Hi all,
I need to chop up some coral. I don't run a frag tank, so this is a made-to-order deal--I won't put on plugs if nobody wants them. Let me know what you'd like. I'll mount the frags and keep them a few days to check on health. All pictures taken with Pixel 6a with Orphek lenses (orange and yellow or just yellow to capture pinks).
I have currently detected NO AIPTASIA in the tank. There is one piece of rubble in the back with some hair algae, but nowhere else. There is some bubble algae in the tank but none will be on frags for sure. Will ensure no vermetids are on frags. All fish have been fully QT'd/treated except for the original pair of clowns that were in the tank for 2 years before combining with the other fish. No flatworms have ever been detected in the tank. There are a few bristleworms that I have seen. Microbrittle stars are prevalent. No asterina starfish ever detected in the tank. No zoa spiders ever detected. That's all I can think of for pests/diseases... Regardless, dipping is good practice.
A. Purple "Milka" Stylophora
This is the mama:
A1. Branch to cut off near goldenrod ($5)
A2. Branch to cut off (red circle) in back ($5)
A3 & A4. Previous branches cut that were glued to the rocks and have been there for weeks. I will just pop them off the rocks and onto plugs:
A3 (Left) for $5, and A4 (right) for $10:
B. Teal birdsnests, these were previously chopped and glued to rock several weeks ago when the colony went down--I think the stylo and birdsnest had become too dense and no flow was getting through, so I chopped off the good branches and dispersed. I am letting two go now. Will pop off rocks and onto plugs:
B1. (yellow circle) $10
B2. middle, $5, this one had a few burnt tips from the stylo pushing into the skeleton before I chopped them:
C. zoas/palys. I will cut and mount 3-4 polyps of each one you want and let them recover before pickup. First come, first serve while polyps last (minus what I plan to keep)
C1. Daisy Dukes, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color on these guys
C2. "Cornbred" rainbow infusion, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color on these guys (and focus is bad)
C3. Hot Toddy palys, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color. They are a bit duller pink than the Daisy Dukes and Rainbow Infusions, fast grower though.
C4. Unknown purple skirt/lime green disk, $5, can't remember where they came from
C5. Cinnamon Grandis Palys, $5 PER POLYP, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef (going single polyp on these since they are massive and I don't have many), sorry for the blurry shot, it is behind a bunch of other coral. Think I'll only cut two of them.
C6. Pikachus, $10, 4 polyps minimum since they are smaller and harder to get a good chunk cut, originally from a reefer in San Juan Cap
C7. King Midas, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef, sorry about the blur
C8. Rainbow Hornets, $10, probably only make one or two of these at least 4 polyps, originally from a reefer in Tustin or Garden Grove, I can't remember.
C9. Radioactive Dragon Eyes or Toxic Dragon Eyes, or Emerald Dragon Eyes, whatever. $5, originally purchased from AquaSD.
C10. Spitfires, $5, originally purchased from a reefer in Tustin. Conch not for sale.
C11. Firecrackers, or Omega Flares, I don't know, AquaSD named them, $5, purchased from AquaSD--fast grower
C12. Oxides, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef, have some on plugs
C13. Rastas, $5, I can't remember where I got them (#1 in photo)
C14. White Zombies (#2 in photo), $10, purchased from reefer in Tustin. I'm undecided about fragging this one and will only make one if I do. My favorite zoa by far.
D. Shrooms
D1. Red rhodactis, $10, one or two available--they are currently stuck together on the same rubble
D2. Green carpet shroom, $10, only one available, stuck to rock currently
That's it for now! I need to make space on the sand bed for a derasa coming next week, so let me know what you want! Pickup in Irvine, near Spectrum at my office. Thanks!
I need to chop up some coral. I don't run a frag tank, so this is a made-to-order deal--I won't put on plugs if nobody wants them. Let me know what you'd like. I'll mount the frags and keep them a few days to check on health. All pictures taken with Pixel 6a with Orphek lenses (orange and yellow or just yellow to capture pinks).
I have currently detected NO AIPTASIA in the tank. There is one piece of rubble in the back with some hair algae, but nowhere else. There is some bubble algae in the tank but none will be on frags for sure. Will ensure no vermetids are on frags. All fish have been fully QT'd/treated except for the original pair of clowns that were in the tank for 2 years before combining with the other fish. No flatworms have ever been detected in the tank. There are a few bristleworms that I have seen. Microbrittle stars are prevalent. No asterina starfish ever detected in the tank. No zoa spiders ever detected. That's all I can think of for pests/diseases... Regardless, dipping is good practice.
A. Purple "Milka" Stylophora
This is the mama:
A1. Branch to cut off near goldenrod ($5)
A2. Branch to cut off (red circle) in back ($5)
A3 & A4. Previous branches cut that were glued to the rocks and have been there for weeks. I will just pop them off the rocks and onto plugs:
A3 (Left) for $5, and A4 (right) for $10:
B. Teal birdsnests, these were previously chopped and glued to rock several weeks ago when the colony went down--I think the stylo and birdsnest had become too dense and no flow was getting through, so I chopped off the good branches and dispersed. I am letting two go now. Will pop off rocks and onto plugs:
B1. (yellow circle) $10
B2. middle, $5, this one had a few burnt tips from the stylo pushing into the skeleton before I chopped them:
C. zoas/palys. I will cut and mount 3-4 polyps of each one you want and let them recover before pickup. First come, first serve while polyps last (minus what I plan to keep)
C1. Daisy Dukes, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color on these guys
C2. "Cornbred" rainbow infusion, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color on these guys (and focus is bad)
C3. Hot Toddy palys, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef--hard to capture color. They are a bit duller pink than the Daisy Dukes and Rainbow Infusions, fast grower though.
C4. Unknown purple skirt/lime green disk, $5, can't remember where they came from
C5. Cinnamon Grandis Palys, $5 PER POLYP, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef (going single polyp on these since they are massive and I don't have many), sorry for the blurry shot, it is behind a bunch of other coral. Think I'll only cut two of them.
C6. Pikachus, $10, 4 polyps minimum since they are smaller and harder to get a good chunk cut, originally from a reefer in San Juan Cap
C7. King Midas, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef, sorry about the blur
C8. Rainbow Hornets, $10, probably only make one or two of these at least 4 polyps, originally from a reefer in Tustin or Garden Grove, I can't remember.
C9. Radioactive Dragon Eyes or Toxic Dragon Eyes, or Emerald Dragon Eyes, whatever. $5, originally purchased from AquaSD.
C10. Spitfires, $5, originally purchased from a reefer in Tustin. Conch not for sale.
C11. Firecrackers, or Omega Flares, I don't know, AquaSD named them, $5, purchased from AquaSD--fast grower
C12. Oxides, $10, originally purchased from Cultivated Reef, have some on plugs
C13. Rastas, $5, I can't remember where I got them (#1 in photo)
C14. White Zombies (#2 in photo), $10, purchased from reefer in Tustin. I'm undecided about fragging this one and will only make one if I do. My favorite zoa by far.
D. Shrooms
D1. Red rhodactis, $10, one or two available--they are currently stuck together on the same rubble
D2. Green carpet shroom, $10, only one available, stuck to rock currently
That's it for now! I need to make space on the sand bed for a derasa coming next week, so let me know what you want! Pickup in Irvine, near Spectrum at my office. Thanks!
Last edited:
