Monster Mash Growth

**Teeb** · 03-13-2012, 02:56 PM

I just wanted to start a thread to chronicle the growth of this chalice. It's a notoriously slow grower, but I'm pretty happy to see how it's doing in my tank.

Here is a pic from the thread where the frag was purchased from Jan 2010.

This picture was taken in Oct. 1, 2011 shortly after I acquired it.

This was taken today. I didn't realize how much it's grown until I compared the 2. It's still on the same plug.

**twinspots_goby** · 03-13-2012, 02:59 PM

wow! nice looking and thought after piece.

**Emoney** · 03-13-2012, 04:13 PM

Very good growth!..Ive had mine a little over 2 years and its not grwon much at all

**Lowsingle** · 03-13-2012, 08:12 PM

Nice growth.....my frag never grew and slowly wilted away......next time, I will only purchase a MM frag if it is decent size.......

Darren

**subdrive** · 03-13-2012, 08:44 PM

very nice chalice!!

**deep_blue15** · 03-13-2012, 08:50 PM

I have one and it has only grown two eyes in almost two years. Yours looks great!

**reef-lover** · 03-13-2012, 08:53 PM

Mine did awesome until I fragged it. Now it has stalemated for the last two years, and has only popped one additional eye since then.

**Teeb** · 03-13-2012, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by reef-lover

Mine did awesome until I fragged it. Now it has stalemated for the last two years, and has only popped one additional eye since then.

Scares me to frag it!

I'll try eventually and see how it does.

**revsgirl** · 03-14-2012, 09:19 AM

Lookin' good!

**SDguy** · 03-14-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Teeb

Scares me to frag it!

I'll try eventually and see how it does.

It hates being fragged. I wouldn't do it!

Yours is looking great!

Here are some shots of mine...

nov-2010

The other day...

**Teeb** · 03-14-2012, 10:04 AM

Wow SD, that's one of the bigger pieces I've seen. Looks like it's happy in your tank, have you fragged yours before? I almost cut mine a few weeks ago, glad I didn't.

**SDguy** · 03-14-2012, 10:50 AM

I have not, but the guy I got mine from would always have quite a bit of recession after cutting his (both frag and MC).

**Teeb** · 05-05-2012, 11:42 PM

Sad to say I lost this and about $4k worth of other high end corals last week.

Really getting sick of the ups and downs in this hobby.

**lps1212** · 05-06-2012, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by Teeb

Sad to say I lost this and about $4k worth of other high end corals last week.

Really getting sick of the ups and downs in this hobby.

Wow I feel your pain I too had a hi in that ballpark last year due too a heater malfunction. I have a 3 eye monster mash that is slow growing also I'll try postin up a pic tomorrow

**Teeb** · 05-06-2012, 12:06 AM

It sucks, lost several high end chalices and SPS. Something happened in my temp tank and I lost about 80% of everything I had.

**lps1212** · 05-06-2012, 12:11 AM

Yea I believe by the time I got home my water temp was 93

and needless to say I started to

nice to see you didn't quit I know I was border line quitting. But this hobby is my passion

and the wife says I pay more attention to my tank than I do her

**lps1212** · 05-07-2012, 10:27 PM

ok here a shot of my lil gem picked up not so long ago

**Teeb** · 05-07-2012, 11:20 PM

Congrats, it's a great piece that's hard to come by. I guess that's why I'm so ****** about it, between it, my Mr. Pacman acro, Blue Flame Acro and Melting pot, I still wanna cry.