Legit Homewrecker

[delv2323]

Nonsense, it's a coral pulled from the ocean. JF has done nothing but frag a colony, market it, and sell it. I've seen it in person, it's nice, but not nicer than many other corals out there.

At least the Home Wrecker doesn't need actinic only shots to sell it...

d.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Oddly enough I find mariculture pieces about the same care wise as aquaculture pieces. Mariculture pieces tend to be harder to color up I've found though.

I have found most people have trouble with maricultured stuff because they can not pick a healthy coral. I have found that most every maricultured acro has amazing colors. Also people buy them without having the right setup to keep fresh maricultured happy. High light and good random flow is a must. Another reason they have a bad rap is because people can't pic a good species, there are a few that are very hard to keep for the average guy with a reef tank.
The wild homewrecker maricultured pic definitely looks like a different colored coral all around, but similar. But they do change colors completely when put into a tank so it's hard to say. There are so many beautiful tenuis being maricultured right now. There should be a lot more new named stuff out there for cheaper but people, wholesalers and culture sites tend to sit on these pieces to keep the prices high.
More people need to learn how to keep maricultured stuff and the market will turn in your favor. If more stuff is being sold faster, the nicer stuff won't have to or be able to sit like it's gold.

Anyone know if the homewrecker was a maricultured acro to start with?

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Homewreckers are tried and true it'll make a wonderful addition to your tank.
I know a couple people that have ordered Homewrecker-ish maricultures and now have lovely brown/ grey acros its not a Homewrecker unless it came from Jason's original piece
(but there are certainly hundreds of gorgeous maricultures out there)

A maricultured acro that is brown/grey is in a tank that's either unstable, new, or doesn't have the right equipment to keep maricultured stuff. Or it was bought from a box that didn't ship well or sat to long, but if treated right will eventually get nice color. They do not culture brown acros, they are aware no one will buy them. The people culturing these corals are aware of the fads, high end markets and know how to pick what corals they are going to culture for sale. How many stunning pieces have we seen where the seller said it was a brown piece in the corner of their tank until they had space to give it what it needed and it suddenly became a beauty?

Though i do agree with your point, you shouldn't buy maricultured stuff thinking it will be exactly like a said coral because they do change colors in a tank and under different lighting.

 

[slojmn]

I got my Homewrecker from Reefer's Direct<Jason Fox, so I feel 100% sure of lineage. Your pics above look a lot like mine, I'm not pulling any amazing colors yet, but my tank is too low nutrient and slowly but surely I am rectifying that. If you trust your buddy and he has lineage, go for it. The prices are coming down on it. If you can pull the ridiculously gorgeous colors out of it, it is totally worth it if you are into the high end acros. I find it to be a good grower and quite hardy from what I can tell thus far. I've moved mine from the frag tray to the rock work and it didn't miss a beat.
All corals can shift in any different tank no matter what, some more than others for sure. Some of the old school beauties like the Pink Lemonade, Purple Monster, and Oregon tort are pretty recognizable in a lot of different tanks but I've noticed a lot of color shifting on many of the newer boutique corals. I always reserve judgement until the frag becomes a colony. Many corals don't come into their own until they are fist sized.

 

[pirate2876]

I have no problem keeping maricultured acros. In fact, some of my fav pieces are maricultures.

 

[pirate2876]

At least the Home Wrecker doesn't need actinic only shots to sell it...

d.

+1

 

[Confuse]

Nonsense, it's a coral pulled from the ocean. JF has done nothing but frag a colony, market it, and sell it. I've seen it in person, it's nice, but not nicer than many other corals out there.

At least the Home Wrecker doesn't need actinic only shots to sell it...

d.

Were you not aware that Jason Fox created the heavens and the earth (ocean included) from where the homewrecker originated? =P

 

[pirate2876]

Well, at least we all know the two things you need if you are going to sell high-end frags. A really nice camera and Photoshop ;Pompus.

 

[bif24701]

I have found most people have trouble with maricultured stuff because they can not pick a healthy coral. I have found that most every maricultured acro has amazing colors. Also people buy them without having the right setup to keep fresh maricultured happy. High light and good random flow is a must. Another reason they have a bad rap is because people can't pic a good species, there are a few that are very hard to keep for the average guy with a reef tank.
The wild homewrecker maricultured pic definitely looks like a different colored coral all around, but similar. But they do change colors completely when put into a tank so it's hard to say. There are so many beautiful tenuis being maricultured right now. There should be a lot more new named stuff out there for cheaper but people, wholesalers and culture sites tend to sit on these pieces to keep the prices high.
More people need to learn how to keep maricultured stuff and the market will turn in your favor. If more stuff is being sold faster, the nicer stuff won't have to or be able to sit like it's gold.

Anyone know if the homewrecker was a maricultured acro to start with?

I bought three mariculture colonies and a frag from SB Reefs in Pensacola Fl a month ago and they have turned out very nice.

 

[hart24601]

It's not always easy to find the same coral from the ocean. Take purple monster, an amazing coral that was in crazy demand, 1st harvested in 1995. Despite it being one of the coolest and most desirable acros it wasn't until unique corals found more of it in 2015 for collection 20 years later, and it's not like people were not looking for this coral, it's very distinctive and easy to spot and was still that hard to find. Until UC found PM there has never even been a documented sighting.

I am in no way saying this will be the case with homewrecker, but it's an example of a coral in ultra demand for two decades that had never been found or even photographed in the wild. It really started the acro craze of high price for frags (well high price back then of ~50 bucks) and the idea of LE coral. Turns out it was LE.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I bought three mariculture colonies and a frag from SB Reefs in Pensacola Fl a month ago and they have turned out very nice.

That's good to hear, I have seen a lot more people having success with/or at least more people trying out maricultured acros in my area. It's really not hard to keep like a lot of people think, nor does it have a bad impact on reefs like a lot of people assume.

 

[N4sty T4te]

I've seen a few wild Homewreckers lately...

Where did this come from?

 

[reef80]

Where did this come from?

I believe Aqua SD...from their previous sales. They been offering some crazy looking sps colonies lately!!!

 

[BoomCorals]

A maricultured acro that is brown/grey is in a tank that's either unstable, new, or doesn't have the right equipment to keep maricultured stuff. Or it was bought from a box that didn't ship well or sat to long, but if treated right will eventually get nice color. They do not culture brown acros, they are aware no one will buy them. The people culturing these corals are aware of the fads, high end markets and know how to pick what corals they are going to culture for sale. How many stunning pieces have we seen where the seller said it was a brown piece in the corner of their tank until they had space to give it what it needed and it suddenly became a beauty?

Though i do agree with your point, you shouldn't buy maricultured stuff thinking it will be exactly like a said coral because they do change colors in a tank and under different lighting.

Very true. I try to hold onto maricultured coral for a few weeks to allow them to acclimate to tank life before selling. A maricultured coral that's been shipped back to back to back with no time in between will die in a day.

But they can definitely change color going from ocean to tank life.

 

[Big E]

I believe Aqua SD...from their previous sales. They been offering some crazy looking sps colonies lately!!!

I'd be careful about jumping on those rainbow ASD tenius colonies. Some change and can turn into a common blue-green in short order.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Yea their "rainbow" stuff is not anything I would label that way.
I did get a very nice tenuis from them but it was expensive. But it was a colony instead of a tiny frag. Held it's colors very well too. Yellow tips with orange centers where the polyps are, blue and green in the branches. I really hope it takes off because I have had it for a while now and it hasn't started growing yet.

 

[AquamanE]

I have a well established SPS tank and still have touch and go issues with maricultered frags. I now ask the seller how long they have had them, and am more inclined to buying if I see an encrusted plug.