Emerald525

12 hours ago, spectra said:

Sunkist bounce is a weed...........  they grow like GSP........... 

put up or shut up my friend  what little gems do you have stashed away 

29 minutes ago, AquaKey said:

Thanks! First approved submission! 

 Wahoo!! Thanks for organizing this . I can’t wait to see what other people post up !

I will throw my hat  into the high end category.  Here are my 2 frags:

First one is well over the 50 dollar minimum. It’s an OG bounce.  I had the ruler for the growout nearby so I used that as well. 😎

It’s about 1cm in diameter. 

Next is the top Sunkist bounce . This one I’m not sure if the going rate but I believe 50 is a fair asking price from what i have seen online.  It’s 3cm in diameter roughly.

Thanks for getting this up. I will look around my tank and see what I have that is high end worthy. I can’t wait to see what you come up with as bonus items with a 300 dollar budget. 😊

1 minute ago, Yourmedic said:

Thank you @Emerald525! I’m excited to be apart of such a great group and be in my first grow out!

I agree . You have the right attitude 😃. This is meant to be fun and for bragging rights and sometimes you learn something too.  Really if you just remember to take a picture every month for 6 months you have a shot at winning. Now sit back and watch my 25 lagoon dominate 😉

29 minutes ago, Yourmedic said:

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, reefers around the world. . . *takes top hat off* you are cordially invited to observe the frag of frags. . . The frag that will lead the charge and give all others a run for their money. . . Behold. . . Frag number 14!!! 
 

This beauty lives in a 210 display with a 60 sump. Faux sun provided by 3 XR30 Pros. 
 

Temp: 78.1

PH: 8.14

ALK: 10.8

CAL: 509

MAG: 1460

Nitrate: 29.8

Phosphate: 1.70

 

Currently dosing Phosphate rx.

 

Starting height: 2.4cm (with rules on plug)

Thank you @obrien.david.j and @reefrun for this fun grow out! Best of luck to everyone and happy growing!!

 

Side note, this is my first grow out and I am just getting into sps corals, so any tips, tricks, or advice is always welcome. 😉

 

One of the more creative posts. I wouldn’t call myself and sps master but your parameters look good to me. Nice use of the POP stand too. I haven’t gotten mine yet but those are 😎!

1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said:

Successful Pickup day 1 for my place.  Thanks for the pickups everyone.

Done:  @Brittany @Yourmedic @Gumby @mpfinnigan @Leonardomanzano

Thanks David and @reefrun for coordinating this. The most challenging part of these competitions is trying to arrange pickup.  You can just give me my POP stand at the Holiday party !

23 minutes ago, Gumby said:

Thank you. It was nice to visit you.

Nice to see you back !

1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said:

I handed out rulers with each frag from my place this weekend.   Hunt down a ruler, try and add it to your picture.   I'll make judging easier.

You may want to let the other people who posted in this thread know as they are going to get dq’d by tomorrow. Interestingly I found a ruler from the batch I bought from a competition years ago. 

@obrien.david.j @reefrun I am assuming the requirement to use the ruler on all pictures will be excused this time since some of us have not been able to obtain our ruler and pop stands ? I like the idea of us all using the same ruler for consistency. 
 

If not I will hunt down a plastic ruler ! 

Great raffle items including this Clarisea sk500 reef roller mat valued at 445 dollars !!

We are going to have lots of awesome raffle prizes including this Clarisea reef roller mat sk500 worth 445 dollars!!!

Over 3k value in raffle prizes !! Here’s a couple ! Bigger prizes to come !

Here’s another raffle prize and they only get better !!!

Hands down this is the most frequent tool I use when trimming and fragging corals!

You could win this Icecap salinity tester !! 

More to come!!!

What:PNWMAS Holiday Party!

When: Dec 11 1:30 to 3:30

Where: Lucky Lab Multnomah Village

We have over 3k worth of raffle prizes and as always supporting members get one free ticket !  There will also be a supporting member only raffle.  Stay tuned here as I will let you know what’s available!

43 minutes ago, edsimmons said:

I'm OK with wild corals and fish being expensive, I think it makes people less willing to "Just try it and see if it lives".

I was reefing in the late 90's when Yellow Tangs where $25 and PBTs where $40 and I witnessed a lot of fish wasted because someone wanted to "Just try it and see if it lives".

I think & hope paying $180 for a PBT will cause folks to do more research and learning in an effort to not waste the life of a wild animal and $180.

 

What do y'all think?

 

 

I second this opinion. While it’s nice to score a deal I am happy that there are more places like biota that have breeding programs. 
 

I also agree the price helps cut down on the impulsive factor and I am always willing to pay more for a healthy fish.

As the saying goes , the most expensive fish is a dead fish.

39 minutes ago, reefrun said:

I’m not available this weekend, picks this weekend will only be possible @obrien.david.j 

Though I don’t know the status of the pop stands yet 

He picked up the pop stands Monday 

Now is a good time to be a supporting member! 
The holiday party is at Lucky Lab Multnomah Village December 11 from 1:30 to 3:30. 
We have a private room and there will be a pizza and salad buffet which is FREE to supporting members!

Other members it will be 11.50. It only costs 24 dollars to be a supporting member and there will be a supporting member only raffle so now is the time to sign up or renew !

We need a head count so please RSVP here !

edited:  Adding link to Holiday party notice

5 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said:

Thanks to Harley @PNWCustom   You'll have your choice of PopUp stand colors when you pickup your frag from my house this weekend.   

Those are so cool !

Please remember you must post a price or your ad will not be approved.

@reefrun @obrien.david.j 
Here is my first submission 

Tank: 25 lagoon

Parameters: Calcium 490 Alk 7.8 magnesium 1590

Maintenance: every 2 weeks water changes 4 gallons  with tropic marin pro coral salt , no skimmer , small refugium , supplement with all for reef 2.5 to 5 ml daily and half tablespoon magnesium 

Flow: mp10 on reef crest mode 

Light: nanobox duo

Midday settings 

Here is my frag. Thanks Jamie for pushing through !

3 hours ago, madmike said:

Is anyone locally breeding berghia and need food for them? I’ve got a 125 gallon tank I’m breaking down that is full of mushrooms/gsp/zoas and THOUsANDS of aptasia!  

Hey stranger I didn’t know you were still around. @DaveZhad a post looking for aiptasia.

1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said:

  

Supposed to be ready today.

@Emerald525 - Can you see if the stands are ready yet?   I'm at the coast until tomorrow/Sunday night, so could only go pick them up in the eve - or Monday.  Unless @reefrun you've got someone who can get them for you and drop them off.  Don't want you burning any covid-recovery energy on this.

 

For anyone who gets a frag from ReefRun this weekend, I'll have stands at my place (97229/west side of town) next weekend if you want them right away.   For anyone picking up a frag Next weekend from me, they'll come with the stand.

I will send a message to Harley from PNWMAS custom and Tami who works with him. 
 

@islandVib3s I believe you live close to Harley at PNW custom. Are you able to pick up the POP stands as soon as I verify they are ready ?

@reefrun paid.  I will send pm about pick up tomorrow.

4 hours ago, islandVib3s said:

Sent via venmo. Richard m obra. Where does David live? Trying to see which would be closest for pick up from Vancouver wa. Also I thought they would be randomly picked,but how?

David lives further out on the west side. Reefrun will be closest to you.