Paratore Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) I'll post mine up tonight! This stick is turning into a sick piece! It's developed faint red polyps around the top for me(gonna give it more light.) I'll break out the nice camera and try to get some good shots for you. Getting the right white balance is always hard for me though so it won't look perfect ha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited February 6, 2016 by Paratore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'll post mine up tonight! This stick is turning into a sick piece! It's developed faint red polyps around the top for me(gonna give it more light.) I'll break out the nice camera and try to get some good shots for you. Getting the right white balance is always hard for me though so it won't look perfect ha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That sounds pretty cool. Do you know what par you have it under, Cody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) No idea but it's not a lot haha. Here is the info about lights. They are OR t247 hanging maybe 20" above the water. Blues at 60 and whites at 35. Frags are about 4" under the surface. I've been slowly increasing blues the last few weeks and will continue too. Did a lot of reading that people use blue only tanks to increase color. So I'm giving it a shot. Mine may not grow a lot, but I'm shooting for best color lol! Like I said the red is faint but I can still see it. Fingers crossed that it gets brighter! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited February 6, 2016 by Paratore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Here is the best photo I was able to get today. no growth other than encrusting. [/url] 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 UH OH, its the 7th! I better get my acro shot in soon. And that is some crazy color differential, mine is green and blue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Mine has little color compared to yours but the polyp extension, branch width, and encrusted area have all improved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I got back from my trip to a tank with some dinos, but all of the coral are doing well. It is encrusting down the side of the plug now, and is starting to lengthen in the branches. It's got really nice color. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbeyer80 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looking good everybody, I'm still at a loss as to why mine melted. 3 other acros in the tank and they look great Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looking good everybody, I'm still at a loss as to why mine melted. 3 other acros in the tank and they look great Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Is it possible something could have stung it? My torch has taken out a few things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Looking good everybody, I'm still at a loss as to why mine melted. 3 other acros in the tank and they look great Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It is called SPS They are a crap shoot......they look great one day and the next they are white as a ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Well it is not growing up just out......still 5/8s tall and well last months shot Taken tonight a few minutes ago..... its that kessil I'm telling ya there money! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I got back from my trip to a tank with some dinos, but all of the coral are doing well. It is encrusting down the side of the plug now, and is starting to lengthen in the branches. It's got really nice color. what sps is that on the left? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 what sps is that on the left? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It's a wild acro that I got from Ocean in a Box during the party bus trip. Huge polyp extension on that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbeyer80 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Is it possible something could have stung it? My torch has taken out a few things. Their was no other coral around it, the only thing I remember doing was turning the frag about half a turn in the spot a had it placed then no PE to speak of then boom skeletor. Oh well it's still fun to watch everybody else's progress and maybe, hopefully one day one of you sps masters will have one large enough to frag Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just got back from 4 week overseas.. After I cleaned the glass, it still looks about the same as last month. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just got back from 4 week overseas.. After I cleaned the glass, it still looks about the same as last month. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Whoa! That's a long time to be gone from your system. Glad it still looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Whoa! That's a long time to be gone from your system. Glad it still looks good!Lost a flasher wrasse. It jumped out into an empty bucket next to the tank. :( As for corals, couple frags got half buried in the sand and one of my red goni is not looking happy. When I got back: After I cleaned the glass: Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kireek Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Here is my frag at about 3/4".Almost no polyp extension at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 its that kessil I'm telling ya there money! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes the 360 but not happy with the light. That coral is dead center of the tank on a frag rack 4 inches under water........I have zoas on the side of the tank reaching for light......I can not wait to get things under the ATI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 How is everyone's doing? Mine is still rockin it but like the rest of you not too much growth vertically. Since this acro came from the ocean not too long ago it may be needing a bit more time to adjust to the tanked life. Or it is very possible that this specimen needs to put down some considerable coverage before making efforts to extend its branches. I hope even after this competition people will chime back in so we can learn its secrets...Cody, what kind of reef juice did you use to get those reds? Nevertheless the end is near, the competitions was only set for the four months and the time is drawing near... In a few weeks a victor shall emerge to claim the prize frag pack, nicknaming privileges, and bragging rights... Who will it be? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Holy cow I can't believe we have had these frags for almost 4 months already! Such small growth in that time lol! No idea how I'm getting the Reds cuz I'm struggling to keep them on the other acros ha. Maybe this one is stealing their red when I'm not looking..... No detectable nitrates or phosphates and I know that's hurting the other acros but maybe this little guy likes those kinds of levels... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Mine is still going but not growing up......looked the other day and had some brown on the shaded side so turned it a little. So far so good....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Wow is it picture time again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Mine in starting to grow vertically now, and the color is really nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kireek Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Mine's a goner.The flesh peeled away one night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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