Lexinverts Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Mine's a goner.The flesh peeled away one night. That's a bummer, Kelli. Did anything else in the tank RTN? Or just the Tenuis? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kireek Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) That's a bummer, Kelli. Did anything else in the tank RTN? Or just the Tenuis? I've seen the tissue receding from the bases of my Acros.I have ongoing problems with tank fluctuations-mainly calcium,phosphate and nitrate.In addition the temperature(82°) is much higher than I would like it to be. Edit- *I did lose all my Purple Rimmed Green Cap about a month ago.All the color faded out and never came back. Edited March 2, 2016 by kireek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Sorry to hear about ur sps... But temp of 82 should be OK. During the summer my tank temp goes from 79 up to 83 almost daily. Wish there is an easier way to tell why sps rtn/stn. I had a major melt down after 7 months in my initial setup. At the time, water parameters tested fine just like now when everything is thriving. Since then, I added algae scrubber, reduced light intensity, and increased fish feeding. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil&Fin Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Here's my update--same as last time. Little vertical growth, but spreading on the plug. Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil&Fin Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Funny story, though. I have this frag in an area of my tank with several other ones. When I went to find it, I saw this one first and thought it was the competition frag. I was snapping photos left and right, and writing in my head an entire article about how I'm the acro whisperer. Imagine my disappointment when I saw the correct frag right next to it. [emoji30] Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Here's my submission. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pic. Still can't get my dsl to link up: Not much branching but did get some vertical growth. Color looks like crap but that's probably because I just do water changes and don't dose or test so who knows what the alk swings are. Most importantly I kept it alive! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Funny story, though. I have this frag in an area of my tank with several other ones. When I went to find it, I saw this one first and thought it was the competition frag. I was snapping photos left and right, and writing in my head an entire article about how I'm the acro whisperer. Imagine my disappointment when I saw the correct frag right next to it. [emoji30] Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Here's mine, Holly. Do I win? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Oops forgot we were measuring in inches. Here's another picture: I think there was a little growth but not much like the rest of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Here's my final update.. Height growth from ~6/8" to ~7/8" but spread a lot on the disc. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Ok all you polyp addicts My poor little frag is still at 5/8s but it is growing along the bottom...... I think this is the first pic but not sure..... Today....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Mine only grew down.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Mine only grew down.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Looks like mine 5/8s still....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 So who actually won this LOL and what are the prizes... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 I might have hyped up the ending here a little too much and too soon as the actual final post is April 7th. My Bad! But now that you mention it there is a frag pack of some fine coral specimens for the winner to be. I bet you all want pictures too?...Now that I think about it I need to get the photo on photobucket and not be disqualified. Man I really need to get with the program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I'll put mine up tonight. I'm glad my little guy has another month to grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Oh another month dang need to get it under the T5s and see what happens maybe it will take off......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 With only a bit over an hour to spare. Not much change on mine either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ha ha! I cut it closer than you. Mine is still rockin' It has totally encrusted the frag plug, and is working it's way down the sides as well as starting to grow up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ha ha! I cut it closer than you. Mine is still rockin' It has totally encrusted the frag plug, and is working it's way down the sides as well as starting to grow up. Winner winner chicken dinner that thing looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Impressive Andy! Is this the triton system? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Impressive Andy! Is this the triton system? Thanks. Yes, all three of my systems are running Triton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I agree nice work Andy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil&Fin Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That IS nice! I just went back to your first post and you can really see the growth and color changes. Great job! By the way...while I was at that first post, I was reminded of your promise. And I quote: "I promise I'll name it 'Holly's Bad Boy,' even if I win." Go Andy! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Well I am pretty sure I am not going to win this one, and that is fine, mine made it through the competition and thats good enough. Last I heard Lex was going for the gold, so is it going to be the "Bad Boy"? but then again I know there is a few other contenders out there still... It will also be interesting to see how the colors turned out in the captive reef environment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Here you go Robert! Final top-down shot: Day 1 top-down shot: Final measurement: Comparison: It's hard to get the angle right, but it looks to me like the center branch grew just a shade under 3/8 of an inch, and the long branch grew slightly under 1/8 of an inch. The frag plug was completely encrusted. Thanks again for running this grow-out, Robert! I can't wait to start fragging this bad boy! Edited April 6, 2016 by Lexinverts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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