Blowtorch Acro*****

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 16, 2019

Joedubyk said:
dang that looks great did you get that last sale?

No I bought it at show here in Houston from Jason on May 4th. I think you’ve seen it on the FB sps page
May 4th 2019
On the right

nbd13 · Dec 16, 2019

Chaswood79 said:
No I bought it at show here in Houston from Jason on May 4th. I think you’ve seen it on the FB sps page
May 4th 2019
On the right

Nice! What’s this FB page I see people mention? Can you send me link?Thanks

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 16, 2019

nbd13 said:
Nice! What’s this FB page I see people mention? Can you send me link?Thanks

Just search official sps frag page and it’ll pop up. You’ll need to get approval but that shouldn’t take long

Joedubyk · Dec 16, 2019

Awesome growth!

SeaDweller · Dec 17, 2019

Chaswood79 said:
No I bought it at show here in Houston from Jason on May 4th. I think you’ve seen it on the FB sps page
May 4th 2019
On the right

Bruh... why are there two Costco hotdogs in your tank? There are better ways to raise salinity...

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 17, 2019

SeaDweller said:
Bruh... why are there two Costco hotdogs in your tank? There are better ways to raise salinity...

Uh
Bruh
That’s none of your business

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 17, 2019

Chaswood79 said:
Uh
Bruh
That’s none of your business

Those epoxy hot dogs are covered in utter chaos now btw. Just like I planned

Graffiti Spot · Dec 17, 2019

I agree with buying larger frags being the best thing for all. The whole fragging a frag to make money back doesn’t work out sometimes and contributes to a lot of nice corals not surviving and not being found again. If people would let their frags grow into colonies the fragments would be healthier and bigger.
But I get it, Spending hundreds on nubs really makes you want to recoup money once you see growth. Especially knowing other people are interested in paying for small frags.
Where does this end? Are we going to be buying single polyps years down the road if indo never opens and Aussie slows down too? Maybe!

Joedubyk · Dec 17, 2019

Pedoconfuego said:
I agree with buying larger frags being the best thing for all. The whole fragging a frag to make money back doesn’t work out sometimes and contributes to a lot of nice corals not surviving and not being found again. If people would let their frags grow into colonies the fragments would be healthier and bigger.
But I get it, Spending hundreds on nubs really makes you want to recoup money once you see growth. Especially knowing other people are interested in paying for small frags.
Where does this end? Are we going to be buying single polyps years down the road if indo never opens and Aussie slows down too? Maybe!

I agree, fragging a frag is bad mojo for the hobby. All of my frags are solid 1 inch pieces from my colonies. I also think the size of the frag isn't apples to apples in all cases. For example, an ORA red planet grows like a weed, it's hardy as hell, and a SOLID chunk should go for 30 bucks or thereabouts.

on the other hand, I have a nub of mattv orange envy. it's FINALLY starting to encrust after 2-3 months of nothing. BUT, it's also a rare acro, and matt's corals have a reputation for being very finncky. The guy who I traded it for , Gregs corals, has already lost his orange envy 3x. I can understand, not wanting to cut huge branches off.

Joedubyk · Dec 17, 2019

Chaswood79 said:
Those epoxy hot dogs are covered in utter chaos now btw. Just like I planned

lol, to be fair, I was wondering what the heck those were, too!

45ZoaGarden · Dec 17, 2019

Chaswood79 said:

That thing is awesome! Any idea on any orange acros? I’ve been Unsuccessful looking for something with orange...

45ZoaGarden · Dec 17, 2019

Joedubyk said:
I agree, fragging a frag is bad mojo for the hobby. All of my frags are solid 1 inch pieces from my colonies. I also think the size of the frag isn't apples to apples in all cases. For example, an ORA red planet grows like a weed, it's hardy as hell, and a SOLID chunk should go for 30 bucks or thereabouts.

on the other hand, I have a nub of mattv orange envy. it's FINALLY starting to encrust after 2-3 months of nothing. BUT, it's also a rare acro, and matt's corals have a reputation for being very finncky. The guy who I traded it for , Gregs corals, has already lost his orange envy 3x. I can understand, not wanting to cut huge branches off.

+1 on prices should reflect growth rate. Cheaper for faster growing and more expensive for the ones that grow slow as hell. My lfs got an orange passion mini colony two years ago. It still looks the same. It’s pretty though. Mohawk zoas sell for $5 a frag because they’re weeds. Same thing with gsp. If they grew slow, they would probably be a bit more expensive.

Travis Alderman · Dec 17, 2019

Joedubyk said:
I sold two home wreckers , 2 pink panther a sunset Millie and a culture shock. Got me this, a gem tang and 3 sunburst anthias

Then you can chop your 3 anthias into a school of 6 anthias!

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 17, 2019

45ZoaGarden said:
That thing is awesome! Any idea on any orange acros? I’ve been Unsuccessful looking for something with orange...

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 17, 2019

Joedubyk said:
lol, to be fair, I was wondering what the heck those were, too!

So anybody that has worked with epoxy knows that there is a point where it gets too firm and is afraid to push out of fear of disrupting the integrity of the scape. Those “hot dogs” are a result of that happening to me. I decided to try and repurpose them instead of just throwing them in the trash.
Thank you and good night

Joedubyk · Dec 17, 2019

Chaswood79 said:
So anybody that has worked with epoxy knows that there is a point where it gets too firm and is afraid to push out of fear of disrupting the integrity of the scape. Those “hot dogs” are a result of that happening to me. I decided to try and repurpose them instead of just throwing them in the trash.
Thank you and good night

I have never worked w/ expoxy!