Lets see your BIG colonies! - Page 2

64Ivy · 01/29/2009, 04:51 PM

I recall this piece weighing nearly ten pounds when we finally had to remove it.

250G · 01/29/2009, 06:50 PM

Interesting thread. I have always wondered how large to let colonies get.

Sure they are nice, but I also really like the variety SPS have to offer. I have a couple colonies now that are about 1'x'1' in size or larger, and the take up alot of space. Before I made some changes, I had some SPS 24" tall.

JB NY · 01/29/2009, 07:48 PM

While the table coral was huge, when I set up a new tank I have decided not to have any table corals due to how large they become.

sigster500 · 01/29/2009, 08:16 PM

A few from some reefers i know including one of mine own.

Deepsea2005 · 01/29/2009, 09:58 PM

Interesting thread.
Here is my Purple Efflo

Khanh,

LobsterOfJustice · 01/29/2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by 250G
Interesting thread. I have always wondered how large to let colonies get.

Sure they are nice, but I also really like the variety SPS have to offer. I have a couple colonies now that are about 1'x'1' in size or larger, and the take up alot of space. Before I made some changes, I had some SPS 24" tall.

I hear ya about the variety, but honestly if these sticks would grow faster, I'd love to have a tank with maybe 3 colonies. (and an attached frag tank with 100s of little 1" LE frags

)

There is an LFS where I used to live, had a display around 800 gallons, every single SPS in there was 18"-24". Seeing that tank was life-changing. It's then that the corals become more than a backdrop and actually add dimension to the tank. Seeing fish swim in and out of the branches was priceless.

spleify · 01/29/2009, 11:19 PM

Definitely a cool thread!

dvanacker · 01/30/2009, 05:00 AM

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Originally posted by LobsterOfJustice
I hear ya about the variety, but honestly if these sticks would grow faster, I'd love to have a tank with maybe 3 colonies. (and an attached frag tank with 100s of little 1" LE frags )

There is an LFS where I used to live, had a display around 800 gallons, every single SPS in there was 18"-24". Seeing that tank was life-changing. It's then that the corals become more than a backdrop and actually add dimension to the tank. Seeing fish swim in and out of the branches was priceless.

anybody can buy a ton of sticks and place close together but when you have BIG colonies that where grown by you well to me that is a true reefer and shows that you have been successful, not only in the short term but also long term (which is not easy).

LobsterOfJustice · 01/30/2009, 10:39 AM

agreed... now I think all the TOTMs are beautiful, but some of them just look like the owner went out and bought 100 maricultured minicolonies - that takes money, not time, dedication, effort, or skill. But I love seeing huge mature healthy colonies!

Jeremy Blaze · 01/30/2009, 10:54 AM

I am pretty sure totm have to be set up for a certian amount of time. At least it used to be, I remeber skipper telling me they looked for tanks that are at least a couple years old.

Nice big colonies guys!

stylolvr · 01/30/2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by sigster500
A few from some reefers i know including one of mine own.

Can you tell where the water level was on this last pic?

racerw · 01/30/2009, 02:51 PM

revaltion131 · 01/30/2009, 03:27 PM

Deepsea, that efflo is a beast. What's the rough diameter?

Underwaterparadise · 01/30/2009, 04:55 PM

Great thread!! Seeing Large SPS colonies in an aquarium is really what got me to appreciate them more and not be such an LPS junkie.

Deepsea2005 · 01/30/2009, 04:58 PM

Thanks Underwaterparadise
It is about 20" diameter.

Khanh,

stunreefer · 01/30/2009, 06:44 PM

Khahn, that piece is getting HUGE! Very nice!

Stacie, awesome stuff!

What size tank is that?

60Cubed · 01/30/2009, 11:04 PM

Love the biggin's! nice stuff..........

Just waiting on my frags to grow

tcmfish · 01/30/2009, 11:14 PM

Great thread, big corals rule. I hate little frag stands.

250G · 01/31/2009, 07:58 AM

Agreed - specially when you see all the colonies in the reef that are the same size. Anyone can buy a reef these days, it takes a little more time and skill to grow one.

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Originally posted by LobsterOfJustice
agreed... now I think all the TOTMs are beautiful, but some of them just look like the owner went out and bought 100 maricultured minicolonies - that takes money, not time, dedication, effort, or skill. But I love seeing huge mature healthy colonies!

sigster500 · 01/31/2009, 08:20 AM

Hi sty the coral had grown right up to the water level in that last picture hense why it had grown totally flat.

racerw · 01/31/2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by stunreefer
Khahn, that piece is getting HUGE! Very nice!

Stacie, awesome stuff! What size tank is that?

