JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 That's how I envisioned it. But the flow isn't quite right at that point so I need to switch the 425 with the return. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I went down to check on my tank and I found Clyfford with several pleopods full of eggs. I'm tempted to at least try to raise them, even though they are supposedly almost impossible to raise to adulthood. Link to comment
Flexin5 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The pokerstar with rainbow colors is a rainbow monti. I will take pictures tomorrow when they get here. No problem on the sig, just a quick and dirty crop + text from one of your pictures. You need to do a photo dump soon. that's what i thought? but the guy selling it says it's a "pokerstar" but it's very much a rainbow..meh either way i can't wait to get it! going to take a buttload of pics right after the new scape Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Too prissy in here. Fixed. Link to comment
metrokat Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Here's the setosa mother colony: That looks amazing. I have to say the one disappointment I have when shopping for corals online or at my LFS is that I never get to see what the mother colony would look like. One of my LFS only carries colonies of hard branching SPS like Acros etc. not of montis of any kind or favias, all those are always frags, some very large frags but frags none the less. I can google and research light, flow and feeding requirements of what I buy but I find it difficult if not impossible to research what kind of space they need. Would they table, encrust, shoot upwards, branch outwards or what. And given average growth in stable params, how fast is this growth expected. I see amazing pictures from reefgardner, cherry corals, coral theory, and other vendors including Mr Coral which make me itch to get the pretties. Sadly very very few mother colonies are pictured. It's kind of hard to imagine unless you stare at an advanced aquarists tank. I also find this to be a somewhat general difference between someone that has been reefing for years vs new hobbyists: the old timers capitulated to the itch to buy frags of every variety when they were new, now their tanks have either grown those into colonies or they now only buy colonies. Link to comment
siwelk Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm tempted to at least try to raise them, even though they are supposedly almost impossible to raise to adulthood. You a baby daddy? Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Time for a random gif... Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle YEAH Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 You a baby daddy? That's just my baby daddy. I've decided not to try because I will be beginning law school before they are out of the larval stage and I don't want to cause complications. I'll just enjoy the fact that my tank is happy and healthy enough to promote spawning and take it as a win. Link to comment
siwelk Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Time for a random gif... Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle YEAH ftfy Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I've decided not to try because I will be beginning law school before they are out of the larval stage and I don't want to cause complications. I'll just enjoy the fact that my tank is happy and healthy enough to promote spawning and take it as a win. That just means free food for the tank Mine haven't spawned yet... Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Time for a random gif... Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle YEAH Cheers Link to comment
siwelk Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I got my GDF tix today, can ya tell? Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I got my GDF tix today, can ya tell? Nice, but not as nice as turtle time. If I end up living in Boston I can't wait for the first real show like that I go to. I've been to stuff like Mayhem Fest but the few smaller semi electronic venues I've been to (think M.S.I.) I've enjoyed a lot more. So needless to say when I see Skrillex, Steve Aoki, et. al. I will pee. Link to comment
Jacob042426 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 where do you guys find all the .gifs? they are funny. Link to comment
siwelk Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 where do you guys find all the .gifs? they are funny. Google. when I see Skrillex, Steve Aoki, et. al. I will pee. QFT Link to comment
Jacob042426 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 google is a god. it knows all. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 where do you guys find all the .gifs? they are funny. I have several bookmarked pages but where I get stuff I wouldn't normally think to find I use www.reddit.com more specifically, the subreddits r/gifs and r/reactiongifs Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 That looks amazing. I have to say the one disappointment I have when shopping for corals online or at my LFS is that I never get to see what the mother colony would look like. One of my LFS only carries colonies of hard branching SPS like Acros etc. not of montis of any kind or favias, all those are always frags, some very large frags but frags none the less. I can google and research light, flow and feeding requirements of what I buy but I find it difficult if not impossible to research what kind of space they need. Would they table, encrust, shoot upwards, branch outwards or what. And given average growth in stable params, how fast is this growth expected. I see amazing pictures from reefgardner, cherry corals, coral theory, and other vendors including Mr Coral which make me itch to get the pretties. Sadly very very few mother colonies are pictured. It's kind of hard to imagine unless you stare at an advanced aquarists tank. I also find this to be a somewhat general difference between someone that has been reefing for years vs new hobbyists: the old timers capitulated to the itch to buy frags of every variety when they were new, now their tanks have either grown those into colonies or they now only buy colonies. ^TOTALLY! I have Julian's and Eric's books and can never seem to find what these little frags will look like. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 New frags acclimating now. Pretty sure the Grinch is DOA though. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 ....damn rape corn Hey it's not my fault when it arrives that way! Everything looks pretty crappy except the sunset. But that's just what happens with shipping SPS. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yea I know sucks....reeeevive diiiip lol Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 No reason to dip when there's nothing there: Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ...there is..you just don't see it ;p...have some hope Joel... Link to comment
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