FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[FarmerTy]

I hate it when this happens! LOL!

Great video!

Did you drink a Left Hand Milk Stout the last time too?[emoji12]

Thanks!

 

[kevlow]

No problem! [emoji106]

I used to try to do therapeutic sessions where we talked about why he felt the need to bully other fishes and if he was bullied when he was younger but I found the mirror much more effective and quicker. [emoji12]

I have several bully fish in the tank. A couple have progressed on to murder. I had considered getting an even bigger, meaner fish to keep them in line. But I like your idea better and it provides some great entertainment as well.

 

[FarmerTy]

I have several bully fish in the tank. A couple have progressed on to murder. I had considered getting an even bigger, meaner fish to keep them in line. But I like your idea better and it provides some great entertainment as well.

Interestingly, the naso tang tries to break it up every once in awhile. But the mirror has done the trick and the powder blue mostly ignores the pyramid now.

 

[Fer21]

Hello, your tank its truly amazing. I saw your videos on Youtube and I find your tank thread. I want to try to keep a Regal Angel, any advice you can give me to be successful, did you quarantine, what types of food did you offer, thanks !!

 

[FarmerTy]

Hello, your tank its truly amazing. I saw your videos on Youtube and I find your tank thread. I want to try to keep a Regal Angel, any advice you can give me to be successful, did you quarantine, what types of food did you offer, thanks !!

Thank you Fer21. While I don't think I have the magic formula for them as I lost two prior to this one but the Red Sea varieties seem to import better. The trick is to get them to eat. It almost is more beneficial to put them into an established tank and allow them to graze naturally as you try to get them to accept food but that's just my personal opinion.

I had the fortune of having a mature, fallow tank and put him in once I couldn't get him to eat so he can fatten up grazing the rocks on his own. The water volume and nutrient export capacity was beneficial to not foul water quality while trying everything under the sun to feed him to see what he would eat. The fallow tank also allowed him to get established and not be outcompeted for food so that when I introduced the other fish to the tank, he was not shy about coming out to eat.

Eventually, I found that he would accept pellets and live black worms, but nothing else. So, to this day, even with the various types of food I feed on a daily basis, he still only eats pellets and live black worms.

 

[FarmerTy]

Some frag photos since they were there and easy to shoot.

FarmerTy Purple Martin

Tyree Rainbow Stylo

Purple Bonsai

Seaworld Pink Hyacinthus

Skittles Granulosa

FarmerTy Eternal Flame

ORA Pearlberry

ORA Laura's Purple Polyp

FarmerTy Glacier Tenuis

FarmerTy Lotus Blossum

FarmerTy Bluebonnet Bottlebrush

FarmerTy Blue Lemonade

 

[revhtree]

Nice!

 

[justingraham]

So ok I have a dumb question.
How did u get to the point of naming ur own corals?

 

[FarmerTy]

So ok I have a dumb question.
How did u get to the point of naming ur own corals?

Anybody can name Justin. There are no rules to that. But if you don't push volume or sell any of them, there's no point in naming because it doesn't stick.

I sold 200+ frags last month and many bought my named ones and at least in my opinion, they didn't waste their money because they are beautiful specimens. The propagation of their frags from mine will further the name if it is a worthy specimen. If not, people won't pass along the name so naming would be a moot point anyways.

 

[justingraham]

Ok so my question is are these wild colonies? Or are these frags u just picked up that didn't have a name that's where I'm getting lost. I mean god bless ya and u deserve to have frags with ur name on it like Jason fox or battle corals. I wish one day I could have a J-Man Monti or a justified blue reverse aqua delux stag I could sell

I was just wondering did u buy the frags from some of the other guys and then just changed the name or are they named like I said before cause they are wild.

When my tanks ready I'm a pick up a farmer ty pack off ya cause they look amazing

 

[FarmerTy]

Ok so my question is are these wild colonies? Or are these frags u just picked up that didn't have a name that's where I'm getting lost. I mean god bless ya and u deserve to have frags with ur name on it like Jason fox or battle corals. I wish one day I could have a J-Man Monti or a justified blue reverse aqua delux stag I could sell

I was just wondering did u buy the frags from some of the other guys and then just changed the name or are they named like I said before cause they are wild.

When my tanks ready I'm a pick up a farmer ty pack off ya cause they look amazing

They are either wild or mariculture colonies that I have collected over the years. I cull the ugly ones and continue to collect until I find diamonds in the rough. Then I grow them out, let their colors mature about a year, and when they reach a final color, I sell them as my own named coral.

 

[justingraham]

Thanks for that info so how do u get the wild ones?

 

[bubbaque]

I know you recently cut tons of frags and sold them. Were they all for locals or do you ship?

 

[FarmerTy]

Thanks for that info so how do u get the wild ones?

No problem! Aussie acros that my LFS can order at times for me.

 

[FarmerTy]

I know you recently cut tons of frags and sold them. Were they all for locals or do you ship?

I'm based in Austin so there were group buys to Houston and San Antonio since I'm active in both communities. Roughly over 200 frags distributed amongst reefers of each community.

I actually do ship but currently taking a small hiatus in anticipation of my first child in March. I plan to resume this Summer but I think the little guy will dictate that schedule more than me. [emoji6]

 

[FarmerTy]

Right Scape video:

 

[Dan I]

Really digging your tank man!

 

[FarmerTy]

Really digging your tank man!

Thanks F291! Hopefully I can just leave it alone and let it grow out!

 

[FarmerTy]

Updated 4k version of the video.

Right Scape of my tank.

 

[dragon99]

They are either wild or mariculture colonies that I have collected over the years. I cull the ugly ones and continue to collect until I find diamonds in the rough. Then I grow them out, let their colors mature about a year, and when they reach a final color, I sell them as my own named coral.

What's the dud:stud ratio on maricultures? I've considered buying one a couple times, but I hear they tend to lose their color.