I did it again!

Psiber_Syn · Apr 4, 2016

ReefQueen said:

Its a very nice looking frag regardless of what it is one to add to your log book once you figure out what it is lol

Chris kindley · Apr 4, 2016

Anyone can donate frags to me. Ill give them a happy home.;):D:D:D

sheepdog76 · Apr 4, 2016

My local and only real lfs that has coral sells frags starting at 25 and they are very small or only have a polyp or three on it. I wish I could get 5-10 dollar frags.

ReefQueen · Apr 4, 2016

sheepdog76 said:
My local and only real lfs that has coral sells frags starting at 25 and they are very small or only have a polyp or three on it. I wish I could get 5-10 dollar frags.

I guess since there is only one they have the monopoly and can charge what they want. We have quite a few all around pittsburgh, not all are good, but they still help keep prices somewhat in check.

sheepdog76 · Apr 4, 2016

ReefQueen said:
I guess since there is only one they have the monopoly and can charge what they want. We have quite a few all around pittsburgh, not all are good, but they still help keep prices somewhat in check.

Yes I live in small town Delaware and it is either one lfs that has coral or petco needless to say selection isn't always the best and most time I turn to mail order which then you get hit with shipping unless you place a big order.

jsker · Apr 4, 2016

That is a pretty darn good deal on the frags, and they are health.

SnailQueen · Apr 4, 2016

What store is this from? I live in northwestern Pennsylvania and might be worth a trip down to Pittsburgh!

Wilsoni · Apr 5, 2016

ReefQueen said:
My guess: cyphastrea

@ReefQueen this is a Purple Scroll (Turbinaria reniformis) awesome find! :D

ReefQueen · Apr 5, 2016

Wilsoni said:
@ReefQueen this is a Purple Scroll (Turbinaria reniformis) awesome find! :D

Dang it, you are totally right! I guess I better move it up higher then. Grrrr, one of these days I will find a cyphastrea in that frag tank lol. I knew those polyps weren't right! I've seen these things get huge, I guess it'll be my excuse for an upgrade lol

Wilsoni · Apr 5, 2016

ReefQueen said:
Dang it, you are totally right! I guess I better move it up higher then. Grrrr, one of these days I will find a cyphastrea in that frag tank lol. I knew those polyps weren't right! I've seen these things get huge, I guess it'll be my excuse for an upgrade lol

Yes you have a good eye! I feel like Purple Scrolls are fairly uncommon and until they grow out, they can easily be mistaken for a Cyphastrea with the polyps retracted. Haha either way they're both pretty neat.

Wilsoni · Apr 5, 2016

If you happen to come across a WWC Bizarro Cyphastrea, spend the extra $$$ I promise you won't regret it... Haha

ReefQueen · Apr 5, 2016

Wilsoni said:
Yes you have a good eye! I feel like Purple Scrolls are fairly uncommon and until they grow out, they can easily be mistaken for a Cyphastrea with the polyps retracted. Haha either way they're both pretty neat.

Haha I would tend to disagree, I am at the point where I have to get new glasses every year and they "won't let me see 100%" because of my wacky prescription. But I will squint really hard one day and will see that cyphastrea of my dreams appear. Until then I will keep buying all the "maybes" haha. But for $5 I can't complain. I almost bought an all green scroll a few months ago, but passed up on it because of the size. This one is much nicer looking and much smaller, so definitely a good grab:)

ReefQueen · Apr 5, 2016

Wilsoni said:
If you happen to come across a WWC Bizarro Cyphastrea, spend the extra $$$ I promise you won't regret it... Haha

If I ever saw any cyphastrea at the LFS I would totally grab it, I will probably have to just order some online at some point because it doesn't seem popular in this area. I bet after I order some is when I'll find it in the frag tank lol

Wilsoni · Apr 5, 2016

Here's a pic of my Bizarro. I personally prefer to keep the growth contained by mounting it to frag disks opposed to letting it take over my rockscape. Haha I've learned my lesson with a basic meteor shower pretty much engulfing a rock and killing everything in it's path...

The nice part about contained growth is that you can pop the plug off and replace the disk once it's fully encrusted then have a ton of frags for your friends (]:

Rogergolf66 · Apr 5, 2016

3rd one looks like a mint pavona to me. But as u mentioned hard to tell. I think u r correct on the first 2

ReefQueen · Apr 5, 2016

Wilsoni said:
Here's a pic of my Bizarro. I personally prefer to keep the growth contained by mounting it to frag disks opposed to letting it take over my rockscape. Haha I've learned my lesson with a basic meteor shower pretty much engulfing a rock and killing everything in it's path...

The nice part about contained growth is that you can pop the plug off and replace the disk once it's fully encrusted then have a ton of frags for your friends (]:

It's gorgeous and I'm jealous lol. I have a whole (easily movable) rock I've been saving for cyphastrea.

Psiber_Syn · Apr 6, 2016

Wilsoni said:
Here's a pic of my Bizarro. I personally prefer to keep the growth contained by mounting it to frag disks opposed to letting it take over my rockscape. Haha I've learned my lesson with a basic meteor shower pretty much engulfing a rock and killing everything in it's path...

The nice part about contained growth is that you can pop the plug off and replace the disk once it's fully encrusted then have a ton of frags for your friends (]:

Can I be your friend and get some
of those frags @Wilsoni :p

Is that what they call an la Lakers scroll? If so I think I got that one too lol

Sorry @ReefQueen better luck next time on a cyph :-)

Oksana Kudina · Apr 7, 2016

wow! Gorgeous frags. :) We have very few stores in NJ with saltwater tanks. Road trip to Pittsburgh for sure. What is the name of the store?

Tautog · Apr 7, 2016

ReefQueen said:
Sorry I just saw the second half. Yeah the $5 frag tank gets me every time, it's buy 5 get 1 free too! They really had some goodies tonight lol. It's often a lot of shrooms and zoas (which they had too), but I did get an adorable little fungia in the $15 section, so I'm not a total cheapo hahaha.

Hey Reef Queen, sorry but I can't come to Pitt, but did bring San Diego to NY. Spent 6-7 hrs for reorganization. Finally caught my bully damsel. Yesterday. And got my delivery from Aqua SD. Simply put, those plugs are sick. Very happy. Pics don't do them justice. They look just as advertised in last weekends sale, with a few freebies. Good company, great job, every frag popped. Just incredible! Here's the Maxi/ Mini - under blue lites it's yellow and purple.......very cool

ReefQueen · Jun 2, 2016

Tautog said:
Hey Reef Queen, sorry but I can't come to Pitt, but did bring San Diego to NY. Spent 6-7 hrs for reorganization. Finally caught my bully damsel. Yesterday. And got my delivery from Aqua SD. Simply put, those plugs are sick. Very happy. Pics don't do them justice. They look just as advertised in last weekends sale, with a few freebies. Good company, great job, every frag popped. Just incredible! Here's the Maxi/ Mini - under blue lites it's yellow and purple.......very cool

Sorry I just saw this. Love that mini maxi! I think I will add one to my list lol. Glad you had a great experience with them, I think I will take a look and see what they have when I get this algae issue sorted:)

Sorry everyone that asked, I missed your question. The store is called aquaworld, it is off of Ohio River Blvd. I also heard the new petland in norwin is going to have a $5 frag tank. I don't usually think of quality when I think of petland, but the guy that owns this one seems like a good guy and cares about the livestock.i was actually rather impressed! I'll check it out in a few weeks to see if they have the frags in yet. It may become another stop on the Pittsburgh LFS tour lol.