have been involved with saltwater tanks for about 15 years. I have recently (about 2 years or so) switched to a larger tank (180 Bowfront) and upgraded most of my equipment (skimmer, lights, ATO, pumps in and out of the tank) and as a result my sps are growing like crazy. I need to trim so that I can clean up the coral garden as well as stop some coral warfare (stinging-chemotactic artillery).
All of these pictures are recent shots of my colonies from the last few months
I am planning to cut the frags really big (relatively speaking). Some corals are harder to cut decent sized frags because of their growth pattern and I will try to point that out to you. Each coral frag that I have introduced to my tank has gone through Bayer as a dip and I recommend you do the same. I follow this protocol: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/100496-bayer-insecticide-coral-dip.html
Please, if your tank is not ready, do not purchase SPS yet, just wait till all your parameters are stable. My parameters are pretty much middle of the road for an SPS tank. Some frags will brown on shipping and you need to give them time to color up. I do not have a functioning frag tank and so everything you see comes from my display tank. I will usually send you fresh cuts unless you ask me to hold the frags in my tank for a week or two. Some of the frags have been in my tank waiting for me to finally put together a sale thread
Disclaimer: My “named corals†were sold to me with those specific “namesâ€. I have labeled everything exactly as I purchased these frags originally. I purchased my frags from both online vendors and hobbyists. I have tried to verify the accuracy of my named colonies through additional resources (reefer friends, both online and local buddies) as well. Lastly, all my pictures have tried to accurately render the color of these colonies. I really am trying to sell you the real deal and be as honest, ethical and honorable as I can. If I have mislabeled anything, it is an unintentional error.
DOA policy: My policy is the same as most people on this forum. I only guarantee live arrival with a.m. delivery and you must sign for it on first attempt. Any DOA within the first day, send me a photo. I will credit you the DOA coral or reship but you will have to pay shipping. If your frag croaks after that let me know and we probably can work something out. I only ship on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to prevent any possible weekend delays. My policy in general can be described as: I thoroughly enjoy this hobby. That’s pretty much it. Enjoy the pictures. These are colony shots and not wysiwyg.
1.) Red Dragon 1 to 1½ inches or so for $65.
2.) Red Convexa $75 Extraordinary, bright red. I have mine up high with lots of flow. Quite a fast grower. Frags will be around 1 to 2 inches and pretty thick. This is a show stopper and I actually have never seen it in anyone’s tank besides mine. I have seen some photos online of it.
3.) Steve Elias Stag $35 for 1 to 2 inch frag and it is possible that I have mixed this up for Paletta’s Baby blue stag. I got a frag of each from two different vendors and they both look identical and then I got mixed up. Either way, It is really pretty and grows really fast.
4.) Cousin of Strawberry Shortcake. $40 for 1 inch frag. I will try to get larger frags but the growth pattern makes this challenging. I made up the name for my own reference. This was originally sold to me by a hobbyist who is really not knowledgeable as an aussie strawberry shortcake but it is most probably a morph. It is not as bright pink nor as bright green as the more classical strawberry shortcake. I have a stunner of a strawberry shortcake that is just not ready to frag yet. Nonetheless, this is an incredible and beautiful coral with awesome coloration, but it is not the strawberry shortcake we all think of. Think of this as a kissing cousin.
5.) Blueberry Fields. $40 for 1to 2 inch frags. These frags will hopefully be even bigger. Blueberry fields has different pictures across the internet that look different from each other. This was sold to me by a seasoned and knowledgeable reefer and I therefore trust it to be what he called it. Gorgeous blueberry coloring and closer to the core is a green to beige body. Mine is growing pretty thick and a very pretty colony.
6.) Purple tipped nasuta $35 for 1 inch frags. Actually kind of rainbow colored but it is growing right next to my Tyree Blue Matrix and so I want to trim it aggressively so that is why I priced it low. This actually is called Pearl of the Pacific and has a very interesting history. You can check it out on the internet
7.) Palmer’s Blue millie $45 1 to 1½ frags This is a gorgeous deep, deep blue millie.
8.) Reef Tek Starburst $45 for 1 inch plus. Also a show stopper with its yellow polyps on orange/red base. Rare, really hard to find. Mine is low in the tank and relatively low flow. I think it is happiest with more flow and light actually.
9.) ATL Shades of Fall $35 1 to 1½ inch. This looks like the Pink Lemonade and probably a morph (you can read interesting history of this online). It is pinker than Pink Lemonade and tips are not as deep yellow more yellow/white. Really pretty and mine tables in high flow and high light. I bought this as ATL Shades of Fall but there are so many different pictures of this on the internet, that it is hard to verify. I think my colony is a beauty irregardless.
