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Oldude

12/17/2007, 03:30 PM

Here's a few quick shots from my reef.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17024prostratamacro_edited-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17028acrosweetness.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/rainbowstylo-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/supergrapemille.jpg

zooloo

12/17/2007, 03:34 PM

awesome pics.....

gasman059

12/17/2007, 04:16 PM

greg great pics!!!

Oldude

12/17/2007, 06:32 PM

Thanks guys. Here a couple more.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17026acros.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/Dec907053bubblegum.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/pocillopora.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/alokani.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/1pinkmille_edited-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/nov292007021milleyellow.jpg

Oldude

12/17/2007, 06:51 PM

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17016millefrag.jpg

This piece trying to climb from the depths.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17021waynersfraggrownup.jpg

JPMagyar

12/17/2007, 07:02 PM

Nice camera work, and great corals! :cool:

Is that second blue tipped white bodied coral different from the first? It looks a lot like an "Ice Blue Echinata".

Keep it up!

Joe

trueblackpercula

12/17/2007, 08:16 PM

Very nice pictures......man I hope to have the same colors you do. Now when will that GFO start working so my PO4 cab go away.

Michael

rhino509

12/17/2007, 09:40 PM

nice pics

Oldude

12/17/2007, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the kind remarks.

Is that second blue tipped white bodied coral different from the first? It looks a lot like an "Ice Blue Echinata".
They are completely different. I think the one you are referring to is in picture #8 which I think is an A.lokani. The other (2nd picture) I believe is an A.aculeus unless you are talking about the A.tenuis in the 5th picture. Anyway, not sure if I really answered your question but thanks for looking.:)

Brewen

12/17/2007, 10:58 PM

Great pics awesome colors.

boggs32

12/17/2007, 11:09 PM

wow, very very nice! where's the whole tank?

SDguy

12/17/2007, 11:24 PM

OMG is that a monti eating nudi convention behind the granulosa?! :D

J/K....nice corals....fantastic milles.

Oldude

12/18/2007, 12:45 AM

Thanks again guys. Here's a green polyp piece that is finally starting to shine.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec1707greenpolyps_edited-1.jpg

I posted a couple of these in the Monti thread so sorry for any repeats but here are a few anyway.
Two different versions of what I think is M.capitata and a M.danae.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec1707033monti2.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/Dec907052montiporacapitata.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec12030mdanae.jpg

Ian

12/18/2007, 01:01 AM

what camera are you shooting with???

JerseyWendy

12/18/2007, 06:54 AM

OMG - what incredible colors! I'm speechless...well, almost. WOW!

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Wendy

Oldude

12/18/2007, 08:04 AM

Thanks Wendy.

bigian what camera are you shooting with???

It's actually just a Sony Cyber-shot 8.1mp pocket camera with a macro setting. I took most of these photos top down through an acrylic box to break the water surface.

AD87

12/18/2007, 01:36 PM

Nice tank, im impressed.

Ty1e

12/18/2007, 02:36 PM

Hey Greg, i must come by and get some acro frags from you, they look amazing.

Do you have any good stag horn or tricolor frags?

Joe Kelley

12/18/2007, 04:29 PM

Unbelievable Greg! THis is my favorite,

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/alokani.jpg

THe blue noses and light color skin are awesome!

I had and was very successful in growing a coral that looked exactly like this. Do you know it's linage?
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec17021waynersfraggrownup.jpg

Joe :D

ReefJunkieOK

12/18/2007, 06:01 PM

Very impressive!!! :beer:

Oldude

12/18/2007, 07:23 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11411969#post11411969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ty1e
Hey Greg, i must come by and get some acro frags from you, they look amazing.
Do you have any good stag horn or tricolor frags?
I am sure we can work something out. Shoot me a pm to make arrangements.

Unbelievable Greg! THis is my favorite,
Thanks Joe, I used to think it was a A.granulosa but now I am leening toward A.lokani. Now if I could only get rid of all that darn xenia growing wild.
I had and was very successful in growing a coral that looked exactly like this. Do you know it's linage?
I got a frag of it from a local reefer who told me it was an LE when he got it but I don't know from who or where. I think it is an A.lovelli but not positive.

Thanks again for all the kind comments.:)

Oldude

12/18/2007, 07:33 PM

While I'm at it here's a couple more.;)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/1millemacrobabyblue.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/nov292007016jellyaustera.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/nov292007050hilitermillemacro.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/nov2107008.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/aloisetteae.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/aabatunai.jpg

Oldude

12/18/2007, 07:37 PM

Still a few more.;)

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/bluetipstag_edited-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/efflomacro.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/1rosaria_edited-1.jpg

Oldude

12/18/2007, 09:25 PM

boggs32 wow, very very nice! where's the whole tank?

I always have trouble getting a decent FTS but here is one I took tonight as per your request.:fun5:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec1807001fts1.jpg

pusanpa

12/18/2007, 11:30 PM

Awesome!

tcmfish

12/19/2007, 08:46 AM

that FTS was plenty decent don't we all wish we had a tank like that very nice!

