metrokat Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 I don't feel guilty! I tried to get Zeph to sell me his colony last week, but he refused. I've asked Jedibear also. And another guy in Manhattan who has a nice colony now. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There was a link or whatever through her thread to add yourself to the list! Thanks! Done 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Katropora update! **Spoiler - I will not be part of the distributor's network anytime soon. November - brand new frag... Late November - crashed my tank and the Kat turned brown. February - the Kat survived my tank's mini-crash, starting encrusting and turned bright green! Today - I'm still waiting for it to grow up and out, but the Kat wants to encrust… It's pretty lumpy too where it is encrusting onto the rock so maybe it's going to grow out from some new spot and not from the original frag. And it's still neon green. Nice recovery TigerLily, I did the same thing. It's a survivor for sure. I'm getting good top growth again, 6 to 7 months later so hang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Top Down Closeup from the front. 5 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Katropora update! **Spoiler - I will not be part of the distributor's network anytime soon. November - brand new frag... Late November - crashed my tank and the Kat turned brown. February - the Kat survived my tank's mini-crash, starting encrusting and turned bright green! Today - I'm still waiting for it to grow up and out, but the Kat wants to encrust… It's pretty lumpy too where it is encrusting onto the rock so maybe it's going to grow out from some new spot and not from the original frag. And it's still neon green. Nice pictures!! It seems when it browns out and comes back, it's a more brilliant green than the original frag. Happened to one of my 2 colonies also 4 Quote Link to comment
TigerLily Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Top Down Closeup from the front. Your Kat looks great! I can't wait to get the purple back too. I will keep hoping... 3 Quote Link to comment
NanoFever Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Lily glad your Kat survived the crash. Looks like it's well on its way to being incredible! Ooh my. Kat, am I close to getting a frag of this?! It feels like I have been waiting years! Hahaha! 2 Quote Link to comment
Addinali Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Added myself to the waiting list I can't wait! 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Your Kat looks great! I can't wait to get the purple back too. I will keep hoping... My Darth Kat (the one that browned and is now a brilliant green) has the purple back, not too much like the original but certainly getting there. Brown Brilliant Dark but purple coming in 9 Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Kat update: 2 month growth. Almost on the the rock! (this is actually a photo of my rabbitfish, but my camera won't accurately produce colors on the kat unless its out of focus... so... yeah...) 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Kat update: 2 month growth. Almost on the the rock! (this is actually a photo of my rabbitfish, but my camera won't accurately produce colors on the kat unless its out of focus... so... yeah...) The colors are fantastic!!! What are your parameters? and What light is it under? Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 The colors are fantastic!!! What are your parameters? and What light is it under? Thanks! TBH, I'll need to get back to you on parameters. I only know my calc, mag, and alk (which are all the standard reccommended stuff for reef tanks albeit on the high end, calc at 450 mag at 1400 ... alk is 7.5 dKH, pH bounces between 7.9 to 8.3 over the course of day and night) Everything else I don't really check for... I feed heavy though. the auto feeder goes off at 8 am and 6 pm and then I also toss in a cube of mysis or roe or something else and seadweed for the rabbit. My theory is that I have dirty water that is at the same time clean thanks to my badass skimmer. lol The lighting are two AI SOL Blue units that max out at b 70% rb 70% and wh 65% (or right in there, I adjusted it up a couple degrees not that long ago, might be 75,75,70) They sit 12 inches above the water line, the tank is 17 inches deep so approximately 2 ft or so from the kat. The light cycle follows the seasonal charts on the apex and so does the temp. 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Was chatting with someone on facebook last night. His tank crashed while he was on vacation, lost 5-6K in corals, massive chalices, Walt Disney Tenuis and more cush corals. And I was just floored, he said the Katropora was his favorite coral out of the whole tank, he had a colony growing by now which also crashed. He said he didn't care for those other corals, he wanted another piece of the Kat. Chuck, if you're reading, fill out that form yo! 3 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 This thread would be a lot cooler if nanofreak had a chunk of the kitty Kat! 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 According to my calculations I should be next........ 1 Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 According to my calculations I should be next........ WooHoo! 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I hate waiting in lines. 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 it's a spreadsheet, it's not a line. 4 Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I hate waiting in lines. 2 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Okie guys. I'll be home for roughly 3 days, which isn't enough time to clip, heal, package, and ship frags. I will not offer an arrive alive on fresh cut frags as the risk of coral death due to the stress is too high (especially with it being summer). That being said, I'll likely give some local reefers some frags. I'm not gonna frag my kat colony and gain nothing out of it just to ship some frags. 1 Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Okie guys. I'll be home for roughly 3 days, which isn't enough time to clip, heal, package, and ship frags. I will not offer an arrive alive on fresh cut frags as the risk of coral death due to the stress is too high (especially with it being summer). That being said, I'll likely give some local reefers some frags. I'm not gonna frag my kat colony and gain nothing out of it just to ship some frags. Quit with the being logical crap, will ya? Quote Link to comment
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