Author Topic: Video of AV99's reef (Read 21485 times)

HUNGER · « **Reply #50 on:** November 08, 2010, 19:15:04 »

thats good but its worth it

aquavista99 · « **Reply #51 on:** November 22, 2010, 13:06:49 »

Well, after a very long delay, my chalice frag pack from California finally arrived on Saturday morning

The pictures below are of the mother colonies provided by the seller and of course, the frags of these gems are tiny one eye frags.

Jason Fox My Miami

WWC hologram chalice

WWC Pink Boobies chalice

Tyree Red Aspera

Brian's baby Hybrid chalice

aquavista99 · « **Reply #52 on:** November 22, 2010, 13:35:24 »

I have a few other chalices (Tyree Red Watermelon, Tyree Bubble Gum Monster and the Miami Hurricane chalice) in my SPS system now that are thriving in the darker, lower flow areas of my reef

Here is a picture of the mother colony of the Tyree Red Watermelon....my frag now has a few eyes ....but the Miami Hurricane is growing fast in my tank....it went from 1 eye in June to over 7 eyes now.

Tyree Red Watermelon

HUNGER · « **Reply #53 on:** November 22, 2010, 15:33:13 »

thanx tim no ill have to come see u agian and buy a few frag of those sweet thing but i know its worth it

aquavista99 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 22, 2010, 19:09:07 »

Quote from: HUNGER on November 22, 2010, 15:33:13

thanx tim no ill have to come see u agian and buy a few frag of those sweet thing but i know its worth it

You are welcome to stop by anytime... but it may be awhile before I can frag chalices. BTW, the Black tang is now in the reef and looks amazing!

jungliztkruger · « **Reply #55 on:** November 22, 2010, 20:50:01 »

Tim has something other than sps in his tank?
We need to contact the web host, someone has clearly hacked the site and is posting false information!

Lookin good!

HUNGER · « **Reply #56 on:** November 22, 2010, 20:53:14 »

Quote from: aquavista99 on November 22, 2010, 19:09:07

You are welcome to stop by anytime... but it may be awhile before I can frag chalices. BTW, the Black tang is now in the reef and looks amazing!

i figured i will wait

that great the tang is doing good

aquavista99 · « **Reply #57 on:** November 22, 2010, 23:39:25 »

It's true. I also have a few non photosynthetic corals in my reef now as well. Getting bit by the chalice bug is very hard on the wallet but the corals are amazing.

Quote from: jungliztkruger on November 22, 2010, 20:50:01

Tim has something other than sps in his tank?
We need to contact the web host, someone has clearly hacked the site and is posting false information!

Lookin good!

HUNGER · « **Reply #58 on:** December 15, 2010, 08:22:13 »

thos r sweet ya u need to stop now i have to buy 2 more frags when they r ready

jungliztkruger · « **Reply #59 on:** December 15, 2010, 22:25:02 »

I think you are going to need a bigger tank tim.

aquavista99 · « **Reply #60 on:** December 16, 2010, 20:20:18 »

Quote from: jungliztkruger on December 15, 2010, 22:25:02

I think you are going to need a bigger tank tim.

I should be ready for a larger tank in a few years after the corals completely grow out. I would like to finish my basement and have a larger glass tank built on site.

My next addition may be somewhat of a huge risk, but I have an opportunity to add a rare gem tang in the next few months to my reef. I am turning into a Zebrasoma fanatic. My black tang is absolutely stunning! Mixing Zebrasoma (black and gem tangs) together in the same reef can be rather unpredictable. I am still one the fence and have a few months to decide before placing the order.

Gem tang picture (from LiveAquaria)

HUNGER · « **Reply #61 on:** December 16, 2010, 21:07:20 »

wow thats bad a#s

ghurlag · « **Reply #62 on:** December 18, 2010, 12:53:09 »

Quote from: HUNGER on December 16, 2010, 21:07:20

wow thats bad a#s

Agreed

aquavista99 · « **Reply #63 on:** January 15, 2011, 17:28:30 »

I am having second thoughts about mixing a Gem and Black tang together in the same reef...mixing Zebrasoma is rather unpredictable honestly... sometimes it's no issue and sometimes it is WW III.

Quote from: HUNGER on December 16, 2010, 21:07:20

wow thats bad a#s

aquavista99 · « **Reply #64 on:** January 15, 2011, 17:31:01 »

My delayed Christmas present finally arrived today. The pictures are from the vendor in California. All the small frags are in my qt system now.

Jason Fox Crazy Fox Watermelon Chalice

Red Dragon Acro

BPC Flamethrower Chalice

Strawberry Shortcake Acro

lazylivin · « **Reply #65 on:** January 15, 2011, 18:01:53 »

Hey Tim, I know you had a difficult experience with the online vendor, in the end did it work out and are you happy with what you received?

HUNGER · « **Reply #66 on:** January 15, 2011, 18:08:01 »

o wow those look sweet

aquavista99 · « **Reply #67 on:** January 15, 2011, 18:34:23 »

I am pleased with the frags so everything worked out for the best I suppose.

Quote from: Lazylivin on January 15, 2011, 18:01:53

Hey Tim, I know you had a difficult experience with the online vendor, in the end did it work out and are you happy with what you received?

lazylivin · « **Reply #68 on:** January 15, 2011, 18:51:41 »

Well that is good.

stickboy_107 · « **Reply #69 on:** January 15, 2011, 19:03:20 »

Tim that Watermelon Chalice is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time maybe someday I too will have something as good looking as that in my tank.

aquavista99 · « **Reply #70 on:** January 15, 2011, 19:24:08 »

Quote from: stickboy_107 on January 15, 2011, 19:03:20

Tim that Watermelon Chalice is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time maybe someday I too will have something as good looking as that in my tank.

Thanks for the compliment! Jason Fox has some sick chalices.....the mother colony of the Jason Fox Crazy Watermelon is amazing (picture is from World Wide Corals which is another vendor who carries Jason Fox corals as well)...It will probably take a year or two for my frag to grow out like this

aquavista99 · « **Reply #71 on:** January 21, 2011, 18:48:31 »

Quote from: HUNGER on December 16, 2010, 21:07:20

wow thats bad a#s

Thanks for the compliment, Dave

I am still adding a few more SPS to my system. A friend of mine will be attending the Buffalo, NY frag swap this weekend hosted by the Upstate Reef Society. I have two frags reserved from the NY swap and he will be shipping them to me within the next week or so. The first frag is coming from my friend's reek tank...it will be a large frag of his true Australian acropora echinata. The second frag I reserved is Brent's Grape Crush acropora. I can't wait to get these gems into my QT system.

Aussie echinata

Grape Crush

HUNGER · « **Reply #72 on:** January 21, 2011, 23:06:08 »

love the grape crush

lazylivin · « **Reply #73 on:** January 21, 2011, 23:15:39 »

That is a sweet coral same as the Red Dragon Acro

micki · « **Reply #74 on:** January 22, 2011, 09:22:07 »

Very cool Tim! Looking forward to pics of them in the tank!