Visit to Coral Props, with camera - Reef-Geeks

returnofsid · Reef-Geek

Angie, Madison and I went out to visit Henk, at Coral Props, today, to pick up a few corals and I took the camera along, as usual. Some are colonies that frags are cut from, some are actual frags, some are still in QT and will be available soon, ALL are mouth watering, even if my photos don't always capture their true beauty. Please keep in mind, all pictures are taken without any artificial light. Henk grows everything in his greenhouse, which he's recently covered with a 50% blue cloth, to offer the corals relief from full sunlight, which has been scarce over here, lately.

Colony

I MUST have a frag of this, when it gets cut!!

Here's another one I MUST HAVE! I wish I'd have got a better photo of this one.

I've never been a big fan of Fungia but this one is to die for!!

Single Polyp, many mouths.

This one's gonna be NICE. The subtle blue/purple that you can barely see in the photo, surrounds this polyp.

returnofsid · Reef-Geek

This lil' guy is so cute!

As is this 6"+ beauty!

A glimpse, from the center of this gorgeous and large Elegance Coral!! I should have switched lenses to get a picture of the entire colony.

These will be out of QT soon, and Angie will probably snap them up!

This colony is also coming out of QT soon, and if Henk would have let me, I'd have snapped up the entire colony, today...lol. Watch for frags of this one in the near future, on his website.

rgrking · Spawning

very nice~!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

chris&barb · Lost

Great looking stuff Mike. I really like the yellow with orange center zoa. Havent seen anything like them before.

infamous6969 · Reef-Geek

Those are beautiful pictures. What were you taking them with?

Barbara · Geekette

OMG!!!

...........stunning colors in those zoas, rics and acans!!! what is the blue & white coral?

...........wow......I'll definitely be checking in on Coral Props site over the next week or so

..........thank you for sharing with us Mike!

returnofsid · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by infamous6969

Those are beautiful pictures. What were you taking them with?

Thank you! I shoot with a Canon 7D and all of those photos were taken with a Canon 100mm Macro, through Henk's (Owner of CoralProps) look down box. I really need to start taking some pics with either my 50mm 1.8 or the 18-200mm, instead of ALL Macros, so you can actually see the entire colonies, and entire clams! I tend to love macro photography, so tend to forget to take pictures that show the entire animal...lol

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Originally Posted by Barbara

OMG!!!

...........stunning colors in those zoas, rics and acans!!! what is the blue & white coral?

...........wow......I'll definitely be checking in on Coral Props site over the next week or so

..........thank you for sharing with us Mike!

Aren't they beautiful!!?? Remember, that's under NO artificial lighting! They look even more beautiful, once you get them in a tank, under our reef lighting!

The blue and white coral, I'm fairly certain, is a Goniopora, though possibly an Alveopora.

coralprops · Newbie-Geek

Thanks Michael for making a sharing your photo’s. Great shots!!!

Correct, the white with blue is a frag from a flowerpot. Its not for sale yet since it needs to grow a bit more.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by returnofsid 06-02-2011, 09:58 PM	Reef-Geek
Visit to Coral Props, with camera Angie, Madison and I went out to visit Henk, at Coral Props, today, to pick up a few corals and I took the camera along, as usual. Some are colonies that frags are cut from, some are actual frags, some are still in QT and will be available soon, ALL are mouth watering, even if my photos don't always capture their true beauty. Please keep in mind, all pictures are taken without any artificial light. Henk grows everything in his greenhouse, which he's recently covered with a 50% blue cloth, to offer the corals relief from full sunlight, which has been scarce over here, lately. Colony I MUST have a frag of this, when it gets cut!! Here's another one I MUST HAVE! I wish I'd have got a better photo of this one. I've never been a big fan of Fungia but this one is to die for!! Single Polyp, many mouths. This one's gonna be NICE. The subtle blue/purple that you can barely see in the photo, surrounds this polyp. __________________ Please click links for: Sid's tanks Randy's DIY Supplement Recipes Reef Chemistry Calculator	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 324 Gameroom cash: $113360 Rep Power: 25
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by returnofsid 06-02-2011, 10:09 PM	Reef-Geek
This lil' guy is so cute! As is this 6"+ beauty! A glimpse, from the center of this gorgeous and large Elegance Coral!! I should have switched lenses to get a picture of the entire colony. These will be out of QT soon, and Angie will probably snap them up! This colony is also coming out of QT soon, and if Henk would have let me, I'd have snapped up the entire colony, today...lol. Watch for frags of this one in the near future, on his website. __________________ Please click links for: Sid's tanks Randy's DIY Supplement Recipes Reef Chemistry Calculator	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 324 Gameroom cash: $113360 Rep Power: 25
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 06-02-2011, 10:49 PM	Spawning
very nice~!!!!!! Thanks for sharing! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by infamous6969 06-03-2011, 10:59 AM	Reef-Geek
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 06-05-2011, 09:58 AM	Geekette
OMG!!! ...........stunning colors in those zoas, rics and acans!!! what is the blue & white coral? ...........wow......I'll definitely be checking in on Coral Props site over the next week or so ..........thank you for sharing with us Mike! __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 06-03-2011, 10:54 AM	Lost
Great looking stuff Mike. I really like the yellow with orange center zoa. Havent seen anything like them before.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by coralprops 06-07-2011, 01:11 AM	Newbie-Geek
Thanks Michael for making a sharing your photo’s. Great shots!!! Correct, the white with blue is a frag from a flowerpot. Its not for sale yet since it needs to grow a bit more.	Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mead, Washington Posts: 32 Gameroom cash: $12635 Rep Power: 4
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