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WayneL333

02/04/2007, 12:23 PM

I just posted this over in the Reef Discussion forum, but I thought it would more appreciated here. Since I broke out my camera this morning, here are some other shots I took.

Here's a picture of my Purple Monster. I'm probally most proud of this coral. I grew it from a tiny frag, about a quarter inch.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-4.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-3.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-5.jpg

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 12:25 PM

Atlantis's Red Star Cyphastrea:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Cyphas-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Cyphas-2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Cyphas-3.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Cyphas-4.jpg

Here's a bad picture of a Stylocoeniella Cocosensis. I'll try to get a better shot.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Stylocoeniella-cocosensis-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Group-shot.jpg

And my Yellow Milli:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Yellow-Milli-1.jpg

msuzuki126

02/04/2007, 12:26 PM

Sweet purple monster, how long have you had it?

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 12:27 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9156772#post9156772 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by msuzuki126
Sweet purple monster, how long have you had it?

Thanks, I think like 1 3/4 years, maybe a little more...maybe a little less.

Altoids

02/04/2007, 12:35 PM

Great corals!

Brewen

02/04/2007, 12:43 PM

Great pics, still looking for a FTS if you have one.

JackKerouac

02/04/2007, 01:04 PM

Purple monster is sweeeeeeet

latazyo

02/04/2007, 01:13 PM

where do you find purple monsters for sale...I have never seen one available...is it one of those things only available hobbyist to hobbyist?

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 01:14 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9156901#post9156901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brewen
Great pics, still looking for a FTS if you have one.

Thanks! FTS is located in this thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=915342&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 01:18 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9157138#post9157138 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by latazyo
where do you find purple monsters for sale...I have never seen one available...is it one of those things only available hobbyist to hobbyist?

The only store that I know that was selling the Purple Monster was Eric at **********. I think he lost his mother colony though, but I think he may have found a replacement colony. You should contact him directly. I think Atlantis sells frags too, but I don't know if they're available right now.

I bought my frag as part of a frag pack from a fellow RC'er. And just if you were wondering, no, I don't think I would risk fragging my colony.

latazyo

02/04/2007, 01:25 PM

dont worry wayne, I dont think this is much of a beginner acro anyways...I will need to build experience first

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 01:40 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9157226#post9157226 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by latazyo
dont worry wayne, I dont think this is much of a beginner acro anyways...I will need to build experience first

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't buy the PM without much experience. I think a great beginner frag would be the Bali Green Slimer or maybe a Monitpora Cap. The main thing I would do in starting out in SPS's is getting a really good skimmer, and maintaining and regularly test for pH, Ca, KH, and Mg. HTH.

Vanquish

02/04/2007, 01:43 PM

Probably one of the sweetest PM I've seen... boy, am I dying to have one! :)

Travis

02/04/2007, 02:01 PM

That is a very nice PM. I grew mine from a 1/2" frag over 2 years and it is not even close to half the size of yours. What type of lighting conditions do you have yours under?

TandN

02/04/2007, 02:07 PM

WOW that is sweet mine about 5 months old and grew alot itself

chadfarmer

02/04/2007, 02:35 PM

Frankysreef

02/04/2007, 03:17 PM

I just got a PM frag yesterday, and I am very happy.. VERY hard to find this one.. I can trace this lineage to Steve Tyree's :)
I had another one I got last year from steve, but accidentally killed it.

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 03:19 PM

I found a couple of old pictures of my PM. This was before my nice SLR so the PQ is really bad.

Here's the frag in January of 2006:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-Small-6.jpg

That' still like 4 time the size of when I got the frag and it took a good 7-10 months before it got that large.

This picture was taken April 25, 2006

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Purple-Monster-Small-5.jpg

It was a really slow grower at first, but when it got to a certain size, it just ook off.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9157447#post9157447 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis
That is a very nice PM. I grew mine from a 1/2" frag over 2 years and it is not even close to half the size of yours. What type of lighting conditions do you have yours under?

I use Ushio 400W 20K, but before I switched to Ushio, they were XM's. I also have actnic T5 supplements. I keep the colony way up high in my tank in a high flow area. I think part of my success is attributed to my weekly 10%+ water changes and a great skimmer.

nbd13

02/04/2007, 03:45 PM

Hey Wayne,

How do you like the Ushio 400w 20k compared to the 400w XM20k?

I am running the XM's now, but am wondering about the Ushio bulbs.

BTW, how are the interruptus pair doing? Gem tang doing well too?

Nick

NewSchool04

02/04/2007, 04:05 PM

Great pics and that purple monster is unbelievable!

I had a question on your Cyphastrea. Where do you have it in the tank and what type of growth do you get from it? I have one and still experimenting on where I want it.