All of these pictures are recent shots of my colonies from the last few months
I am planning to cut the frags really big (relatively speaking). Some corals are harder to cut decent sized frags because of their growth pattern and I will try to point that out to you. Each coral frag that I have introduced to my tank has gone through Bayer as a dip and I recommend you do the same. I follow this protocol: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/100496-bayer-insecticide-coral-dip.html
Please, if your tank is not ready, do not purchase SPS yet, just wait till all your parameters are stable. My parameters are pretty much middle of the road for an SPS tank. Some frags will brown on shipping and you need to give them time to color up. I do not have a functioning frag tank and so everything you see comes from my display tank. I will usually send you fresh cuts unless you ask me to hold the frags in my tank for a week or two. Some of the frags have been in my tank waiting for me to finally put together a sale thread
Disclaimer: My “named corals†were sold to me with those specific “namesâ€. I have labeled everything exactly as I purchased these frags originally. I purchased my frags from both online vendors and hobbyists. I have tried to verify the accuracy of my named colonies through additional resources (reefer friends, both online and local buddies) as well. Lastly, all my pictures have tried to accurately render the color of these colonies. I really am trying to sell you the real deal and be as honest, ethical and honorable as I can. If I have mislabeled anything, it is an unintentional error.
DOA policy: My policy is the same as most people on this forum. I only guarantee live arrival with a.m. delivery and you must sign for it on first attempt. Any DOA within the first day, send me a photo. I will credit you the DOA coral or reship but you will have to pay shipping. If your frag croaks after that let me know and we probably can work something out. I only ship on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to prevent any possible weekend delays. My policy in general can be described as: I thoroughly enjoy this hobby. That’s pretty much it. Enjoy the pictures. These are colony shots and not wysiwyg.
1.) Red Dragon 1 to 1½ inches or so for $65.
2.) Red Convexa $75 Extraordinary, bright red. I have mine up high with lots of flow. Quite a fast grower. Frags will be around 1 to 2 inches and pretty thick. This is a show stopper and I actually have never seen it in anyone’s tank besides mine. I have seen some photos online of it.
3.) Steve Elias Stag $35 for 1 to 2 inch frag and it is possible that I have mixed this up for Paletta’s Baby blue stag. I got a frag of each from two different vendors and they both look identical and then I got mixed up. Either way, It is really pretty and grows really fast.
4.) Cousin of Strawberry Shortcake. $40 for 1 inch frag. I will try to get larger frags but the growth pattern makes this challenging. I made up the name for my own reference. This was originally sold to me by a hobbyist who is really not knowledgeable as an aussie strawberry shortcake but it is most probably a morph. It is not as bright pink nor as bright green as the more classical strawberry shortcake. I have a stunner of a strawberry shortcake that is just not ready to frag yet. Nonetheless, this is an incredible and beautiful coral with awesome coloration, but it is not the strawberry shortcake we all think of. Think of this as a kissing cousin.
5.) Blueberry Fields. $40 for 1to 2 inch frags. These frags will hopefully be even bigger. Blueberry fields has different pictures across the internet that look different from each other. This was sold to me by a seasoned and knowledgeable reefer and I therefore trust it to be what he called it. Gorgeous blueberry coloring and closer to the core is a green to beige body. Mine is growing pretty thick and a very pretty colony.
6.) Purple tipped nasuta $35 for 1 inch frags. Actually kind of rainbow colored but it is growing right next to my Tyree Blue Matrix and so I want to trim it aggressively so that is why I priced it low. This actually is called Pearl of the Pacific and has a very interesting history. You can check it out on the internet
7.) Palmer’s Blue millie $45 1 to 1½ frags This is a gorgeous deep, deep blue millie.
8.) Reef Tek Starburst $45 for 1 inch plus. Also a show stopper with its yellow polyps on orange/red base. Rare, really hard to find. Mine is low in the tank and relatively low flow. I think it is happiest with more flow and light actually.
9.) ATL Shades of Fall $35 1 to 1½ inch. This looks like the Pink Lemonade and probably a morph (you can read interesting history of this online). It is pinker than Pink Lemonade and tips are not as deep yellow more yellow/white. Really pretty and mine tables in high flow and high light. I bought this as ATL Shades of Fall but there are so many different pictures of this on the internet, that it is hard to verify. I think my colony is a beauty irregardless.
