Randy’s Flock o' Reef Tanks

[RandyC]

Frag Tanks

Getting pinker by the day. Thought this mariculture piece was going to go red/maroon, but looks like pink is the winner.

April 18, 2025
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April 5, 2025
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March 21, 2025
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March 12, 2025
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March 3, 2025
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Frag Tank

An update on this mariculture piece. This thing is super hairy. Bright green polyps with a bright hot pink/fuchsia flesh. I've started calling this "The Hairy Pinky"

June 24, 2025

Here's a another shot of it with the polyps a little retracted showing the hot pink flesh goes through the entire branch.

I think this one has turned out pretty nice. It's been about 3.5 months since I got it.

March 3, 2025

 

[Darkxerox]

Frag Tank

An update on this mariculture piece. This thing is super hairy. Bright green polyps with a bright hot pink/fuchsia flesh. I've started calling this "The Hairy Pinky"

June 24, 2025
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Here's a another shot of it with the polyps a little retracted showing the hot pink flesh goes through the entire branch.
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I think this one has turned out pretty nice. It's been about 3.5 months since I got it.

March 3, 2025
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What's the general consensus on when a maricultured or wild colony is considered conditioned or reliable in captivity? A year?

Looks really cool though with how different it can appear depending on polyp extension!

 

[RandyC]

What's the general consensus on when a maricultured or wild colony is considered conditioned or reliable in captivity? A year?

Looks really cool though with how different it can appear depending on polyp extension!

For me, it's really isn't about time. There's too many variables to consider. Between pests, swinging parameters from not so good husbandry, equipment failures, bacteria, etc, I'm good if I see it's growing, encrusting and gaining color. Then keeping it alive is possible. Yeah, it could be more sensitive than other corals, but as long as someone can grow it, there's a way.

 

[finalphaze987]

Frag Tank

An update on this mariculture piece. This thing is super hairy. Bright green polyps with a bright hot pink/fuchsia flesh. I've started calling this "The Hairy Pinky"

June 24, 2025
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Here's a another shot of it with the polyps a little retracted showing the hot pink flesh goes through the entire branch.
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I think this one has turned out pretty nice. It's been about 3.5 months since I got it.

March 3, 2025
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That's a dope piece....reminds me of Grover from Sesame St.

 

[RandyC]

If anyone is curious about my tank parameters, I just sent some in on Sat to Triton for most of my tanks. I usually don't send in samples very often. I usually just dip my finger in the tank and hold it up to the wind.

150 Gallon Tank

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Torch Tank

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Frag Tank

Triton Lab Showroom - Explore this water test results and click on the image above.

Someone wants to show you the water test results and shared this link to the evaluation. Click on the image above to explore the water test results.

www.triton-lab.de

 

[RandyC]

150 Gallon Tank

Some eye candy for you all.

June 28, 2025 - POTO Flamethrower. Growing, but seems to have lost a little bit of color.

May 28, 2025

Jun 28, 2025 - RRC Rainbow Splice continues to encrust after moving it onto a rock from the frag plug.

June 1, 2025

June 28, 2025 - Battlecorals Cricket Spine

May 28, 2025