I may get a couple of pics of the carnage, we'll see how it goes :)

Nice stuff..

And so it has begun... Here is Brad going over the details ...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8fc827f0.jpg

Trying to find the starting point...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc0e88c86.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps12882c90.jpg

First colony to come out...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psa3b9063c.jpg

Brad trying to get his pythons in there...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb6f646d4.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps763033e4.jpg

Finally!!! With Todd drooling....

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps0200fefc.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc5702d59.jpg

Next...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf8e77579.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps729c56cc.jpg

Well that is it for now... I had to leave early so hope others will add more later...
( I did not know that there were so many people interested in SPS in Victoria... Finally coming out of the closet...)

Looking at pics of a 6' tank just doesn't sink in :wink:

I had no idea how big your colonies were until I saw you in the shots :surprise:

Here's the post apocalypse shot :)

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...psc4f3044a.jpg

Did u just keep a select few pieces or frags from all

Give It. Month or two itll be great again

So that's what brad looks like... I had always pictured you differently, who needs the gym when u can curl those colonies.

Ya, I kept a piece of most of what was removed.

lol, looking at those pics, I need the gym to work off XMas :)

Wow, that's a lot of pruning

I wish I was closer so I could get some pieces of that stuff
You have some awfully great colonies

Next summer when I am at the shipyard again would love to get some more frags and maybe a piece of that hammer if possible. The rescape really looks great

Nope, that's not the rescape :) I just removed the rest of that side and added different rock. I'll post a rescape pic tomorrow.

Brad, thanks again for the fragment of pink lemonade... How did the rest of the afternoon go? Wish I coulda stay longer.:biggrin:

Head over, I'll fix ya up. Still feeling a bit bad about that window incident :razz:

Wayne, everything came out really nice, just removed the whole rest of that side and got some new rock from Todd. I'll have a whole new look tomorrow night.

Nicely done brad. The colony in that pic was huge! Cant wait to see new scape!!

:eek:

That is an embarassment of riches right there, I tell you what. Wow, you've set the bar pretty high with that FTS this New Years. Enjoy the rebuild.:biggrin:

If I ever make it onto the Island again I'll definately be stopping by, but not for freebies
The window thing is long in the past and was never a sore spot anyway

But it's fun to talk about so don't expect it to go away :lol:

Any new pics yet ?

looked sore at the time -lol

No, haven't got a pic yet, been too tired (lazy) to get it done. :)

Ok, pics

Here is the new right side..

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps7ba0238e.jpg

vs the still crowded center piece

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...psfd3a1f7c.jpg

To be honest, the needles into the open wound for stitching were no fun :surprise: , but I was just a kid
I had a broken hand set without freezing as an adult and, meh, whatever

I think the real sore spot came from the parents :rolleyes:

Looks good Brad. Nice cleanup
R.

Thanks Rick. It's kinda sad really, but it will grow quickly and a year from now, I'll have to do it again. And I have to stop buying corals :)

Your new right side makes me think I have a chance to catch up with you now

Yer on!! lol

Brad your tank is beautiful! I think we all wish we had your problem of too much SPS success. That being said, it still looks damn fine! Hopefully, if I get out to the island this summer I can see the progress in person.

Oh man please save the real crowded center piece fragging event until this summer I will be there then :-)

Looks awesome. I'm jealous

Thanks Mark. Let me know if you're over this way and you're more than welcome to drop in.

Probably a bit early, but you're here enough that you'll likely be around next "event" :)

Bill, I saw your new tank, you'll be right behind me.

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Looks good in your tank now, not so crowded and my tank looks good too. Thank you: hope to be there for the next trimming, it was fun..lol ,so that, should be in 6 months right brad.

Looking awesome as usual! So is this you build thread......

Bit late for a build thread, me thinks :)

Haven't been on the other sub forums much, just stumbled on this and wow brad.... Good choice going back to t5, for colour and spread they can't be beat. Maybe I'd come out for a visit in the summer and check out your tank. Maybe even do a small tank tour and dinner on the island.

Thanks to Brad and Dez for the timely reminders on aqua-scaping an sps tank. It's so tempting to fill a tank with fancy rockwork, leaving no room for the corals to grow in. The artistic director and I are getting ready to scape my new tank tonight! Planning on having no rocks higher than 1/2 way up the tank.