Sierra Bravo

Leopard wrasse, right?

25 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

I wouldn't do that to everyone... I'd get cremated and my ashes used to make FarmerTy frag plugs and donated to the club so I can live on in everyone's tanks.  That took a really morbid turn...

How about cremation and buried in my old 12 gallon nanocube?  It was the tank I ran the longest anyways... 5 years.

This place is weird.

Brian has gotten up to $1000/frag of star polyps these days... He's got quite the collection of insults. 
Scotts hovering around $40/frag with his latest jabs.

18 minutes ago, Vernon Saunders said:

That's ok Ty, I'll be your new mentee.... and I won't make fun of you. 

It's all in good fun!     Keep in mind I have not made fun of your height or your wire management. .. well, your height anyway. 

I better stop - after only having been here four months I don't want to log in to find my account locked!  

I'm just lucky to have great mentors nearby that are available to share their knowledge and insight.  Thanks @Gig 'em @ NDstructible !

33 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

Also, just wait until it grows out. It'll be in your top 3 favorite pieces by the end of the year would be my guess.

I believe it!  Although you can't see it in the pic, I have that bright green edge on top where it is starting to encrust on the epoxy, leading to a beautiful rusty reddish-pink.  It's going to be a nice one.  I have it mounted in the tank in a position to be front and center because you had said it would be special when I picked it up from you.

It's at lower mid level, though, so it's probably at no more than 200 PAR tops.  So far it doesn't seem to mind.

Not a great pic, but while I've been away since last Saturday the little flat piece of ASD Rainbow Millie I received from Ty actually started to sprout corallites.  Woo hoo! 

Tank looks great!

Mystery wrasse and chromis shoal.

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12 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

Did I post about it? C'mon Scott! I post about when I go to the bathroom on here.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/36543-palytoxin-my-experience-with-it/&ved=2ahUKEwi4tZTUtqbaAhUM34MKHR4xCPUQjjgwAHoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw14PJJH83l-0wYi_ZCKjwvL

Thanks for that.  Scary stuff.  Glad you made it through or I wouldn't have this cool Oregon Tort or Efflo now. 

16 hours ago, FarmerTy said:

I'm just a rookie compared to that guy. I only took down me and the dog.

Did you post about that experience?  I couldn't find it if you did.  I'm curious to hear what had happened. 

Dipped and in the tank.  Very healthy, great color, and nice sizes.  This was my first time buying from Cherry Corals. 

I really have to stop for a while and let things grow out.  If I had an actual frag tank the purchases would probably never end. 

24 minutes ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

Be careful with this frag, it grows insanely fast. I had to move it down to my "death corner" of low light and flow to keep it from breaking through the walls of my tank.

Well, this brings to mind a noob question, since I've never been to the point of having large colonies:  I have this assumption that you can prune and trim the colonies as they grow to keep them in check; kinda like you would a shrub.  Is that valid or does it not really work out that way with SPS colonies?

Yay - it's Christmas in April compliments of Cherry Corals.  Very well packed - can't wait until lunch so I can get them acclimated and dipped.

I have no idea what it is about this plain ol' YG Yellow I received from Ty, but I really like it.  It is always "perky", for lack of a better word.

How about a side shot of the frag tank ...  

I guess I don't know what clockwise means - I fixed the descriptions. . . doh!

33 minutes ago, Vernon Saunders said:

I was apart of the sale too... I didn't get anything this go around. Tried to get a pearlberry but was unsuccessful. Congrats on the corals you scored.

There were still a lot of corals on the website - go to Cherry Corals website.  Here are links where they are still half off!!!  :

https://www.cherrycorals.com/product/ora-pearlberry-2-2/

https://www.cherrycorals.com/product/ora-pearlberry-4-2/

19 minutes ago, Chris_ATX said:

Dibs on a Wolverine and red diablo.

Lol - you got it but it's going to take a while in my tank.  I don't have the Gig 'em or Ty magic water going on. 

I got a little crazy on the Cherry Corals online sale tonight.  I'm done for a while.  Well, except the three I asked Gig 'em to cut for me. . .   

Clockwise from upper left:

• Hawkins Echinata
• WWC Yellow Tip
• RR Wolverine
• ORA Pearlberry
• RR Red Diablo
• RR The Vinh

Left and right side islands - just a bunch of little frags everywhere.  Grow, darn you, grow!

Thanks Ty.  You got it on the All-In.  I had it high in the tank and it went pink on me, so I put it back on the bottom to see if the yellows come back out.  It's encrusting, though, not plating fyi.

Still playing with my Galaxy S8 and post-processing of the blue hues. Some are much worse than others. I guess these will give me something to compare to 6 mos down the road for growth:

Tubbs Stellata


WWC All-In monti


JF Fox Flame


Farmer Ty Bottle Brush


YG Yellow


Needle in a Haystack & Tyree Undata


WWC Grafted Starfire

Red Monti Cap

War Coral


Jedi Mind Trick


Red Setosa


Rainbow Stylo


WWC Juicy Fruit


ORA Borealis


Sarmentosa


Green Slimer


UC SSC OG


POTO Tweedy Bird


BC Grape Juice


FHC Red Rage


BC "I love my Monster" tort


Needle in a Haystack


Mint Green Cap


Palmer's Blue Millie


M. Spongodes


Purple Scroll
 

Crappy pic, but the Oregon Tort from Ty that I "thought" was a goner is making a comeback - yay!   It had browned out and looked very bad, even getting algae growing on it on several spots.  I glued it to rock anyway figuring I could always remove it later, and the water husbandry gods have smiled upon me.

The little brown tort @Gig 'em @ NDstructible was selling at Ty's during the meeting is turning out to be a nice piece in the tank.  Under blue's it is starting to look like a Miyagi Tort to me.  Is it coloring up for anyone else? 

Gig 'em:  what does the colony look like?

Around 18K:

Around 8.5 - 10K:

I also have been playing around with pictures.  I have never cared much for photography and I don't have a nice camera, so I've been using my cell phone - a Samsung Galaxy S8.  I've been playing around with the Pro settings and also trying to post process out the blues using the Photoshop clone Paint.net.  I like what I've been able to do with the post-processing as it does look much more true to life, but still not thrilled with taking pics with the phone.