$500 Efflo and Tyree Purple Monster progression pics.

**secretreefer** · 11-03-2011, 12:11 AM

updated 2nov11 SLOW GOING......................

**BillyC** · 12-05-2011, 05:07 PM

Mind if I tag along and post my progression pics too? It'd be easier than having 2 purple monster progression threads haha.

**BillyC** · 12-05-2011, 10:34 PM

12/6
Here's my frag. Just barely starting to encrust onto the rock and having pretty consistent polyp extension.

**secretreefer** · 12-06-2011, 01:44 PM

NP Billy i'm also interested to see growth from other frags starting out.

**BillyC** · 02-10-2012, 12:34 AM

2/1/12 - Moved it up to higher light. It's really starting to encrust now to where I notice weekly growth!

**secretreefer** · 02-10-2012, 06:12 PM

hey Billy, did you turn that piece around or something? the frag doesn't look the same.

**BillyC** · 02-10-2012, 06:28 PM

I did move it. I actually moved the rock it was on higher up in the tank and had to change the frag's orientation. So you're looking at it head-on instead of from the side and its rotated 180degrees.

**secretreefer** · 02-10-2012, 07:01 PM

thanks! ,thats some good growth!

**BillyC** · 02-11-2012, 08:26 PM

Thanks man! Any update shot of your PM?

**All Delight** · 02-15-2012, 03:59 PM

Nice! This is a cool thread.

**secretreefer** · 04-30-2012, 05:23 PM

4/30/12 UPDATE

purple monster update still looks same as my last pic. Man it's no joke when everyone said it's a super slow grower.

$500 efflo is looking awesome!

**All Delight** · 05-23-2012, 05:20 PM

Those are 2 nice corals. I would like one day to keep the $500 efflo. For now I'm enjoying the pm

**Reef keeper** · 05-23-2012, 05:26 PM

Very nice secret!

Idk i fragged mine like 4 -5 months ago and its almost covering a dime sized plug! But Imo i love the colors!!!!

**secretreefer** · 05-23-2012, 05:34 PM

thanks guys. IDK. is the PM supposed to be growing this slow tho?? i mean. my ATL christmas mirabilis is almost 4x the size already and they came in at the same time and about the same size.

**Reef keeper** · 05-23-2012, 05:36 PM

Hmm idk maybe its still setling in?

**myzislow** · 05-23-2012, 05:37 PM

Doesn't surprise me you christmas is 4x as big, it grows pretty well when it settles in and is happy. The PM truly can grow at a snails pace.

That 500 dolla efflo looks amazing, maybe the best color I've seen on one.

**secretreefer** · 05-23-2012, 05:48 PM

thanks man. coming from you that's definitely a compliment. hope they fill out pretty nicely. i recently sold all my stuff except 6 frags (I had a hard time keeping it to 6). after inventorying all my stuff i found out i had about 30 different types of SPS. Obsessed, i think i fit the bill. LOL. the weirdest one is my SSC tho. after i got rid of everything in the tank it turned blue. weird.

**rossco** · 05-23-2012, 07:58 PM

Here is a quick year and-a-half Purple Monster growth sequence. Lighting was Radium 250's until the end of September 2011, then LED's thereafter. It is truly a slow grower.

10-5-10

1-31-11 coralite bumps maybe a bit bigger, a little more encrustment

7-14-11 really really crowded, good thing the new tank was coming soon!

2-20-12 Had been under LED's for 4 months at this point.

today 5-22-12 growth is really kicking in now.