one cherry pick for today

mps9506 · 12-30-2004, 08:27 PM

Well, I was going through Dr mac's sight looking at the slim pickings they got for this week and noticed they have this HUGE sarementosa colony.
I always love the irridescent colors on these guys.
http://www.drmaccorals.com/sys-tmpl/...iesa&UID=10076

I would guesstimate it is about 8-10inches long. Buyer beware though, I am ALWAYS leary about purchasing any wild colonies that size, they are much harder to take care of and acclimate to captivity than smaller colonies.

Leishman · 12-31-2004, 02:32 PM

My friend saw that at his retail store 2 saturdays ago and said it is awesome and "the size of a basketball"

Maxx · 12-31-2004, 03:57 PM

Welcome to RS Leishman!!!!

Mike, that thing looks awesome! I cant wait til my tank is ready for corals.....I hate this whole patience thing!
Nick

mps9506 · 12-31-2004, 08:05 PM

If you do it right Maxx it will be ready sooner than you think.

I'm a big fan of adding corals first, fish sometime next year

Mike

SueT · 01-01-2005, 07:19 PM

We have a LFS in town here that was bringing in huge wild collected colonies of these and after eating a bunch of them he finally quit. Big colonies like this make me sad as they have next to no chance to acclimate to captive aquaria. Someone buys a big colony like this and what do they think it's going to do??? Buy frags and enjoy watching them grow out, thats where the enjoyment of this hobby is.

They should be left in the ocean.

mps9506 · 01-01-2005, 08:05 PM

I agree with you sue.
I still buy wild colonies, but I typically only purchase small ones as they acclimate much better to cptivity. I also tend to stick to purchasing stags or other hardier looking growth forms. I try to stay away from the tables, and tri colors. They either bleach, rtn, or just brown out.
That is why I'm a big fan of the bali and fiji aquacultured corals. They are still technically wild, but they ship em at a small size so they do tend to do quite well, they also tend to specialize in corals that will do well in captivity anyways.

SueT · 01-02-2005, 09:56 AM

I think these Bali aquacultured sps corals are the best thing since sliced bread. I have a few and plan on getting more. They are so much hardier than wild while they are still technically wild but so much better and easier to keep.

I have a Bali frag that seems to be growing into a table type form and while that freaks me, it is coloring up nice as my LFS had it under bad lighting. It is developing nice purple tips and my other 3 are just as nice in their own way.

12-30-2004, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,013 View Gallery Karma Komment	one cherry pick for today Well, I was going through Dr mac's sight looking at the slim pickings they got for this week and noticed they have this HUGE sarementosa colony. I always love the irridescent colors on these guys. http://www.drmaccorals.com/sys-tmpl/...iesa&UID=10076 I would guesstimate it is about 8-10inches long. Buyer beware though, I am ALWAYS leary about purchasing any wild colonies that size, they are much harder to take care of and acclimate to captivity than smaller colonies. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

12-31-2004, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Welcome to RS Leishman!!!! Mike, that thing looks awesome! I cant wait til my tank is ready for corals.....I hate this whole patience thing! Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

12-31-2004, 08:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,013 View Gallery Karma Komment	If you do it right Maxx it will be ready sooner than you think. I'm a big fan of adding corals first, fish sometime next year Mike __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-01-2005, 07:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	We have a LFS in town here that was bringing in huge wild collected colonies of these and after eating a bunch of them he finally quit. Big colonies like this make me sad as they have next to no chance to acclimate to captive aquaria. Someone buys a big colony like this and what do they think it's going to do??? Buy frags and enjoy watching them grow out, thats where the enjoyment of this hobby is. They should be left in the ocean. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

01-01-2005, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,013 View Gallery Karma Komment	I agree with you sue. I still buy wild colonies, but I typically only purchase small ones as they acclimate much better to cptivity. I also tend to stick to purchasing stags or other hardier looking growth forms. I try to stay away from the tables, and tri colors. They either bleach, rtn, or just brown out. That is why I'm a big fan of the bali and fiji aquacultured corals. They are still technically wild, but they ship em at a small size so they do tend to do quite well, they also tend to specialize in corals that will do well in captivity anyways. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

12-31-2004, 02:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Leishman Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	My friend saw that at his retail store 2 saturdays ago and said it is awesome and "the size of a basketball"

01-02-2005, 09:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	I think these Bali aquacultured sps corals are the best thing since sliced bread. I have a few and plan on getting more. They are so much hardier than wild while they are still technically wild but so much better and easier to keep. I have a Bali frag that seems to be growing into a table type form and while that freaks me, it is coloring up nice as my LFS had it under bad lighting. It is developing nice purple tips and my other 3 are just as nice in their own way. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)