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Old 11/09/2007, 01:39 AM
happyhourhero happyhourhero is offline
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My best steal...
I got this back in May for 2 bucks because the mother colony was infested with algae and about dead and this one corner was all that was left. It looked like it could turn into something nice and I like buying browned out "saveable" items.

Here's when I got it-



Here's now-Any know if it has a name?






Actinics-

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Old 11/09/2007, 01:41 AM
Mr. Ugly Mr. Ugly is offline
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Nice save!

Congrats to you
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Old 11/09/2007, 02:35 AM
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Nice recovery.
The coral appears to be a species of Echinophyllia. If youre looking for one of those super fancy, absurd marketing, brand-style names, sorry dont know of one. Youre just as qualified to make up your own as anyone else is.. lol
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Old 11/09/2007, 08:40 AM
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Beautiful coral, what a transformation!
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Old 11/09/2007, 09:44 AM
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Awesome save .
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Old 11/09/2007, 07:41 PM
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good pick up and even better recovery! bravo!
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Old 11/09/2007, 08:16 PM
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Very nice. I'd name him "George"
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Old 11/10/2007, 07:50 AM
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Very nice. I'd name him "George"
he seems more like a "john"..


quite a recocery..good job
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Old 11/10/2007, 11:07 AM
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wow congrats! looks amazing. Id call it warermellon jolly rancher melted with sour apple. haha
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Old 11/10/2007, 11:41 AM
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Its either an Echino or a Mycedium. What a beautiful piece. I'm doing the same with a Leptoseris frag I bought for 15 bucks at the LFS.. I hope it recovers like that! Good work!

Matthew
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Old 11/10/2007, 01:07 PM
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Very nice. I'd name him "George"
Quote:
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he seems more like a "john"..


quite a recocery..good job

I don't know I think she looks more like a Sarah
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Old 11/10/2007, 10:10 PM
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beautiful pick up and recovery

IMPRESSIVE
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Old 11/11/2007, 12:18 AM
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This looks to be a Chalice Coral. It is quite similar to the Bazooka Joe Watermelon Chalice offered by Reef Ready on thier Collectors frag page. I agree though with Hormigaquatic, call it what ever you wish. The fancy names are given only because we can't identify many of the different color variants by a genus AND species.
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Old 11/27/2007, 02:39 PM
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Cheers to all of you who buy "maybe" corals!! Nice save.
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Old 11/27/2007, 04:11 PM
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Thats sweet man.
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Old 11/28/2007, 08:41 AM
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Nice piece Zack. What kind of lighting are you running?
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Old 11/28/2007, 12:08 PM
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Thats awesome!
 

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