Finally got my holy grail Acro

[wildernets]

Beautiful coral. Glad you got it.

 

[tonymission]

Waiting...

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[wildernets]

Oh man. The suspense.....

 

[declanisadog]

Haha...I expect frequent updates on this one.

 

[tonymission]

Haha... Well the first update is that it doesn't look very happy upon delivery. Definitely alive but faded color and no PE yet. Hard to get a good pic with lights off... I have it in my display because everything in there is doing well.

Hopefully we make some progress today. At least with PE... I'll try to update later.

 

[tonymission]

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Ok I feel much better about this after getting home. Can't tell you how many corals I've received with less than impressive color and they'll usually color up pretty quickly.

This taken under a radion G3 with whites on. The polyps are really electric yellow/green... Never seen that before. Obviously tissue color is not there but I put it down lower where one of my frags actually fell for a week and colored up ridiculously. Cornbred also told me to place it low, doesn't need strong light. Just happy to see full PE tonight!

Hopefully I'll be able to keep posting positive updates.... Got another Battlecorals pack coming in tomorrow with another bloodbath unicorn and I expect to not have these issues with Adam's stuff.

I wish this was a 100% fluff thread but I'm learning it just doesn't usually work out that way. Hopefully in the end.

 

[tonymission]

And now I'm on the lookout for any sleeper tenuis.. Lol
Found this today at pure reef has potential

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[tonymission]

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Reminds me of orange passion. Looks like the polyps will be orange and then I have a real winner

 

[indecloudzua]

you seem to find all the sexiest sticks out there..very nice!!

 

[declanisadog]

Great stuff man.


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[tonymission]

indecloudzua;1013938 wrote: you seem to find all the sexiest sticks out there..very nice!!

Thanks, but finding them is the easy part. lol

 

[dball711]

Ok so is that stick ready to frag yet, interested in trades?

 

[tonymission]

dball711;1013957 wrote: Ok so is that stick ready to frag yet, interested in trades?

Should be ready to chop by tomorrow haha


Wait, which one are we talking about?

 

[dball711]

The holy grail...$100 per polyp?

 

[tonymission]

dball711;1013983 wrote: The holy grail...$100 per polyp?

That's not far off unfortunately haha

Ill feel better when it colors up

I could trade polyp for polyp for a RR Jawdropper. Maybe I'd have to add a little cash tho.

 

[tonymission]

Major breakthrough guys!!

It's settled in now and I believe this piece is made specifically to fluoresce and fluoresce it does! Actinic needed.My blues ramp up and I'm getting a strong blue and yellow. Yellow polyps on coralites and then electric neon polyp on the main growth tip. I just don't have the orange or pink yet.

Completely turned my thoughts on this now.. So wish you guys could see this under the radion... Pics are horrible.

Anyone know how those vendors take pictures with blues on...

Was talking to frag source and letting him know things are looking good... He sent me this... Wow!

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As crazy as that seems, I see that easy potential in this piece!

 

[reeferman]

awesome piece.Aquanaut said in one of his threads a while back that to get the colors,it has to be under all blues.
like you said,he is very hard to deal with

 

[bckc2002]

Nice pieces!

 

[declanisadog]

tonymission;1013997 wrote: Major breakthrough guys!!

It's settled in now and I believe this piece is made specifically to fluoresce and fluoresce it does! Actinic needed.My blues ramp up and I'm getting a strong blue and yellow. Yellow polyps on coralites and then electric neon polyp on the main growth tip. I just don't have the orange or pink yet.

Completely turned my thoughts on this now.. So wish you guys could see this under the radion... Pics are horrible.

Anyone know how those vendors take pictures with blues on...

Was talking to frag source and letting him know things are looking good... He sent me this... Wow!

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As crazy as that seems, I see that easy potential in this piece!

Awesome camera+editing

 

[tonymission]

reeferman;1014030 wrote: awesome piece.Aquanaut said in one of his threads a while back that to get the colors,it has to be under all blues.
like you said,he is very hard to deal with

Yeah cornbred was saying Mike's hoarding this piece and he was even having trouble getting more than a frag and they live close to each other and have done plenty of face to face business before. I approached Mike multiple times with rather crazy offers and he basically just kept telling me "keep watching eBay you might get lucky." On the bright side, that should keep the value up.

Declanisadog;1014041 wrote: Awesome camera+editing

How awesome are we talking? I assume just white balance editing? Might be time to cash in some Amex points for a camera. I don't want to change what I'm seeing, just capture that.