Bought an acro so big I had to transport it in a 55 gallon Brute Trash Can

[14 foot reef]

top down raw photo, no color
Adjustment at all

 

[14 foot reef]

2 Week update - All tips that were broken during transport are 100% healed over and growing with polyp extension in all of the areas. Coloration is holding and possibly improving. Note Coral came from Metal Halide 14K and 10K 400 watts electronic ballast system. Growth overall is pretty rapid and alk consumption has for sure increased.

Perimeters:
Salinty 1.026 Steady
PH 8.25 night-8.35 day
Alkalinity 10.5 Steady ( Came from a system that keeps 11 DKH on all reef systems for over 20 years.)
Calcium 450 Steady
Magnesium 1500 Steady
Temp 76-76.5 day and night controlled by 5000 watt heater and 1.5 ton chiller
PO4 - Zero ( Always )
Nitrate 5 Always.
Ammonia 0.00 Always
Nitrite 0.00 Always
Lighting 12' of T5 hybrid 4 bulbs with 9 Kessil a360we's
Water volume 850 Gallons

 

[ScottB]

With a system that large (850G!) it seems you can get away with a lot of things that the
rest of us would struggle with on SPS. Lo/no nutrient with a dKH > 10? My tank would be pure white.

Couple questions:
a) RU in Europe?
b) What method or school are you using for your SPS?

Really glad that large colony is adjusting well. It is gorgeous.

 

[MnFish1]

With a system that large (850G!) it seems you can get away with a lot of things that the
rest of us would struggle with on SPS. Lo/no nutrient with a dKH > 10? My tank would be pure white.

Couple questions:
a) RU in Europe?
b) What method or school are you using for your SPS?

Really glad that large colony is adjusting well. It is gorgeous.

no imho

 

[Juniorh2r]

I'm actually amazed at all the negativity, how are colonies imported from around the world if everyone is certain of the inevitable death that has now been placed on this colony? Seems like a colony in captivity has a better chance of a 1 hour move than a colony from the wild that has been in a box for 48 hours flying half way around the world.

I agree makes sense what you just said good luck I think you will be ok

 

[14 foot reef]

Forgot to add the most important part..... Good old Instant Ocean salt at $9.00 a 50 gallon bag mix online

 

[14 foot reef]

With a system that large (850G!) it seems you can get away with a lot of things that the
rest of us would struggle with on SPS. Lo/no nutrient with a dKH > 10? My tank would be pure white.

Couple questions:
a) RU in Europe?
b) What method or school are you using for your SPS?

Really glad that large colony is adjusting well. It is gorgeous.

im in the USA 56 years old been reefing since i was 17 years old. ran retail, wholesale, and a collection station in Hawaii, personally i was fish only , but as of the late 10 years i tried multiple methods.

BRS has it figured out....I owe my success in corals on BRSTV youtube

 

[jda]

Forget the acropora... nice bandit!

 

[14 foot reef]

Forget the acropora... nice bandit!

He is my prize possession !!!!!! He's been with me exactly one year, Today is my 26th Wedding anniversary my best man in my wedding collected and sent this to us for our 25th wedding anniversary.

 

[jda]

Love it. I need to get a pair again... but did not trust LA and wanted to wait until Hawaii was shipping them direct, which is all good now. The ones direct from Hawaii nearly always seem to eat compared to the ones that stop in LA.

 

[14 foot reef]

Love it. I need to get a pair again... but did not trust LA and wanted to wait until Hawaii was shipping them direct, which is all good now. The ones direct from Hawaii nearly always seem to eat compared to the ones that stop in LA.

Did you know at 1” long they are full bandit color. I had one in my collecting facility on Oahu back in the mid 90’s

 

[jda]

I cannot even imagine what a 1" bandit costs? The larger ones are WAY less expensive, but who has room for a true 6-7" angelfish that is 1" thick that is not a sure thing to eat? Tell your friend that my 25th is coming up. I would even buy some fish if he is a legal Hawaii collector - always looking for good direct Hawaii fish.

 

[14 foot reef]

I cannot even imagine what a 1" bandit costs? The larger ones are WAY less expensive, but who has room for a true 6-7" angelfish that is 1" thick that is not a sure thing to eat? Tell your friend that my 25th is coming up. I would even buy some fish if he is a legal Hawaii collector - always looking for good direct Hawaii fish.

In the mid 90’s sold the 1” Holo Holo (bandit) for $2500.00 to a wholesaler in Japan. Paid the rent for 2 weeks....lol.

he was collected at 250 deep, on a 80 cubic single scuba bottle, took, 6 hours to pull the little guy up from that deep

 

[14 foot reef]

Acro update 4 weeks, growth amazing, coloring up nicely

 

[SaltISlife]

Looks like a tricolor validq. Fast growing acro. I have one. Started as a clam shell size. Then got to be the size of a huge 20 lbs rock in a year.

 

[14 foot reef]

this piece is about 16" around

Looks like a tricolor validq. Fast growing acro. I have one. Started as a clam shell size. Then got to be the size of a huge 20 lbs rock in a year.