reefrun Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 My SPSs have been growing SO slowly for years now, which is painful because I love them so much! I'm finally getting some things taking off and this is the most exciting one. I bought this frag well over a year ago and it just encrusted a ton and stalled out (original frag is the set of branches on the left) Bill Murray growth -> Dec 5th to Jan 20th Keep the faith friends! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nice! Have you changed anything up that may have caused it to start growing faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Bicyclebill said: Nice! Have you changed anything up that may have caused it to start growing faster? I think it was more lights + better skimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Wow, that's some good growth for less than 2 months! Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said: Wow, that's some good growth for less than 2 months! Nice. That frag browned out and sat dormant for a while before it even started to encrust. I thought of tossing it so many times lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Just now, reefrun said: That frag browned out and sat dormant for a while before it even started to encrust. I thought of tossing it so many times lol I have learned to never toss out a frag unless it is 100% bleached, covered in algae, definitely dead. It's amazing how some can recover from even the smallest amount of living tissue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nice! Exciting to see something finally take off. I am just keeping my fingers crossed for staying alive at this point. Let me know when you start fragging that 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I love it when frags "explode." It's my favorite moment of keeping SPS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 hours ago, albertareef said: Nice! Exciting to see something finally take off. I am just keeping my fingers crossed for staying alive at this point. Let me know when you start fragging that 😀 Ugh you've had the worst luck... I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, reefrun said: Ugh you've had the worst luck... I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you! Thanks Jamie - me too! Just took some macro pics of the new additions yesterday and you could see polyp extension on all the SPS frags so hoping things turned a corner. Had a few false rebounds though so keeping my enthusiasm in check for now 😀 Hope I get to see the new setup some day... seems like things are kicking into gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 And for another fun update Dec 5th to Jan 20th May 14th (under blues and minus a backup frag from underneath) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Looking good Jamie. That’s a beautiful piece . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Amazing. Take my $$$!! I hear sometimes injuring the coral can cause a growth spurt. Not sure why they don’t grow like that for so long. Edited May 15, 2021 by Cobalt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 That is so dang nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Staggering, that piece is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Niece piece Jamie! At least I can get some vicarious enjoyment out of your tank bouncing back 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroberts Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Beautiful coral! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 9:40 AM, youcallmenny said: Staggering, that piece is. It’s a stunner! Super bright and unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 4:12 PM, albertareef said: Niece piece Jamie! At least I can get some vicarious enjoyment out of your tank bouncing back 🙂 I owe you sooo much for your tank sitting over the years you just let me know when you’re ready for what and I’ll take care of you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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