reefrun

And for fun, here’s a video of the colony😍 

First 20 frags are cut 🙌 I can definitely go up to 30 frags here. If there’s enough interest I’ll cut more. Each frag is numbered and people will draw a number at pick up to keep things fair

We are so excited to have another growout competition... get your tanks ready and start flexing your trash talking muscles! 

Please read all info below before signing up. We will have at least 20 spots, potentially up to 30. 
TO SIGN UP REPLY IN THIS POST THAT YOU ARE IN, ONCE THE LIST IS FINALIZED I WILL DM PAYMENT INFO. IF PAYMENT ISN'T RECEIVED IN A DAY OF GIVING INFO WE WILL MOVE TO NEXT IN LINE

Pink Cadillac, roughly 1"
$40 entry - includes frag and pop stand from PNW Custom (see below)
All frags will need to be picked up by 11/20. They can be picked up from Reefrun in Lake Oswego from 11/11 - 11/17 or from Obrien.David.J in Beaverton 11/19 or 11/20. There will also be some pick up windows at CnC on the 12th and/or 13th if there's enough demand

1. Competition will last for 6 months
2. The 1st month submission must be within 1 week of receiving your frag. 
3. A picture must be submitted each month in this thread by the end of the month, every month. You can submit anytime during the month, but it must be submitted before midnight on the last day of the month
4. You are allowed to miss 1 month of entries. If you miss more than 1 month you will be disqualified
5. A ruler must be against your frag for every months’ submission picture.
6. Please tag @obrien.david.j and @reefrun in all submissions for easier tracking
7. We will not send reminders to submit photos! 
8. You will receive a Pop Stand from from PNW Custom and it's encouraged to post your monthly photo on the stand (though not required)
9. You can remove the coral from the plug and move in your tank throughout the year
10. The top 3 growers will be voted on in the forum to determine the winner
11. There will be an awesome prize, details to come!
12. Any disqualifications are final and not negotiable. 

**Frags will be of variable sizes and coloration, some will be bigger or have more branches than others. All frags will be randomly assigned and the luck of the draw will be a part of the game. 

POP STAND

COLONY TO BE FRAGGED

Participant list

1. Parzifal
2. AquaKey
3. 503reefdroid
4. islandVib3s
5. svt_guido
6. Kerbash
7. reefbandit
8. Leonardomanzan
9. Emerald525
10. J-Dog
11. jtichenor
12. Yourmedic
13. random808
14. OregonGrownReef
15. Bicyclebill
16. obrien.david.j
17. Brittany
18. Lexinverts
19. Badxgillen
20. SeymoreGulls
21. Gumby
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9 minutes ago, Collin said:

This is what fixed my SPS issue. 1 drop of iodine a week in my 50 gal and everything went back to normal. 

That's the biggest thing that I found in my ICP test when things weren't going well. 

I’d definitely recommend an icp test. I agree with not running white, red, green. I’d also recommend a Bayer dip to be safe

How are your other corals doing? Are you running a skimmer? How’s your flow?

I have lots of great starter corals including zoas and shrooms. You can see sone if my stuff at Instagram.com/justanotherreefer 

Mine can really stretch out sometimes too.. not the longest example, but pretty

Insta vid

At a bare minimum you’ll need stable parameters (I find alk is most critical here), lights that put out enough par (personally love having t5 + led), enough live rock (or enough bio blocks/spheres to aid), good flow (it doesn’t  have to be expensive, but be sure a cheaper pump isn’t pointing directly at things, and a good skimmer. If you have a smaller tank I’ve found the Bubble Magus modified with a DC pump is a great solution (I have this on my 65 now)

And for me, I always have some Green Birdsnest… it’s the canary in the coal mine, if it’s unhappy then I know something is wrong. 
 

Be sure to wait until the cheaper stuff is thriving before adding the fancier/expensive stuff… I don’t know how much I’ve wasted not following this advice lol

I’ve been using jabao for 6 years.. definitely have to keep an eye on parameters since I’ve had heads randomly stop (happens like once a year to one head between my two tanks), but it’s sooo much cheaper than the others out there. I’ll upgrade sone day, but if you’re on a budget or prefer to spend elsewhere a jabao will get the job done 

@CuttleFishandCoral where am I on the list?

I'll take the rubble.. though I might not be able to pick it up for a couple days if that's ok (I can venmo the money in the meantime if you want)

We love our ATB skimmer, that thing is a beast!

Great job!

I’m needing a way to get mine off the glass on my bare bottom, I always let the frags go too long lol

Welcome back! You’re much more adventurous than I am, but looking forward to seeing what you do!

I better get back in line for when my new lights arrive 🤓

Sick kids ruin all the fun - hope you all have a blast!

Some updated photos of #7 😊

Great deal on these, and a must-have sps!

1 hour ago, half-astronaut said:

🤤🤤🤤 Great pic!

Here’s a video a year later from the new owner (who bought from the shop I sold it to)

JB insta

44 minutes ago, Manny Tavan said:

Those are nice

Thanks! They’re my babies! I’m (too) attached to them, so this is only the 3rd time in 5 or 6 years I’ve let some go

ok I’ve had a bunch of people over years ask me to let them know when I’m selling these, and like a jerk I didn’t keep track of it… so my apologies to the group 

I’ve had the mother JB for 5 or 6 years now and originally picked her up from Legendary. This strain is truly special, it will occasionally throw out babies that develop large chunks of green within a couple months and often have red right away. I’ve now had 3 of them grow purple spots and one that even grew purple and dark orange (a 5 color JB). Strangely the OG mamma only has one tiny dot of green and us almost all red 

And for fun, here’s the 5 color one and a new baby with a green wedge 

Ok, here are the ones available 

Babies

#1 and #2 - $150 each (#1 sold, #2 pending)

#3-6 - $100 each (#6 sold)

#7 - has at least 2 dots of green (usually more open, but I made him mad moving him around) - $225

#8 - this one also has at least 2 green dots and opens to about 2”. There’s also a pretty big baby growing on the stem of the plug - $300

Let me know if you want more photos.

Location: Lake Oswego, and I’ll be at the CnC event on Sunday if anyone wants to pick up there!

Trades: I’m trying to get funds for some equipment, so not really looking for trades

52 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said:

@reefrun You're the only one left to pay for this group buy.  I'd suggest you hurry so you don't miss out on this great deal!

Money sent! 😍

In!

I’m in!

Hey friends - can we all try to keep the par meters for a week max?