet that is doing nothing really. Stick city! wow you have a lot of frags this tank will be crazy with a years worth of growth Thanks! I am hoping it all turns out. Speaking of growth, here are a few growth shots. As mentioned earlier color is not really 100% where I want it right now. I am in the middle of tweaking lighting height while adding more AAHC CV and Xtra, still looking for the sweet spot, between not having too much light and not darkening the corals too much, nonetheless growth and encrusting differences are going well. Most of these shots are about 1 month of development progress. O.T. 1 Month RR. Wolverine 3 Months RR Avengers 1 Month RR T.D.F. 1 Month 6 Quote Link to comment
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