120g SPS display 300g system

[reef80]

Thank you
It was sold to me as a frag of "ultimate Efflo" a few years back at a swap.
The maricultured, aquacultured, wild collected debate has always gave me a chuckle. At what point does a coral become aquacultured? Obviously freshly collected wild or maricultured pieces aren't aquacultured but how long does it have to be in your system before it's aquacultered? 6 months 2 years? If I cut a frag off a wild piece and encrusts the plug is it now considered aquacultured?

Good dissuasion. For me...Everything has to be grown in-house to be aqua culture. No chop shop stuff like well...it's been sitting in our system for 6months now-naw still Mari-culture. But if a newly acquire mother colony grew new frags while in captivity then those new frag pieces will do it for me. I just ask questions and will usually know base on response from seller or tone of them. Everyone is different...I'm assuming...just my take...

 

[kevlow]

Thank you
It was sold to me as a frag of "ultimate Efflo" a few years back at a swap.
The maricultured, aquacultured, wild collected debate has always gave me a chuckle. At what point does a coral become aquacultured? Obviously freshly collected wild or maricultured pieces aren't aquacultured but how long does it have to be in your system before it's aquacultered? 6 months 2 years? If I cut a frag off a wild piece and encrusts the plug is it now considered aquacultured?

Lol!
Good point.
And another question is when does a coral stop being what it is, and becomes your own strain?
I went to a big trade/frag show in Orlando once. Many common pieces, one inch frags, priced at $100.00 and more. When i would question why is a Red Planet (or any common Acro) being sold under another name for$100.00? They would explain because it is " their own special in house morph". I kid you not.

At what point in your tank did it stop being a Red Planet?
Apparently, every coral I own became my own morph the second it went into my system.

I guess that a coral becomes aquacultured the moment you frag and place it in your system. I am sure you just doubled it's value. Lol.

 

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My youngest enjoying the view

 

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Took my ultimate Efflo out for a walk and trip to the barber shop.

 

[renato120]

Everything so nice

 

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Everything so nice

Thank you

 

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Some random top downs of the display

 

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And some more

This one really starting to look silly

 

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Progression shot of and Aussie pieces had since early April.

 

[Maritimer]

Your username may not be valid, but those corals are!

Absolute eye-candy.

~Bruce

 

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Your username may not be valid, but those corals are!

Absolute eye-candy.

~Bruce

Haha thank you

 

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A few new Aussie pieces landed today

Can't wait to see what they do in a few months.

 

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FTS

Bonus pics

Grow little frag grow

 

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[dbrewsky]

Got a hold of the clubs par meter and found some interesting results.

Main display lighting 8x54w ATI dimmable both channels at 100% hung 7" from the surface. All Giesemann bulbs about 3 months old.

Actinic blue
Actinic blue
Super actinic
Aqua blue azure
Super purple
Actinic blue
Aqua blue azure
Actinic blue

Par#'s
Just below the surface 475-500
At the sand bed 90-150
All the Acros are getting 200-300

Overall very even par which is expected with t5 but thought par would have been a bit higher on the Acros. On the other hand my rock work is a bit low most the corals are mounted 12" or more from the surface

Also took readings on the frag tank. Have 2 of the 165w black box LEDs
Lights are hung 10" off the water. Blue channel at 100" white/red/green channel at 30% par ranges from 50-200.

Wonderful tank! what is your lighting schedule for the channels on the ATI?

 

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Wonderful tank! what is your lighting schedule for the channels on the ATI?

Thank you [emoji106]

Ch1 1000-2200
Ch2 1100-1900

 

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Some progression shots I put together on my Instagram: jay_baker_tjm

Latest FTS

Only a few more days to Reefapalooza NY can't wait some of the frags I'll be peddling [emoji6]

 

[justingraham]

Some progression shots I put together on my Instagram: jay_baker_tjm

Latest FTS

Only a few more days to Reefapalooza NY can't wait some of the frags I'll be peddling [emoji6]

You have a booth? I'll be there Sunday at the njreefers stand

 

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You have a booth? I'll be there Sunday at the njreefers stand

Yup I'll be at booth #709 stop on over and say hi

 

[justingraham]

Yup I'll be at booth #709 stop on over and say hi

Will do kinda excited it's only five days away