Kirk's Corals

02/01/2022

Hello and Happy New Year! I haven't posted in quite a while. A bunch of frags have now grown into fully encrusted pieces. Super chunky. I am motivated to sell some stuff so I can refill the racks, as the mother colonies need trimmed back. Out of Space! PM me if you are looking for something. My prices on these are really good as I have a lot to sell. You won't leave disappointed. Thx!

10/04/2021

Hello, I wanted to update our availability sheet of frags and mini colonies that are ready for pickup. My prior price sheet was a bit optimistic and things are taking longer to grow than I hoped. More should be ready by year-end though.

Thank you for all the inquiries, we do appreciate it! We are open for walk-ins now so you can see it before you buy it. I'm trying to only offer fully encrusted pieces so they are very healthy and already growing out. Please PM me and I'll send you a WYSIWYG photo.

09/18/2021

Hello. We have four pieces of SPS available in Dublin

09/05/2021

Hello, attached is our price list going into the fall. Many of these are still growing out as mother colonies but we will have frags of them available soon. More new pieces in the works to add soon.
All super clean. PM me if interested! Thx!! Kirk

09/02/2021

Several corals will be available this fall. Seeing some good healthy growth. Please PM if interested. Thx. Kirk.

08/30/2021

08/30/2021

We have three Pink Pocillopora Damicornis mini colonies available. Chunky pieces. This is a very forgiving SPS coral with good daylight pink coloration. Love strong light and flow. Pest free, come see for yourself. Pick up in Dublin. Please PM me if interested. Price in comments. Thx!! Kirk

08/30/2021

Hello, we have 5 blue montipora digitata pieces available. 3 - 4" tall. FAST growers. Three are fully encrusted on the plugs. Pickup in Dublin. PM if interested. Several rainbow stylo mini SPS colonies are ready also. Thx!!

08/16/2021

Hello. I have several neon green Nepthea colonies available. About 4" tall growing on a 3" frag disc. These are stocky with many branches and completely healthy. Most have two base stocks. They love flow and light. I can cut down the grow out disc if you want. PM me please. Pickup in Dublin. Thx!

07/31/2021

Tank Update - Hello! Lot's of new growth over the summer slow season. We should have 100+ fully encrusted frags and mini colonies available this fall! Water is over 10 months old now and finally starting to ramp up the SPS. PM me if you are looking for something specific so I can cut and mount it now. Cheers!

07/12/2021

Finally seeing some color and growth in my SPS. The water is nine months old. Started Kalk dosing a month ago which seems to be a big benefit. Less algae now too. I should have pieces available this fall. Hope to see you in person this year!!

06/16/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1TTs9MMT2k

Added a frag tank update video on YouTube!

Coral farm system tour. Home based coral farm in Central Ohio. Eight months old and just starting to show coral growth. Please ask questions in comments b...

06/16/2021

Morning in the farm tank. Finally moving some sticks into the tank. The water is now 8 months old.

05/10/2021

Great day for the farm tank! Moved my 40 watt UV sterilizer from my old frag tank to the new system. New bulb installed. This should help with overall water clarity and some of the bacterial blooms a new system suffers from. We should have corals finally available this summer! Long build - but fun.

04/18/2021

Frag day Sunday!! New gryphon saw is ready.

04/05/2021

Hello, I have four 16 oz. bottles of live phytoplankton, just harvested and in the fridge. Now $6 each, for those who follow my FB page. Located in Dublin. Tetra saltwater strain. PM if interested for pickup. Next batch ready in about two weeks. Thx!

03/03/2021

03/03/2021

Thank you to everyone who have come over and picked up corals lately! Some have asked about my grow out system and due to Covid no one has been inside for months now. UGHHHH

I thought I would post some pictures. Here is my RO/DI water maker, 75 gallon farm tank sump and a 55 gallon saltwater mix tank. I use Fritz Blue salt. I don't use filter socks so careful feeding and strong flow is needed. All my water tanks are Tamco brand from US Plastics in Lima, Ohio. Great place if you need a big tank, they have a clearance sale area that's amazing BTW.

It's been a great build process and everything is pretty well dialed in at this point. Controlled by an Apex. The water maker feeds three systems including my upstairs reef tank and downstairs QT. Hope to have visitors soon! Thx! Kirk

02/20/2021

Ten days later.... Our first batch of Tetra Phytoplankton is dark green and bottled. Living algae cells to feed the inverts and corals. I'm starting the next culture batch in gallon sizes. I'll have plenty if anyone wants to buy a 16 oz. bottle. It will keep in the fridge for 2-3 months.

02/09/2021

After buying bottles of phytoplankton algae for years I've decided to grow my own. We'll see how this goes. This is the Tetra marine strain, great for corals and copepod reproduction. Takes about seven days to turn dark green. Should have plenty to share. I'll probably scale this up a bit if there is local demand.

02/07/2021

Hello, I'm selling three mini SPS colonies for $40.00 each. Fully encrusted and growing out on the plugs for over a year. In Dublin, Ohio 43017.

One Pink Stylophora - about 2.5 inches across - great light pink color at the top.

One Purple Pocillopora - about 3 inches across. Fast grower.

One Tubbs Stellata Monti - about 3 ". I have heavily fragged the top so there are many new branches at the base of the plug. Almost like a small table colony. Great purple base.

These are all easy to grow if your water is fairly stable.

Please PM me if interested. I'm bad about checking the posts. Cash or PayPal only, for porch pickup. Thx!!!

02/07/2021

Nori time! The 7” tang used to be the boss. The rabbit is fearless though for algae.

01/30/2021

Hello, selling some multi-head Blue, Orange and Green Ricordea. These are fluorescent under blue/actinic light. Fully encrusted and growing out on the plugs for months now - $30 each.

One green version with one head only - $20

PM me if interested. Cash only for porch pickup. Thx!!!

01/30/2021

My 7" blue tang and new Biota gold rabbit fish are suddenly getting along well. It took about a week for the tang to realize that the rabbit has a toxic dorsal fin and will use it if provoked. All good now! Still waiting for the red cyanobacteria stage to clear after some water changes.

01/30/2021

Good morning. Selling a large 6" round green Spongodes Montipora plate from my display tank. $35.00

Making room for my reboot coming up. There is a frag plug grown into the back side on this. Thanks for looking. Please PM me if you want it. In Dublin, Ohio.
Kirk

01/10/2021

Farm tank Sunday morning. The coral count is growing as pieces slowly come out of the QT process. I’ll need more lighting soon. I love that problem.

01/10/2021

New fish in the farm tank Friday! In case you're not aware, Biota Marine https://shop.thebiotagroup.com/ now has an Online Store. They ship aqua-cultured fish direct overnight from Florida. I'm a big believer in these tank bred fish and they have the benefit of no parasites. I don't QT these fish which saves me 60 days of stress, not to mention the fish, in copper laced water. I got a small Yellow Tang and a gold-line rabbit fish for algae control. Huge herbivores.
Biota shipped a 16 lb. box which held a large amount of water, they don't skimp on shipping. Here is the rabbit fish who is starting to acclimate and eat well. Great looking 4" fish.
https://www.facebook.com/biotaaquariums

01/07/2021

Photo updates tonight. We’re finally past the build stage and into the fun stage. Corals are growing!

01/07/2021

20 neon green toadstools growing out. 20 more in QT.

10/26/2020

Herbie style drain lines in place. 1.5" pipe and fittings. Huge Spears gate valve, luckily on sale when I added it. This runs more quietly than I expected. No gurgles.