Gotta love...

[nm reef]

...Santa!!!!!!!

 

[nm reef]

He....in the disguise of my wife and a well respected member here just arranged a delivery!!! It may be early but its a good one.....

 

[smarls]

Merry Xmas!!
I am jealous, just hoping the GF does not give me coal!
Maybe some shots of what is hidden in those wee bags?

 

[nm reef]

Here is a list:
1)Green polyped montipora hispida
2)Red montipora digitata
3)Purple acropora tortaosa
4)Purple tip acropora tenius
5)Green plating montipora
6)Purple polyp montipora peltiformis
7)Fused branch powder blue millipora
8)Pink & yellow acropora prostrata
9)Red polyp/purple base montipora danae
10)Hot pink birdsnest
Most are small to medium sized frags and appear to be in good condition...what ya think...a pretty sweet Christmas package huh?!!?

 

[stuckinfla]

OPEN IT!!! OPEN IT!!!! I luv X-mas, WHATS INSIDE!!!!

 

[nm reef]

My wife is the one that made the purchase...I want to especially thank the member here that assisted her in this little surprise!!! Without mentioning a name I'll just say thanks....and wish a Merry Christmas to you and yours from me and mine....you know who you are!!!!!

 

[nm reef]

I will post a little hint at who sent this....lets just say he was featured as a Tank of the Month and has a very impressive display featured there. Maybe some day these 10 frags will become as impressive as his collection is!!!!!!!
Now...I gotta go mount some frags....more pics later if I can manage any decent ones.....
Dang near makes me wanna become a Yankee fan........
HO HO HO Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!

 

[nm reef]

...one last thing before I go....I especially thank you for the montipora danae...I have long admired yours!!!!!

 

[nm reef]

So far only two of them are mounted...first in was a small 1" A. tortaosa...just a hint of the purple tips show in this pic...but this will be a before look...in a few months time I hope to be able to post "after" shots...

 

[nm reef]

This came as a red montipora digitata...about 2"-3" long...and already a hint of red shows...I already have a orangish/reddish speciman that has grown considerably in the past 9 months...hopefully this one will be a brighter color morph and grow just as quickly.....

 

[robchuck]

That's a nice assortment you got there NM!
"I've been dreaming of a SPS Christmas..."

 

[nm reef]

Hey...you must be psychotic like me...thats what I've been humming as I mount and place these frags!!!!
Y'all might get tired of this thread...but I wanna make a histroy of them being placed for future reference...plus I feel just like a kid at Christmas...older now I'm older and shaped much more like Santa!!!

 

[nm reef]

Man is this fun.....got the green polyped monti hispida in place but wasn't able to get a decent shot of it to share. Its less than 1" and in a difficult spot for pic taking....but I do have a look at the purple tip a. Tenius...it broke while I was mounting it so I have two now....hope I didn't damage it.

 

[nm reef]

Got the small powder blue milli mounted...very subtle coloration.....small but the milli I have had for the past 6 months or so has more than doubled in size...so maybe this little guy will be a decent grower too.The a. tortaosa is on top and the blue milli is below.....not great pics I know ... but I'm mountin' and placin' and not real concerned with pic quality at this point.

 

[nm reef]

Beautiful monti peltiformis frag...way more than I expected and a species simply not available anywhere near me. I sure am likin' Santa this year!!!

 

[nm reef]

Also got a decent sized plating green monti but the pic of it was a bit out of focus...real nice frag though and should be another quick grower with any luck.

 

[nm reef]

Whew.....got them all in place.....below is a smallish but very nice pink birdsnest...very delicate....

 

[nm reef]

Next to last is a pink & yellow acropora prostrata...hopefully this will be as colorful as it was in Santas display...I've seen pics of it and its a beauty!!!
It is on the bottom left of this pic...tough to get a good pic when you are excited and thrilled and happy all at the same time.....above and to the right of the a. prostrata is a couple of small pink tipped / purple monti digitatas i picked up at a trusted LFS this past weekend....can't tell much from the pic but the new ORA raised montis have some brillinat purple coloration and the tips are starting to show a sweet pinkish tint.

 

[nm reef]

and last but certainly not least(in my opinion) is the smallest frag of the bunch...but it is one I value more than all the others. Those of you that know this member may have seen pics of the main colony....extremely colorful and absolutely beautiful....I'd of never guessed that a frag(even a tiny lil bitty one) of the famous red polyped/purple base monti danae would be included in my Christmas present. Thanks Johnny....and thanks to my wife....y'all combined to make me a very happy and humble reefer.....:yes:

:yes:

 

[mobikobeyob]

Very nice collection NM!

hopefully Santa is on his way here. What is that you are using to mount them with? I may need some.lol
Mobi