Aussie Acros

[daryn1]

Hi,
Thought i would show you some Ausie. sps. It would be cool to see what you guys call them over there. Hope you enjoy sorry for bad photography only have the iphone. :thumbsup:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-10-2.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-10-1.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-9.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-2-1.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-1-1.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo2-1.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-3-1.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-8.jpg

[robs.mark]

Some very nice colonies you have there, did you grow them out from frags or are they wild grown?

[NeverlosT]

Daryn I would love to have one or two of those! Killer Acro's man!

5 and 7 are my favorites!

[fijiblue]

um...WOW!!! Picture four and five are outstanding.

[Bdimas]

Beautiful colonies! Can you post a full tank shot?

[nanonubey]

Whats your secret? They all look really good!

[luvdiving]

man those are nice...

[lReef_lKeeper]

what do we call them over here ?? B-E-A-U-tiful

nice colonies !!

[NaClCrocodile]

#5 is amazing! I'd be interested to know what the equivalent is over here in the states.

[ryanjiang]

Very nice colony, I think the 5th one is called strawberry shortcake here, and 4th called rainbow millie.

[uireef]

no 4 looks like a prostrada. which piece cost you the most?

[ryanjiang]

Hey what is difference between prostatra and millie? To me they looks very alike, only appears that prostatra has bigger coralite.

[dvanacker]

Fts ?? (full tank shot)

[ryshark]

Very nice colonies! I believe over here we call #5 the Aussie Strawberry Shortcake Acro

[icedgxe]

WOW!! Amazing.

[daryn1]

thanks for all the nice coments. I think that one is a strawberry shortcake. I was also wondering the difference between Millie and prostrata. I will post some more pics when i get a chance. Here is a blurry full tank shot with the i phone for now. :)
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08372-1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08391-1.jpg

[Reefer08]

Hi,
Thought i would show you some Ausie. sps. It would be cool to see what you guys call them over there. Hope you enjoy sorry for bad photography only have the iphone. :thumbsup:http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-2-1.jpg




How long have you had this Acropora in your tank? Does it usually have little polyp extension? Reason that I ask is because I have one similar to this that also has little PE. Thanks

[coral_killer37]

that is a nice tank and some nice looking colonies

[fijiblue]

I keep coming back to this post and I cry every time! Why can't we see more corals like that here in the States :(

[93Foxstang]

Is pic number 5(strawberry shortcake) common in australia? Just bought a frag of that one from LA.

[ryanjiang]

Absolutely beautiful tank! What is your lighting and distance from lamps to your main layer of SPS? It seems to me a pretty big distance between light source and corals, but color is well maintained.

This tank really make me believe that in order to achieve best overall looking of an SPS tank (say the best FTS look), one should really go mimic and just keep your top 1 or 2 colony from each color and give them enough space to grow and show off - given you don't have a monster tank.

But it is tough, people become 'greedy' when they are really addicted.


I keep coming back to this post and I cry every time! Why can't we see more corals like that here in the States :(

I thought we can see/get most of them in LSF/online retail/or other reefer's tank.:)

[skibum9884]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08372-1.jpg


Beautiful Regal too! Love the odd mis-bar on the side!

[grav1]

Is pic number 5(strawberry shortcake) common in australia? Just bought a frag of that one from LA.

Yes it is pretty common I also have a colony just a little smaller than Daryns. Not the best photos but you get the idea.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/001-12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/002-9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/003-10.jpg

[JackKerouac]

daryn1 & grav1 you guys have amazing corals....so lucky it's a common Acro ...it's a stunnig piece

[M007]

Yes it is pretty common I also have a colony just a little smaller than Daryns. Not the best photos but you get the idea.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/001-12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/002-9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/grav01/003-10.jpg

How long have you had the SS? Would love some specs on your tanks and lighting. Just picked up a colony of Strawberry Shortcake and would like to keep it looking nice

http://www.westendtrains.com/aquarium/prettypink2.JPG

[JMalone81]

Very nice!

[grav1]

How long have you had the SS? Would love some specs on your tanks and lighting. Just picked up a colony of Strawberry Shortcake and would like to keep it looking nice




Mine has been in my tank for around 4 months now. I have a 30" cube with a 400watt 12k reeflux, 4x24watt t5 (2xati blue+, 2xKZ new gen 2xtunze 6105, deltec apf600 and I use 2 part along well dosing tropic marin mineral salts.

I have found the SS is very yellow in high light and a little more green when in lower light. It looks great both ways but I quite like the look of it in the medium to high light.

[rocke_reef]

nices strawberry shortcake!

[Ian]

I keep coming back to this post and I cry every time! Why can't we see more corals like that here in the States :(

:confused:

C'mon Justin, we have plenty ;)

[daryn1]

Nice ss michael:thumbsup:
I have had mine 3 months and it is going real well colouring up more and has grown quite fast. Its under 4 54w ATI t5s my tank is only 12" deep though. Here is a pic of when i got it and a more recient shot.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08265-1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08407-1.jpg

[M007]

Nice ss michael:thumbsup:
I have had mine 3 months and it is going real well colouring up more and has grown quite fast. Its under 4 54w ATI t5s my tank is only 12" deep though. Here is a pic of when i got it and a more recient shot.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08265-1.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/DSC08407-1.jpg

Wow, awesome growth and colour. :eek2:

[takayan]

daryn1,
What a kind of combination of T5 are you using?