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 04:06 PM

Hey Nick,

I tried the Ushio's out because I used a BLV 14k bulb once and liked it. I hear they are the same company. Anyway, I didn't like the Ushio 20k at first because I thought the XM 20k's were bluer and I seemed to get better growth from the XM's.

But after a couple months now, I think my corals adjusted to the new Ushio's and I'm getting good growth again. I'm trying out Radium's 20k next and then deciding which bulbs to stick with.

My fish are doing well. They're one big happy family :) Hope all is well with you and your tank.

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 04:08 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9158358#post9158358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NewSchool04
Great pics and that purple monster is unbelievable!

I had a question on your Cyphastrea. Where do you have it in the tank and what type of growth do you get from it? I have one and still experimenting on where I want it.

The Cyphastrea is a super SLOW grower in my tank. I have it high up in my tank in a high flow area.

NewSchool04

02/04/2007, 04:12 PM

Yeah, I've noticed the same. Thanks for the quick response and good luck with your tank!

GO BEARS!!!

nbd13

02/04/2007, 04:48 PM

Glad everything is going well.

What ballst are you running BTW?

Let me know how you like the Radiums. I am debating if I should try another 20k bulb or stick with the XM 20k's.

Everything is going good with my tank.

Nick

NICERICAN4YOU25

02/04/2007, 05:00 PM

nice purple monster, if u ever wanna frag it let me kno.
ty

DarkXerox

02/04/2007, 09:38 PM

dude thats the most massive growth i've ever seen of a PM frag--especially one that was only a quarter inch! Plus the fact that you're running 20k's. I would have thought that kind of growth was only possible with like 6.5k lights blasting PAR onto it :lol

nrehman

02/04/2007, 09:45 PM

Beautiful!

coolie

02/04/2007, 09:57 PM

What kind of flow do you have? I saw the 2 tunzes in the other thread, are they the 6200's? Do yoiu halso have a CL?

WayneL333

02/04/2007, 10:51 PM

What ballast are you running BTW?

Nick, I'm running PFO SE magnetic ballasts with Lumenarc reflectors.

What kind of flow do you have? I saw the 2 tunzes in the other thread, are they the 6200's? Do yoiu halso have a CL?

They're 6100's and I don't have them running at 100%. It's too much flow and my corals don't like it. I've got them alternating between 30% to 80%.

I do have a CL. I'm using a Sequence Marlin on my CL that runs through my chiller. My main pump is a Sequence Dart.

But I'm telling you, I think the secret is a great skimmer. My Bubble King 250 ext. is awesome. I have a pretty high bio-load with all my fish. I feed them small amounts 4 times daily and I don't even bother testing my Phosphate levels anymore because I've never seen any ill-effects from it.

dude thats the most massive growth i've ever seen of a PM frag--especially one that was only a quarter inch! Plus the fact that you're running 20k's. I would have thought that kind of growth was only possible with like 6.5k lights blasting PAR onto it :lol

Yeah, Hugo, aka SniperSPS, runs only 20k's too and he had awesome growth too. I tried 10 and 14k's before, but I just couldn't stand the color. I prefer to have a great looking tank color than fast growth anyway.

Thanks again to everyone for their compliments and sorry, I don't think I would ever risk purposely fragging my PM.

flyingphish

02/05/2007, 01:19 AM

im with you on color....to hell with growth.

Mchava

02/05/2007, 01:43 AM

Wayne that is one freaking awsome tank. Wish mine looked like yours. I think i have everysingle sps that you have in there. What is your big secret?

Fliger

02/05/2007, 01:25 PM

Fantastic. Thanks for the thumbs up on the BK250. I had a BK300 Ext and think it might be the best NW skimmer I've ever used, and always wondered about the BK250. I'm getting a new tank soon and might consider that skimmer. I totally agree a skimmer makes color and life in general much better. ;) Do you have any pix of the 250 in action? I've only seen BK400's and 300's in person.

WayneL333

02/05/2007, 01:41 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9161887#post9161887 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mchava
Wayne that is one freaking awsome tank. Wish mine looked like yours. I think i have everysingle sps that you have in there. What is your big secret?

Thanks. I don't know if I have a secret, but getting so much growth with 20k bulbs is not the only ironic thing about my tank. My tank top is also a covered tank, i.e. non-eurobraced. I need to keep it cover because I'm worried all my fish may try to jump out.

I also have a 4 inch sandbed. I've always thought the biological benefits of a deep live sandbed as well as ample live rock outweighs the possible ill-effects of phosphate buildup.

Do you have any pix of the 250 in action? I've only seen BK400's and 300's in person.

It's not a closeup, but here's a pic of my equipment rack:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Full-Fishroom-1-small.jpg

Here's another:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/BK-Side-view---small.jpg

slobound

02/05/2007, 01:44 PM

Great job on growing the PM Wayne... looks like you have a great collection of fish and corals.