Thanks it is a 210 soon to be upgraded

mpoletti · 01/31/2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by racerw

Very Nice Stacie. How about a FTS

lewismw · 01/31/2009, 10:21 AM

this milli is keeping from cleaning my front glass!

LobsterOfJustice · 02/03/2009, 04:29 PM

bump, there's got to be more out there

psteeleb · 02/03/2009, 05:59 PM

the most recent picture of my staghorn

I'm digging through my pictures to see if I can find a full shot of it

I decided to just take a new one, not the best as the glass was dirty and pumps running

01/29/2009, 04:51 PM	#26
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	I recall this piece weighing nearly ten pounds when we finally had to remove it. __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

01/29/2009, 06:50 PM	#27
250G Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,177	Interesting thread. I have always wondered how large to let colonies get. Sure they are nice, but I also really like the variety SPS have to offer. I have a couple colonies now that are about 1'x'1' in size or larger, and the take up alot of space. Before I made some changes, I had some SPS 24" tall. __________________ May 2007 TOTM Current Tank Info: 90G SPS Starphire peninsula

01/29/2009, 07:48 PM	#28
JB NY Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 9,207	While the table coral was huge, when I set up a new tank I have decided not to have any table corals due to how large they become. __________________ -Joe TOTM Sept 2002 \| Reefland April 2004 \| CORAL Magazine Nov 2007 Featured Tank "Coral Reef Aquarium" 2011 \| Reef Spotlight 2018 Current Tank Info: 270G SPS Tank, 140G sumps, 35G Frag Tank, Ultra Reef Akula UKS-200 Skimmer, Apex, Giesemann Spectra 3x250W MH 4x80W T5, 2xReefbrite Tech 72" Blue LED, Triton Dosing, ARID C30 Algae Reactor, Maxspect Gyre

01/29/2009, 11:19 PM	#32
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Definitely a cool thread! __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

01/30/2009, 10:39 AM	#34
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	agreed... now I think all the TOTMs are beautiful, but some of them just look like the owner went out and bought 100 maricultured minicolonies - that takes money, not time, dedication, effort, or skill. But I love seeing huge mature healthy colonies! __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

01/29/2009, 08:16 PM	#29
sigster500 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cornwall.. England Posts: 192	A few from some reefers i know including one of mine own.

01/29/2009, 09:58 PM	#30
Deepsea2005 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,131	Interesting thread. Here is my Purple Efflo Khanh,

01/30/2009, 10:54 AM	#35
Jeremy Blaze Former Reef Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 5,864	I am pretty sure totm have to be set up for a certian amount of time. At least it used to be, I remeber skipper telling me they looked for tanks that are at least a couple years old. Nice big colonies guys! __________________ Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef

01/30/2009, 02:51 PM	#37
racerw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: fl Posts: 811	__________________ Stacie

01/30/2009, 03:27 PM	#38
revaltion131 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sparty Land Posts: 621	Deepsea, that efflo is a beast. What's the rough diameter?

01/30/2009, 04:55 PM	#39
Underwaterparadise Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 2,624	Great thread!! Seeing Large SPS colonies in an aquarium is really what got me to appreciate them more and not be such an LPS junkie. __________________ Who needs fish in a Fish tank when you have corals! Current Tank Info: Taking a Vacation

01/30/2009, 04:58 PM	#40
Deepsea2005 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,131	Thanks Underwaterparadise It is about 20" diameter. Khanh,

01/30/2009, 06:44 PM	#41
stunreefer Reef Hugger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 3,253	Khahn, that piece is getting HUGE! Very nice! Stacie, awesome stuff! What size tank is that? __________________ -Austin Make your animals Thrive, not just Survive.

01/30/2009, 11:04 PM	#42
60Cubed Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,518	Love the biggin's! nice stuff.......... Just waiting on my frags to grow __________________ "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 75g...radions/vortechs/apex/geo/ehiem/bubble magnus...all the good stuff and still want more!!!!

01/30/2009, 11:14 PM	#43
tcmfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,658	Great thread, big corals rule. I hate little frag stands.

01/31/2009, 08:20 AM	#45
sigster500 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cornwall.. England Posts: 192	Hi sty the coral had grown right up to the water level in that last picture hense why it had grown totally flat.

01/31/2009, 10:21 AM	#48
lewismw Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 275	this milli is keeping from cleaning my front glass!

02/03/2009, 04:29 PM	#49
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	bump, there's got to be more out there __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

02/03/2009, 05:59 PM	#50
psteeleb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 5,249	the most recent picture of my staghorn I'm digging through my pictures to see if I can find a full shot of it I decided to just take a new one, not the best as the glass was dirty and pumps running __________________ A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner Current Tank Info: 110g Mixed Reef, LED's & T5's Last edited by psteeleb; 02/03/2009 at 06:30 PM.