JF Purple Blade Simplex

[jda]

Anybody have any of this? It is starting to become one of my favorite corals. It has that purple/blueish sheen that the Purple Monster has.

I heard a rumor that Jason Fox lost his, so just wondering what everybody else's look like. This is about 300 PAR under 14k Phoenix MH.

 

[Ranjib]

Anybody have any of this? It is starting to become one of my favorite corals. It has that purple/blueish sheen that the Purple Monster has.

I heard a rumor that Jason Fox lost his, so just wondering what everybody else's look like. This is about 300 PAR under 14k Phoenix MH.

Looks gorgeous

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Nice I like it. Looks kind of like echinata or granulosa whixh are amoung my favorites. I also like to see someone else still rocking 14k Phoenix MH, sometimes I feel like I the only one left.

 

[jda]

A. Simplex is not oft found in the hobby... too bad since they are usually really cool.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Very cool piece. I just started collecting deepwater stuff, I haven't grown much of it out so it should be fun to try a few new things.

 

[scchase]

Here was mine last year, I need to get a new photo since it has grown a good deal since then.
P9180151 by Scott Chase, on Flickr

 

[scchase]

New photo from today
P8200191 by Scott Chase, on Flickr
P8200192 by Scott Chase, on Flickr

 

[jda]

Here is a closeup of a frag that I have. The purple-monster-like sheen is starting to develop:

 

[scchase]

New picture tonight, this thing is almost as hard to photograph as HOTO

 

[TX_Punisher]

I need some deep water stuff. I remember this piece from years ago.

 

[Perry]

Would love to see some colony pics!
@jda Do you still have this one?
Such an interesting smoothie

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Yea Jason really did find a gem on this one. I would love some more pics and updates.

 

[Perry]

I am getting this one Paul, so wish me luck!
Agreed, this one is special, and totally reminds me of my long sought after Dustins Deepwater Acro, which too was thought to be a Simplex.
Off topic, but remember the grafted one back in the day?

 

[X-37B]

Nice I like it. Looks kind of like echinata or granulosa whixh are amoung my favorites. I also like to see someone else still rocking 14k Phoenix MH, sometimes I feel like I the only one left.

Here you go. My 14K 250 on my current 20g nano.

Anybody have any of this? It is starting to become one of my favorite corals. It has that purple/blueish sheen that the Purple Monster has.

I heard a rumor that Jason Fox lost his, so just wondering what everybody else's look like. This is about 300 PAR under 14k Phoenix MH.

I got this colony a week ago and its similar but not the same. I was told its mother of pearl.
Anyway its coloring up and healthy.

 

[X-37B]

Nice I like it. Looks kind of like echinata or granulosa whixh are amoung my favorites. I also like to see someone else still rocking 14k Phoenix MH, sometimes I feel like I the only one left.

20g with 250 almost 3 months old.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I am getting this one Paul, so wish me luck!
Agreed, this one is special, and totally reminds me of my long sought after Dustins Deepwater Acro, which too was thought to be a Simplex.
Off topic, but remember the grafted one back in the day?

It’s very sad to see these go “extinct” in the hobby so quickly. That Dustin’s deep water was an amazing piece.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

20g with 250 almost 3 months old.

Oh man that’s going to be a branchy 20g! Wait… what on earth did you make that skimmer cup with?

 

[X-37B]

Lol

Oh man that’s going to be a branchy 20g! Wait… what on earth did you make that skimmer cup with?

Lol, The skimmer is just a 2" pvc pipe with fittings. Its air driven.
The cup was all I could find. Still looking for a better cup. Its a 40oz cup.
You can make this out of reg pvc for cheap. Air stone and pump.
For me it works better than any nano skimmer I have tried.
Sits in second chamber of the aio.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I've had this unknown Jason fox acro for over 6 months im not sure what it is but it's starting to grow out a little more, it has a similar purple, but different growth pattern.

 

[X-37B]

I've had this unknown Jason fox acro for over 6 months im not sure what it is but it's starting to grow out a little more, it has a similar purple, but different growth pattern.

Nice! One of the joys of the hobby watching coral grow.
I like noname colonies I get from 1 lfs. A few have been real gems.