Awsome coral !
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Topic: Awsome coral !
Posted By: tileman
Subject: Awsome coral !
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 2:33pm
I have picked up some fabulouse coral from Marine Aquatics. They have been bringing in some spectacular peices lately and I wanted to share some pics, even though my camera isn't able to give me good pics with my new lights. On a side note, They have one of the best looking velvet wrasses in right now. If I didn't have a big male already, he would be swimming in his new home right now.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 6:23pm
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Very nice. Great polyp extension on that first one. Mike -------------  |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 7:14pm
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Wow! Very beautiful! I love the 2nd and 4th ones. What is your experience with wild colonies Brad? I don't have a good experience with them. Even though maricultured colonies are basically the same, they are much hardier in my opinion. ------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 8:02pm
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I have to admit Dinhkim, that my cultured colonies seem hardier, but if the wild caught ones look very healthy, I've had good successs. These are very healthy looking colonies and I am very optimistic. They are soooo much nicer than the pictures show. You need to go and check out their frags. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:29pm
The polyp extension on all of them is just amazing tonight. I'm glad I caught that butterfly.
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:31pm
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Dang very impressive Brad! I need to come back and see your tank again. ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:34pm
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Those are some very nice pieces of coral. I love the 2nd picture in the 1st set of pics. ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:41pm
very impressive  ------------- Original Crappy Reef Club Member #2 |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:50pm
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They look great! Keep us updated as far as how the color turns out to be.
------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: thathiep
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:51pm
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Very nice Brad!! I�m glad you caught that butterfly; his is doing extreme damaged to those beautiful SPSs. |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 9:56pm
You do! I wish I would of had them last weekend. It's not near as fun looking at these by myself, Its good to share them with people who can really appreciate them for what they are.
Those are some very nice pieces of coral. I love the 2nd picture in the 1st set of pics. That peice is a real eye opener. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Cody Pearce wrote:Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:23pm
Last ones for the night. Sorry about all of these pics, but I'm pretty stoked tonight.
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Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:24pm
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Now we really need to come see your tank! ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:25pm
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You are very welcome to. I love showing them, as you can tell. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:41pm
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Are the last three acros from Shawn? I stopped by Aquatica a few days ago and Shawn was like "You're late! Brad was here and grabbed three pieces out of the box". I have to say that your timing is impeccable.
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 10:45pm
You caught me
 . I must admit I had a good week. I had to luck out and get there first once in awhile. My wallet is certainly thinner though .The first one is from Shawn, then I got a sweet carolinian and a real nice loripes that was in another pic above. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: ewaldsreef
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 11:35pm
Your pics look good as always.  ------------- Contact me for professional aquarium maintenance and localy grown coral frags. [URL=http://www.aquatitranquility.com][/URL] |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 8:42pm
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More pictures of other coral in my tank.
The starting of my zoo garden.
 Beautiful pink and gold flake donut coral, (scolymia) from Aquatic Dreams
 Awsome pally's from acropimp.
 Branching hammer, started with 5 heads, I dont know how many now.
 My latest wrasse, Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, or long finned fairy
 My first scolymia, I've had it for a year now.
 The close one is a cultured Loripes from Aquatica, out of Balli
 Dendrophylia
 Just a side shot, they usually turn out best, I don't know why.
 Side shot.
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Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 9:11pm
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That is one beautiful scolymia that you have there Brad. Did it cost an arm and leg?
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Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 9:32pm
| Brad your tanks are awesome. My wife and I are going to have to make a trip. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 10:07pm
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The zoo garden is looking good. The ricordea garden is pretty too.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 1:25am
WOW,  Road trip for me., Crazy pcs.. nice stuff !!!!sps is purdy!!!  ... Jeff... ! ! ! ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 7:45pm
I got a couple more last week when MA brought in some more beautiful coral.
 Polyp extension is awsome!
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Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 7:53pm
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Showoff. Looking good as always. The pic doesn't do the first piece any justice. Seen in person, it glows. Dibs on the first frag when you're ready to frag it. ------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 8:12pm
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You are definately the first Dinhkim. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 8:45pm
| isn't that a frogspawn (the hammer..)??? or no? |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 8:47pm
| actually now that i look at it again it seems to be a hammer/frogspawn crossbreed. It has the hammer ends, but it has more than one head per arm.. or however u want to say it |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 9:35pm
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That first one is gorgeous! Is that a new Scolymia too?
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 9:57pm
| anyone have any input??? im really confused |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 9:59pm
Thanks guys, Yes that's a new solymia, He's a small one though , only about 2-3 inches across.
That first coral is the one Dinhkim is talking about, photos don't do it justice. It's definately the showpeice of the tank right now.
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 10:05pm
Is this what you are looking at and wondering what it is?
Little scolymia.
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Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 10:26pm
You said it was a hammer. but it is definetly at least PART frogspawn..?