Oldude

12/19/2007, 07:31 PM

tcmfish
that FTS was plenty decent don't we all wish we had a tank like that very nice!
pusanpa Awesome

Thanks to all you folks for the many encouraging comments.
There are so many great tanks on RC that I feel kind of relunctant to show mine. In my opinion it has a long way to go before it's ready for "prime time":rolleyes: but perhaps someday.

Here's a little more and thanks again for looking.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/DSC05468.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/31crAAusterapb-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/aug29207028tricolour20k.jpg

JerseyWendy

12/20/2007, 06:27 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11415097#post11415097 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Oldude
I always have trouble getting a decent FTS but here is one I took tonight as per your request.:fun5:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec1807001fts1.jpg

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: Absolutely TOTM!!!!!

GORGEOUS. I can only dream to have a tank like that one day.
Bravo. :thumbsup:

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Wendy

Oldude

12/20/2007, 07:35 PM

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: Absolutely TOTM!!!!!

GORGEOUS. I can only dream to have a tank like that one day.
Bravo. :thumbsup:
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Wendy

Thanks very much Wendy, that is a huge compliment and it is actually a dream of mine for some day but I don't think my tank is really in the same league as the majority featured on RC.
Thanks again for your kind remarks and thanks for looking.
:cool:

nismo driver

12/20/2007, 08:38 PM

HOLY S that is a crazy crazy crazy tank.. incredible acro colection.. how do you find teh motivation to not be glued to the front galss 24/7 staring at that thing?

Oldude

12/20/2007, 10:22 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11429224#post11429224 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nismo driver
HOLY S that is a crazy crazy crazy tank.. incredible acro colection.. how do you find teh motivation to not be glued to the front galss 24/7 staring at that thing?
Thanks I'm glad you like it.
:lol: That is really funny. According to my wife that is exactly what I do.:rolleyes: :lol:

mrpet

12/20/2007, 10:31 PM

SICK BAD A............... LOOKS AMAZING GRETA JOB

BMW///M3

12/21/2007, 12:54 AM

BEAUTIFUL tank.....but did you notice your red bugs?

onad75

12/21/2007, 02:49 AM

OLDUDE your tank is so nice.. how long its been running?

nismo driver

12/21/2007, 08:22 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11430051#post11430051 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Oldude
Thanks I'm glad you like it.
:lol: That is really funny. According to my wife that is exactly what I do.:rolleyes: :lol:

well my tank isnt even remotely close to as amazing as yours and i have a hardtime not staring at the live action nature show, the g/f is even more impressed with my lack of interest in her when i have some thing like blue planet on and im watching that and sitting two feet from the tank

Oldude

12/21/2007, 09:26 AM

mrpet SICK BAD A............... LOOKS AMAZING GRETA JOB
Thanks, it is a work in progress

BMW///M3 BEAUTIFUL tank.....but did you notice your red bugs?
I assume you're refferring to the Lokani picture. That was an older photo and they now are history. I obviously didn't dip long enough at some point and had a few sneek into my reef. The tank was treated and there is no sign of them these days. Thanks for looking so close.;)

onad75 OLDUDE your tank is so nice.. how long its been running?
Thank you, It has been running for a little over 3 years but I really started to acropora in July 2005. It is a fairly young tank so it still has a way to go.

Thanks again everyone, I appreciate all the encouragement.

Oldude

12/21/2007, 08:32 PM

A few more coral pix.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/CRmar3007013digitatafusion-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/acromacrorwfrag.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/calitort.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/nov292007048pinkstylo.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/prostratacolours.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/apr2507002crcrazymonti.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/pinktableclusterfragjamiecross.jpg

sailfish2

12/21/2007, 10:03 PM

nice corals and pic's

joe

Oldude

12/22/2007, 10:39 AM

Thanks Joe

Oldude

12/23/2007, 09:39 AM

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec2107007christmassunset.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/aug28207006mikepallettafrag.jpg

manosdr

12/23/2007, 10:48 AM

Awesome tank...:)

Beach Bum 70

12/23/2007, 09:25 PM

Crazy Crazy ! Very nice tank! Great pics!

Oldude

12/24/2007, 02:25 PM

manosdr ----Thanks

Beach Bum 70------Thank you as well.

JerseyWendy

12/24/2007, 03:57 PM

Please.....someone tell me it's not my PC. I can't see any pictures. :( The boxes, where the pictures "should" be say:
BANDWITH EXCEEDED

Help, please. I LOVE Oldude's pictures and tank and want nothing more but to see them.

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Wendy

Oldude

12/24/2007, 04:30 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11450848#post11450848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JerseyWendy
Please.....someone tell me it's not my PC. I can't see any pictures. :( The boxes, where the pictures "should" be say:
BANDWITH EXCEEDED

Help, please. I LOVE Oldude's pictures and tank and want nothing more but to see them.

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Wendy
Sorry about that Wendy. Apparently I have received over 50,000 hits on my photobucket acount that these pictures are tied into and it exceeded the bandwidth limit. It should be ok now, sorry for the hassle. Thanks for looking.

