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[DrMark]

I just received and unpacked 9 frags from:

http://www.aquaholicsinc.com/frags/mega/megapage1/

Owner is Tom, a very nice man who was very helpful. he gave me a nice deal and tossed 1 or 2 in for free. The ones I got are:
Seth
Tommy Knockers
Mellow Yellow
Frog in a Blender
Infiltrator
Ice Man
Super Prostrata
Snowcone Prostrata
Aphrodite

I hope they acclimate well and reproduce their colors half as well as they did for him.
A super experience so far.
Take a look at the site, very impressive.
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[aquasport24]

Very nice selection, especially the (Melow Yellow).

[glennr1978]

Looks like some nice stuff. Got any pics?

[zcatzmeow]

Aquaholics :rofl: Love that name! Finally there is a term to describe my disease. I thought it would be a support group, but no....more stuff to buy!!!

[Fish4life]

Wow.... That's pretty.........

[DrMark]

will have to work on pictures.

[sly fox]

nice looking stuff on there

[DrMark]

He has a great deal on the biggest auction site now.
Item # 140247644038

check it out.
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[littlewrentx]

Those are some amazing colors. i would love to see some pics once they get settled. It is aslo nice to know that other people spend just as much on a shopping spree...

[barderer]

are the real life frags matching the pics?

[sly fox]

any pics of your frags?
thanks

[DrMark]

Here are some pics of the frags. I also sent them to Tom at Aquaholics and he was concerned that they have not colored up much. He has offered to reship. I will give it another week or so.
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http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii112/mseanwilson/Fish/IMG_0213.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii112/mseanwilson/Fish/IMG_0217.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii112/mseanwilson/Fish/IMG_0216.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii112/mseanwilson/Fish/IMG_0215.jpg

[DrMark]

sunset monti was not part of it.
I put the frags in one of those 10 hole "frag rack", worked well.
Once other tank, 115gal SPS, is up and running, I will have an additional true 20"x 20" frag tank.
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[Jonthefishguy]

Mark, those frags look very fresh. Did you place them on the plugs or did he. They dont look like they have had a chance to grow on the reef plugs. If thats the case and he reships, ask him for frags that have established on the reef plugs. As a precaution, never buy a frag that is less that 4 weeks old. This gives the coral a chance to recover and establish on the plug.

[sly fox]

they do look fresh..

[DrMark]

most of them are pretty freshly cut, a couple have encrusted the plug top.
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[sly fox]

how did they turn out?

[DrMark]

I will say that Tom has fantastic customer service and is a very nice man.
The colors did not turn out like his. He felt it was my bulbs, I use 400 watt Hamilton 14000K SE MH x 2 on that tank. He even sent me a free used XM 20000K to try. Bulb was way to blue for my taste. So, I believe his colors on site are accurate, I dont think I gave enough time with the XM bulb to see the corals color up.
The Tommy Knockers still came out vey nice, however. Alot of the others ended up brownish.
I think others here should get some and see what they do under different lights, I hope that happens. I am going to move a few into my new SPS tank and see what they do there.
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[Bill S]

Mark, you want to try one of my Helios 400w SE 20Ks? They aren't as blue as the XMs, and I have a spare.

[princer7]

Mark, what were you using as lables (blue) in the pictures?

[DrMark]

The labels are an ID tag that were attached to the frags when received. Have a number on them that corresponds to the packing list.

[DrMark]

Mark, you want to try one of my Helios 400w SE 20Ks? They aren't as blue as the XMs, and I have a spare.

Thanks for offer, Bill. Let me think about what I want to do. I have been very happy with the hamilton 14000K, everything else looks great under them, not sure I want to switch.
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[princer7]

The labels are an ID tag that were attached to the frags when received. Have a number on them that corresponds to the packing list.

What a great idea! Makes me crazy how confusing it is to ID frags when they first come in.

[DrMark]

What a great idea! Makes me crazy how confusing it is to ID frags when they first come in.

beats a sharpie that has smudged or been wiped off....

[Bill S]

I switched from Hamilton 14Ks - but mine were DE. I REALLY like the color of the Helios, but growth is not as good. Real easy for me to bring one down...

[DrMark]

I switched from Hamilton 14Ks - but mine were DE. I REALLY like the color of the Helios, but growth is not as good. Real easy for me to bring one down...

When are you coming down next, Bill?

[Bill S]

Tonight/this afternoon. I'll throw it in the car.

[DrMark]

Sorry I seem to keep missing you, Bill. We are so close when you are at the boat. I think I am all set with lights, but thanks so much anyway.

On another note, I saw on his site that Tom at Aquaholics is shutting down due to some troubles.

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