Battlecorals Snipes Blue Discussion Thread

[kurtp]

Yes I do, I did this with a small red planet frag on the other side of my tank and I like the growth structure so I figured give it a try with this frag and see how it turns out!

This is an interesting mounting style. When I had a Red Planet it really encrusted a wide base. Did yours do this on the glass, and if so could you post a picture of it? Id like to see what that looks like.

Oh, and how is the 'plug' attached to the glass? Magnet? Glue?

 

[kurtp]

Does anyone have a picture of a colony of this SPS???

KO's posts on page 3 of this thread are the best shots I could find of more mature specimens of the Snipers Blue Something or Other
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hugo-what-the-heck-is-this.195526/
The whole thread is an interesting read if you haven't seen it yet.

 

[Sushitheshiba]

Got my corals today! The other 2 are from a previous box (replacement for 2 out of 16, got stressed during shipping and didn’t make it). It was the tiniest box I have ever received from Adam lol I’m always amazed by his corals. PE even in a dark box!

No ruler here so I guess I have to buy one tonight/tomorrow

 

[Ento-Reefer]

Ugh that sucks. Sometimes they pull that crap. Like the driver may have driven by and if he "thought" it looked maybe no one was there then he writes up the exception. please let me know how it goes. they should attempt another delivery today at some point id imagine

Yea, they never even pulled into my lab. I asked the secretary and she said FED EX never showed up this morning. I got my box though!! I called and asked to speak to a manager and complained so he got someone to find my box and bring it to me. It was several hour late, but everything looks good. I’ll post a photo a little later.

 

[Crimsonvice]

Is it cheating to ask what par @Battlecorals keeps his Snipers Blue under?

 

[Da Ghost]

Is it cheating to ask what par @Battlecorals keeps his Snipers Blue under?

I think you can ASK, just don't expect a response lol.

 

[WWIII]

I've recieved my snipers blue frag, just need a ruler now. frag was off plug, but otherwise in great shape! Official pic tomorrow...

 

[bubbaque]

In my sideways fashion. Second day in the tank.

@bubbaque looks like my frag is giving you the polyp! [emoji12]

Your frag might want to keep its polyps to itself! It's gonna need as many as possible to take me down! Look at that thing, not even big enough to reach the 0 mark on the ruler!

 

[justingraham]

Hey guys just realized my ruler has 1/16 space before it starts so my frag is actually one inch

 

[Crimsonvice]

Lol

It's not the size that matters, it's how ya frag it.

I think I'm going to rig my Apex to start playing Mozart at night. I heard it's good for babies, why not coral?!?

 

[kurtp]

Is it cheating to ask what par @Battlecorals keeps his Snipers Blue under?

I would be curious to know if the mother colony that got hacked for this contest was under LEDs, Halides, T5s, or some combo thereof. If most of us post what light source we have over our new frags we could get an idea if those that were kept under the same type of light as the mother colony acclimate faster or if it doesn't really make much difference.
(I like how Adam offers frags grown under different light sources and I suspect consistency in that parameter would ease transition to a new tank...it would be interesting to find out if that is true or not)

 

[Ento-Reefer]

I would be curious to know if the mother colony that got hacked for this contest was under LEDs, Halides, T5s, or some combo thereof. If most of us post what light source we have over our new frags we could get an idea if those that were kept under the same type of light as the mother colony acclimate faster or if it doesn't really make much difference.
(I like how Adam offers frags grown under different light sources and I suspect consistency in that parameter would ease transition to a new tank...it would be interesting to find out if that is true or not)

This is a good point. I am running AI Hydra 26hd over my 180 where I placed the frag, but in a couple of months I hope to set up a small frag tank where I will be using T-5. I want to see for myself if sps grow better under T-5 before I change anything on the bigger tank.

 

[Fishfinder]

Is it cheating to ask what par @Battlecorals keeps his Snipers Blue under?

I know

 

[RUNVS]

This is an interesting mounting style. When I had a Red Planet it really encrusted a wide base. Did yours do this on the glass, and if so could you post a picture of it? Id like to see what that looks like.

Oh, and how is the 'plug' attached to the glass? Magnet? Glue?

My red planet hasnt made a wide base but it has encrusted some, I will take a pic tonight and post it, I had a good size colony of Green slimer mounted the same way about a year ago and it encrusted up the glass I'll see if I can find an old pic of that. The frags are glued to a pvc coated magnet that I found on amazon.

 

[SneakyTortuga]

Just got most of my pack in! Full polyp extension in the bags!

 

[bubbaque]

Just got most of my pack in! Full polyp extension in the bags!

Everyone is getting nice packs in! Very nice coral you got there!. What do you mean by most of them in?

 

[SneakyTortuga]

Everyone is getting nice packs in! Very nice coral you got there!. What do you mean by most of them in?

He’s holding my hungs for a few weeks to let it encrust. I’ve always had problems with fresh cuts in my tank

 

[PSXerholic]

Try to keep this thread stricktly picture entries please. If you have a question about someone's entry, quote their entry from this thread and just enter the quote in the discussion thread.

Test test to bring in quotes from the entry thread to the discussion thread.
Didn't know the quoting works across threads !!!! THX Bubba.

 

[hwntunda]

Test test to bring in quotes from the entry thread to the discussion thread.
Didn't know the quoting works across threads !!!! THX Bubba.

Me too! ;Muted I learned my lesson bubba!;Blackeye

 

[miPapareef]

In the House!

Getting a BattleBox is literally the best thing in this hobby. Wether the thrill of what you’ll get, the quality of what arrives, or how incredibly professional Adam is throughout the whole process. Thank you Adam!

In the tank!

Official entery in process...