WayneL333

05/26/2007, 02:47 PM

I broke out the camera again this morning and snapped some quick pics. Enjoy!

Group shot - Right Side

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Group-2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Group-1.jpg

My Purple Monster

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/PM-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/PM-2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/PM-3.jpg

The Original LE Watermelon Echino & True Undata

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Watermelon-1.jpg

WayneL333

05/26/2007, 03:11 PM

Pink Lemonade

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/PL-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/PL-2.jpg

LE 20000 League Lokani - slow grower for me, but a beaut

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Lokani.jpg

Monty

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Monty-2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Monty-1.jpg

ORA & DFS Duncans

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Duncans.jpg

250G

05/26/2007, 03:54 PM

Impressive growth. At what size did it start to take off? Or perhaps after how long in the tank?

And oh ya, I hate you and that pink lemonade colony(s). Current TOTM and jealous of your tank - I know...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9158736#post9158736 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NICERICAN4YOU25
nice purple monster, if u ever wanna frag it let me kno.
ty

ejocam

05/26/2007, 06:10 PM

Wayne, that is some wird growth on your sunset:eek2: Looking good as always. That's a very nice grown out LE tank;)

Bcamp

05/26/2007, 11:29 PM

Nice PM, I've had mine 6mo. and it's only about an inch tall.:mad:
NICE REEF !!!!

Purple Haze

05/26/2007, 11:50 PM

impressive.

Je®vis

05/27/2007, 09:03 AM

Amazing!!! This is the first time I got to see Purple Monster upclose... thanks!

Je®vis

05/27/2007, 09:06 AM

And SNOWFLAKES!!! Omg!!!

naka

05/27/2007, 09:14 AM

Very nice Wayne. You have a very nice collection of corals. I'm loving your PM!

KEEPERZ

05/27/2007, 09:52 AM

Great stuff Wayne-how much of that kent product(in the equipment pic) are you using or are you using it at all?-Joe

WayneL333

05/27/2007, 10:14 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10020701#post10020701 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 250G
Impressive growth. At what size did it start to take off? Or perhaps after how long in the tank?

And oh ya, I hate you and that pink lemonade colony(s). Current TOTM and jealous of your tank - I know...

Don't hate the reefer, hate the game :D After it reached a couple of inches and had like 4 branches, it just started shooting up. I've noticed if you just leave it alone and don't move it at all, it grows a lot more quickly.

Wayne, that is some wird growth on your sunset Looking good as always. That's a very nice grown out LE tank

Thanks Eric. That Sunset and Superman is actually overtaking and encrusting over an Orange polyp Digitata. But the Digitata is able to keep pace with their growth so they're just grower taller and taller. I can't believe I have to remount that rock they're on (It's got to be at least 8x6) to a larger rock. They're running out of rock to encrust on.

Great stuff Wayne-how much of that kent product(in the equipment pic) are you using or are you using it at all?-Joe

LOL. None of it. When I first started reefing like 6 years ago, I dosed everything under the sun. It took me awhile to realize that you didn't need 95% of the products out there. I just haven't brought myself to throw any of that stuff away because I feel like it such a waste. I've literally had that stuff for over 3 years. I think I'll actually throw it all away today. Thanks!

Thanks everyone for all the compliments.

sidog1

05/27/2007, 10:51 AM

beautiful tank and corals wayne. what kind of fish are in the tank?

ejocam

05/27/2007, 11:26 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9158370#post9158370 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WayneL333
Hey Nick,

I tried the Ushio's out because I used a BLV 14k bulb once and liked it. I hear they are the same company. Anyway, I didn't like the Ushio 20k at first because I thought the XM 20k's were bluer and I seemed to get better growth from the XM's.

But after a couple months now, I think my corals adjusted to the new Ushio's and I'm getting good growth again. I'm trying out Radium's 20k next and then deciding which bulbs to stick with.

My fish are doing well. They're one big happy family :) Hope all is well with you and your tank.

So what bulb did you decide on? I've had good growth and color from Radium and Helios 400w.

WayneL333

05/27/2007, 11:38 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10024520#post10024520 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ejocam
So what bulb did you decide on? I've had good growth and color from Radium and Helios 400w.

I just switched my bulbs back to 400W XM 20k's last week. After trying everything, I decided that I liked the color of XM's the best. I got great growth and I actually had less algae growth on my tank. They're the cheapest out of the bunch I've used too.

beautiful tank and corals wayne. what kind of fish are in the tank?

Thanks Simon, here's a link to another thread that I've posted a bunch of pictures on. I have pics of most of my fish in there.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=915342&perpage=25&pagenumber=1