[fijiblue]

C'mon Justin, we have plenty

As what? 1" overpriced frags? :)

[ryanrid]

you guys can get coral from all over the world but we can only get local coral. A lot of our nicest coral is exported and we never even to get to see them, esp acan & chalice, we can not get rainbow acan or any of the nice chalice in aus as all exported. :confused:

[Nate R]

damn americans:uzi:

[fijiblue]

damn americans

LOL!:beer:

[Reefer08]

Gotta love these Aussi Acro's that are coming in! Here's one of my favorites in my collection.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/darkbluegolf/AussiSunrise1-1.jpg

[dvanacker]

stunner!!

[heaton]

Stunner for sure!

[SPStoner]

As what? 1" overpriced frags? :)



Nothing overpriced about them. It is what the market is willing to pay. If they weren't selling at that price, the cost would come down. A HUGE part of the price of Aussie corals here in the States is the freight to get them here. Have you priced out a plane ticket to Australia lately? Ok, imagine how much for a pallet or a cargo container, then add charges for CITES permits, factor in any DOA's, and a markup for the importer, wholesaler, and retailer......


Trust me, there are plenty of these Strawberry Shortcake colonies coming in, it is just the hot coral right now. As more people start to grow them, they will come down in price.

[fijiblue]

SPStoner - I don't want to take this thread off topic, but I would love to have a discussion on price/demand with you off the thread if you have the time ;)

[Ian]

As what? 1" overpriced frags? :)

Like anything else in life, you get what you pay for. These Australian acros are coming in much healthier than their Indonesian counterparts.

We pay a premium for better collection practices, better shipping practices, higher freight and in a lot of cases, nicer corals.

Some people opt for quantity, others quality. Personally, I fall into the latter category ;)

[SPStoner]

SPStoner - I don't want to take this thread off topic, but I would love to have a discussion on price/demand with you off the thread if you have the time ;)



I think you already did by your first comment, but honestly, if I hadn't had the price / demand discussion a dozen times already this month, I would, but honestly I am tired of debating it. No offense. Everyone has their opinion, and it is what it is. We see this same debate all the time here on RC, every time there is a new hot coral....


To the original poster, sorry for the sidetrack, you have some awesome specimens there!!


:beer:

[ryanrid]

Gotta love these Aussi Acro's that are coming in! Here's one of my favorites in my collection.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/darkbluegolf/AussiSunrise1-1.jpg

got an untouched pic of this? i think i have the same colony i just fragged the crap out of and gave away 4 x 3" frags.

[fijiblue]

No offense. Everyone has their opinion, and it is what it is. We see this same debate all the time here on RC, every time there is a new hot coral....

Interesting. Then why debate my opinion in the first place?

[daryn1]

Hi Takayan,
I use 8 x 54w ATI T5's 4 x blueplus 3 x aquaspecial 1 x coralpro.

[Reefer08]

got an untouched pic of this? i think i have the same colony i just fragged the crap out of and gave away 4 x 3" frags.

Sure. This is it untouched. It was too blue with my P&S so I adjusted the white balance. The green coralites really pop nicely thanks to my lighting. My lighting is 20k Radium + Actinic. I really like this coral.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/darkbluegolf/DSC00435.jpg

[juicesay]

Nice corals!

More please, they look so delicious!

[ryanrid]

is it purple/pink and blues? that milli is very common in aus, i have a bright orange and green of the same species which not so common.

[Reefer08]

is it purple/pink and blues? that milli is very common in aus, i have a bright orange and green of the same species which not so common.

It is orange with green, definitely no purple in it. My lighting makes the orange color a little more red'ish.

Is it normal for the polyp extension to be very short? From far away it looks like it has no PE but upon closer inspection you can see small polyps. Im so used to milleporas having long PE. Either way these aussi acro's that are coming in are amazing, you guys are so lucky to live so close to the reef.

[ryanrid]

mine also has short polops unlike most of the other millis, could possibly be the same piece then. ill try to get a pic of what i have left of mine, hard to get a pic as it is behind a stag or 2 now.

[Reefaddictor]

as what? 1" overpriced frags? :)

lol good one

[Elan L.]

+1 .

[daryn1]

A couple more acro shots:thumbsup:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/IMG_0551.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/IMG_0553.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/IMG_0573.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/IMG_0557.jpg

[reefried]

....Sweet Daryn, can we get more info on your set-up lights/skimmer,etc.......thanks, and i think the phone pics were sick!.....

[smcooler]

those are some amazing pieces. love the clean open look of the tank.



stan

[daryn1]

Thanks for the kind compliments. As for the details its nothing special. 8 54w ATI t5s, KZ revolution small skimmer. Daily adition of Bicarb and damprid.:thumbsup:
I side shot
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/daryn1/photo1-42.jpg

[kof1977]

nice

[Mike de Leon]

bump!

[AZSW]

you MUST send me frag pack!!!!! WOW!

[rogerwilco357]

acro in the middle with the yellow and pink tips ooh lala likie that one

[recife111]

Nice tank,

what are the tank specs?