Joe Kelley

12/24/2007, 05:49 PM

+++ X 10

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/aug28207006mikepallettafrag.jpg

mpoletti

12/24/2007, 05:54 PM

Greg- That milli is one of my favs. Great work :D

Oldude

12/24/2007, 06:46 PM

Joe Kelley +++ X 10
Thanks Joe, I am partial to that piece myself.

Marko9 Greg- That milli is one of my favs. Great work

Thank you Marko9. I'm not sure which one you mean but I'll take the compliment anyway. :D

Oldude

12/25/2007, 01:14 PM

a few more
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec2207118102jcrossfrag21monthslate.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/tableacro.jpg

JerseyWendy

12/25/2007, 06:58 PM

And I'll continue to drool over your corals.

Amazingly beautiful!

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Wendy

swimmer

12/26/2007, 02:29 AM

WOW Great shots and awesome looking tank! :eek2: :eek1:

Oldude

12/26/2007, 08:52 PM

And I'll continue to drool over your corals.
Thanks again Wendy

swimmer WOW Great shots and awesome looking tank!
Thank you very much.

kaserpick

12/26/2007, 10:14 PM

Excellent work! What are you supplementing with? Again, gorgeous corals and impressive FTS; top notch all around! :)

asia102485

12/26/2007, 11:04 PM

AWESOME TANK!!! Great pix:thumbsup:

luvmyclown

12/27/2007, 01:17 PM

Oldude- Amazing pictures! I am very impressed by your tank. Out of curiosity, do you know the model number of your camera? I have been in the market for a new digital, and I really like the pics coming from your camera.

chetm2

12/27/2007, 10:40 PM

Stunning Tank and Photos. More FTS or PFTS please. :)

Oldude

12/27/2007, 11:53 PM

kaserpick
You're very kind, thanks very much. I use Polyp-Labs "Reef-resh" system.
http://www.polyplab.com/reefresh.html

asia102485
Glad you liked it, thanks.

luvmyclown
Thanks very much as well.
My camera is just a Sony "cybershot" DSC-W100, with a macro setting & 8.1 MP.

chetm2
Thank you. Not sure what you mean by PFTS though, sorry.

chetm2

12/28/2007, 12:04 AM

Partial full tank shot ;)

Oldude

12/28/2007, 12:28 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11469572#post11469572 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chetm2
Partial full tank shot ;)

I'll take some more updated photos when I get a chance but for now here's a reflective side view shot I took about the tail end of October. Thanks for the interest.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/rhreflections2.jpg

chetm2

12/28/2007, 01:34 AM

very nice shot. kinda freaky.

johnanddawn

12/28/2007, 06:55 AM

always impressive corals and pics greg
curious about the reef-resh system you mentioned - how long have you been using it

Oldude

12/28/2007, 07:10 PM

chetm2........Thanks, yeah kind of on the freaky side I guess but it gives a straight on side & birds eye view in one shot.

johnanddawn...........Thank you as well. I started using "reef-resh" last Jan 07.

Oldude

12/28/2007, 07:11 PM

One more coral shot.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/dec207029boxingdayscore.jpg

drouner

12/28/2007, 09:54 PM

No more pictures!!!! You're making me depressed by the great looking tank you have. No actually keep the pictures coming.

I do have a couple of questions for you.

1. Do you think much of your tanks success is due to the Polyp Lab products? I think it is a system similar to Prodibio products.

2. Tell us about your lighting as I'm always interested in that.

Oldude

12/29/2007, 01:19 PM

drouner .......Sorry for the long story to follow.
Yes I believe Polyp-labs "reef-resh" is along the same lines from what I have heard but I don't really know much about Prodibio. I had a lot of problems this summer when first my skimmer broke (down for 8 weeks) and then our dishwaher drain hose leaked and was dripping through the floor above into the tank for an undertermined amount of time. I lost several corals and what didn't completely brown out, bleached out. My tank is still in recovery but bouncing back nicely. I think if I had not been using the "reef-resh" at the time my tank would have been far worse with a much nastier algae outbreak. After I discovered the DW leak I did seven 15% water changes in 8 days and ran a lot of extra carbon. In the past year there has been one crisis after another so I can't say for sure what benefits are caused by the dosing and what is coincidence. I have a few corals that are still brown so I recently started dosing extra potassium and KZ "sponge power" to help things improve which seems to be working. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
My lighting is an "Aqua Medic" 72" (sexy light) hqi fixture with 5 bulbs. 2x150w 20k & 3x250w 10k "aqualine" bulbs. I also have an "Aqua Medic" 72" T5 fixture with 4x39w Fiji Purple KZ bulbs for extra light supplementation.
I hope I have been able to answer to your satisfaction. Thanks for the interest.

drouner

12/30/2007, 03:52 PM

Greg......That was not along story.

How long have you been dosing KZ "Sponge Power"? From what I've read it takes about 3 weeks to kick in and you need to monitor the Ca after the first week.

I'm current running a Pheonix 14K lamp with FP as well. I'm thinking about switching over to a 10K and keeping the FP and maybe adding a T5 bluer lamp.