Lexinverts Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Hello all: We had a fantastic meeting yesterday at the Crimson Reef, so it is time to announce our next summer meeting. We'll be at Upscales Fish and Reptiles in Tualatin on Saturday July 20th from 1-4 pm. 19295 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin, OR 97062 Upscales is known especially for their SPS, and Travis has the shop loaded with tons of named Acropora and Montipora. They also had a good selection of LPS and invertebrates last time I was there. In keeping with an SPS theme of this meeting one of the raffles will be for a Jake Adams Coral, The Immortal Tort. This coral is is almost impossible to find. Come to the meeting for a chance to win a frag! We'll also have a group discussion on the basics of SPS-keeping. Travis is an expert on SPS coloration, so perhaps we'll get him to share a secret or two. 😎 I'll update this thread over the next few weeks with more details on this event. You won't want to miss it! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbymac92 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I'm in 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half-astronaut Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Yay, I can make this one! Bummed I missed the last couple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I'll be there! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 RSVP for 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPSCALES Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I’m thinking the first group buy will be Walt Disney Acropora 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 14 hours ago, UPSCALES said: I’m thinking the first group buy will be Walt Disney Acropora Nice Choice. I'm in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarger16 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarger16 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) Rsvp 3 Edited July 5 by Abarger16 Added information 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 RSVP 2 Looks like I need to get back into SPS with all these group buys 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderTi Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 RSVP 1 and 1 for the group buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdxreefer Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 RSVP for 2 and 1 for the group buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 I'm posting the group buys at 6 pm as separate threads on the forum over the next 4 days. Here is the first group buy for a Walt Disney frag: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lexinverts Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 Here's the frag of Jake Adams' Immortal Tort. This coral has a nice story. See here: https://reefbuilders.com/2021/01/15/are-reefers-ready-for-the-immortal-tort/ It's a hardy and colorful coral with bright blue tips rivaling anything in my display tank. Many thanks to @steveweast for providing me with the mother frag this came from. Steve got his piece directly from Jake. This coral will be one of the items that we raffle off at the Upscales meeting on July 20. Other items to be raffled off are an MP10, an RO unit, and gift certificates. Here is the actual frag to be raffled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderTi Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 @Lexinverts has your larger piece deepened in color as compared to how they are as small frags? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, LavenderTi said: @Lexinverts has your larger piece deepened in color as compared to how they are as small frags? My larger piece is mostly blue, but that it is also at a really high par right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveweast Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) This piece will look different under different intensities. Under high light….it goes solid blue like an Oregon Tort. Under medium to lower light, it shows green hues like the photo that Andy posted. I have this coral in two spots in my system…..one under about 700 micro moles of Par…..and one under about 250. The higher light one shows little to no green. The lower one has streaks of green within the branches. Here is a quick photo from my phone of the higher light colony. Edited July 11 by steveweast 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 7 minutes ago, steveweast said: This piece will look different under different intensities. Under high light….it goes solid blue like an Oregon Tort. Under medium to lower light, it shows green hues like the photo that Andy posted. I have this coral in two spots in my system…..one under about 700 micro moles of Par…..and one under about 250. The higher light one shows little to no green. The lower one has streaks of green within the branches. Here is a quick photo from my phone of the higher light colony. Looks amazing in your tank, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbed Feet Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 RSVP for two for the meeting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oelyk Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Rvsp 1! I'll be there, but won't be having pizza if that's what the rsvp is for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krux Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Wife and I should be available 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrokate Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I'm planning on being there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krux Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I am going to win that tort frag so hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relapsed_reefer Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I'll be there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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