Wanted: Montis

[SueQ]

Anybody got any green or purple montiporas they'd like to trade or sell? I've been trying to find that green w/ purple tip and white polyped one. I'd love to have that one:)
Besides offering $$, I just fragged up a couple silver gorgonians (photosynthetic ones) I can trade.

Frag or whole coral, let me know whatcha got :rollface:

[Mr James]

Look at you Miss Montipora!! Are you wanting digitatas or encrusting or capricornis?? I may frag up some of my red/pink encrusting. Maybe Mike will let me borrow his band saw?!?

[IslandCrow]

Aquaria in P-cola had a green Monti cap last time I was there. It didn't have the purple tips, though. I just picked up my first monti (first SPS for that matter), but it's an orange one. . .and not quite ready for fragging anyway.

[TheGriffin]

James, I have a portable tile saw that would work really well (ever see the Borneman fragging video). I could bring it to the meeting at the gulf and we can cut stuff up.

As I was telling Suzi, I have some of the Monti Cap thats green w/ purple rim & white polyps that I got from the mobile meeting. If she cant find a peice in the short term I was going to let her have the first frag. I also have Orange and Purple. The monti caps grow extreamly fast and are easy to frag. If yall get some other colors we could all trade to get a good variaty. I would love some of the red or green apple colored. :strooper:


** note : they typicaly grow so fast that people are constantly having to break them back (or break by accident) so you can usually get them from reefers for free or a measily $5) **

[SueQ]

Yeah, I think I've found my reef addiction:p I found the tri-colored one I really want.

I'm looking for digi, caps, and encrusting. Anything neat. Griffin-I did get your message and thanks:)

[Mr James]

This isn't a monti but I may frag it up, mount them and bring some to the meeting:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/7762rc_brain1.jpg

Here are my monti's I got from Griffin (the colors are a little skewed because I used the "auto-adjust" buttom to correct my poor camera taking skills):

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/7762rc_montis1.jpg

And then there is my prized encrustin montipora that I rescued from certain death at Fish Biz (again, sorry for the crappy pics)(I need to borrow somebody who knows how to use a camera and take some shots of my corals):

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/7762rc_encrusting1.jpg

[Mr James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8143556#post8143556 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheGriffin
James, I have a portable tile saw that would work really well (ever see the Borneman fragging video). I could bring it to the meeting at the gulf and we can cut stuff up.

Does it have a thin blade or is it the big disk wheel?? Regardless, maybe you can bring it and we could cut some corals at my house before or after the meeting.

[TheGriffin]

Its just one of the wet table top tile saws like this http://www.constructioncomplete.com/cc/images/items/b_TileSawWetSawTileSaws12inLengthCuttingCapacity-FelkerFTS70.jpg

The blade is probably less than 1/8" thick. We can put salt water in the reservoir and it would make a nice clean cut that can heal easily.:strooper:

[IslandCrow]

I think the tile saw will work much better than my scroll saw. The more I think about it. I may try it out anyway on my scroll coral. . .just for fun. I'm thinking about cutting it up completely. There were a couple areas that died off soon after I got it, and they look pretty ugly.

[TheGriffin]

I will go ahead and bring it. James, are thoes montis growing fast? I am fixing to get a calc reactor for the tank at the house and I bet thoes guys grow like mad with proper calcium.

[Mr James]

Yeah Griffin, they are moving along. Maybe the orange/red faster than the purple.

[SueQ]

You guys should see the monti I scored Friday from Aquariu (???) The place on Texar.
I got a green w/ lavender rim monti cap, pretty big for $35!!

[Mr James]

Hey Suzi, can you post some pics of it??

[SueQ]

I wish I could but Jamie took the camera w/ him on his latest trip. BTW- the BTA is doing great!!

[Mr James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8162935#post8162935 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SueQ
BTW- the BTA is doing great!!

Good to hear.

[60Cubed]

monti cap is my most favorite coral on the planet. i once had greenw/ purple pollyps. it was the most beautiful cap you'll ever set your eyes on! i have a friend that lives in the pan city area.

lance

[60Cubed]

forgot to finish my sentence. my friend in PC has a 380 reef. has large cap colonies. said he would frag me some pieces when i am ready. has a lot of different ones. purple green etc.
lance