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Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 10:27pm
| PS all your corals are beautiful. and I love the scribbled rabbit fish! we have one at home. His name is Bic. like the pen |
Posted By: Danner
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 11:20am
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personally and i dont know why i think i like those ricordias just about as much as your candy cane beautiful setup. cant stop lookin at the pics i am sure in person it is breath taking
keep up the good work i aspire to have a tank like that
Ryan
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Posted By: dew2loud1
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 5:40pm
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Cl2ysta1
"actually now that i look at it again it seems to be a hammer/frogspawn
crossbreed. It has the hammer ends, but it has more than one head per
arm.. or however u want to say it"
she's talking about your genus Euphyllia, its actually a hybrid between what we consider hammer (Euphyllia ancora) and frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa) It exhibits both "hammer ends" and frogspawn branched ends, it hybridizes in nature and your colony is a result of that beautiful corals by the way hope that clears everything up |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 6:25pm
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It does look like a hybrid between Euphyllia parancora (Branching Hammer) and Euphyllia paradivisia (Branching Frogspawn)
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 6:46pm
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it's true. I'm NOT crazy ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 6:50pm
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Sorry. I can't vouch for sanity as mine has been in question for years.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 8:33pm
I've never even noticed that before, but your right ,now that I look at it closer. Thanks for noticeing, I'll have to pay better attention to what I've got.  ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: thathiep
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 8:34pm
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Very nice!! It's crazy that you're filling the tank so fast with those awesome SPSs after the tour. I too need to come over to admire your tank again.
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Posted By: GARFVolunteer
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 9:26pm
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Looking awesome Brad... ------------- President Idaho Marine Aquarium Society A fair and biased reef hobbyist "How do you make poor people rich by making rich people poor" Rush Limbaugh on Obama taxes |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 11:28pm
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A few more pics of others.
A. Nasuta, Saramentosa , Tenuouse, Carolinian , Loripes
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 11:43pm
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Very impressive!!! And just think these pics don't do the tank justice ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: thathiep
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 12:53am
| Beautiful as always. |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 1:05am
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wow!
Those are great pics.
Let me know if you decide to frag.
I'd be very interested.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 3:23am
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Very nice. I really like number 3.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: jbutler
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 10:41am
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Brad,
Your sps are looking amazing. Your tank is coming along very well. Please put me down for a frag of the Nasuta when it is ready! That is a fine specimen.
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 8:24pm
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Finally, I got a couple of decent pictures of my full tank. Still pretty dark, but better.
And a couple of other pix.
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Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 8:54pm
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Brad, when my tank grows up it wants to be just like yours |
Posted By: hairmonkey
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 8:58pm
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very nice looking tank! ------------- "Logic is your friend" west side salon 250-5314 8370w 3500s magna. |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 9:01pm
Yours is already past mine, you just need a bigger tank
The wrasses are all playing cards right now, boys night out ya know!
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Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 9:05pm
Thank you, but I don't think so . I almost have my wife convinced of that a bigger tank would look great in our basement!
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 9:11pm
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Just bring her here and we'll convince her together. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 10:50pm
Look at this incredible polyp extension tonight after feeding. It looks like a jungle.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 10:57pm
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That polyp extension is amazing!
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: November 07 2007 at 11:30pm
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WOW!! What nice corals. I love the pictures. Deb ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: Jhamb
Date Posted: November 08 2007 at 12:57am
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The only problem is that the pictures dont do it fair justice if anyone has a chance to they should go check out Brads aquarium. I was in salt lake a couple weeks ago and had to go see it, its an excellent looking tank. good job Brad!!! ------------- Jeremy 40B INW USAF |
Posted By: Bob Kripfgans
Date Posted: November 14 2007 at 6:09pm
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Hey Brad you aren't touching up those polyps with photo shop.... r u?
No really I have never seen extensions like that... it looks like there on steroids. Very nice! ------------- WMAS is da place! Save the Banggai's! Tooele,Ut. |
Posted By: DPOULSEN
Date Posted: November 14 2007 at 8:00pm
| what is your trick to get polyps extension like that?. will you be willing to come and service my tank for quick cash?. i am so jealeous i can just spit every time i look at your tank pictures. please help me make my tank look beautiful. |
Posted By: Lyscer
Date Posted: November 14 2007 at 8:21pm
| Great looking tank. I love all of it! |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 5:58pm
I'm finally home again . After being in South Dakota, and then St George for the last 2 weeks, I made it home last night. I went to Bird World today and sat and talked to Doug for awhile , and then found this little gem. Doug said it has been in his tanks for sale for almost 3 months and couldn't believe it hadn't sold already. I'm very surprised too.
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Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 6:17pm
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I was there on saturday and I didnt see that, which tank was it in? Nice piece by the way ------------- Original Crappy Reef Club Member #2 |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 6:25pm
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Nice score. It's a beauty!
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 9:53am
It was in their first set of tanks that have all of their coral for sale.
It usually takes me 3 or 4 times of checking each tank untill I see every coral.
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 11:10am
I wanted to share a couple more pics I took this morning before the lights came on .
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Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 11:19am
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Very nice. (as always) Makes me want to fill my gallery. ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 6:14pm
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Very nice Brad. Is that an orange lobo? ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 7:46pm
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Cody and Brad, You guys disgust me with your LPS. Enough already!!! SPS rules!  .J/k of course. I do like the color on the new LPS thingy  . I also like how open your rockwork is.I'll have to stop by soon to check it out. ------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 9:05pm
First pic is an orange scolymia, 2nd pic is a Lobo but it's not orange, more of a pink with green center. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 9:13pm
You know you are always welcome Dinhkim. I need you to come by so that you can critique my work. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: bbauman
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 10:24am
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I just went to visit Brad and took my brother. We were both amazed! As said before, pics don't do it justice. Not only that but I dare you to try and watch just one part of the tank for a minute. You can't do it!! So full of life! Thanks for the frags, Brad! I hope to come back again soon. ------------- 28g Cube http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23030" rel="nofollow - Beginners Guide to Saltwater Aquariums Brandon in West Jordan |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 9:40pm
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It was fun Brandon. There is nothing funner than sitting down with fellow fish addicts and looking at the eye candy.
You and your brother are always welcome. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |