CTARS Rainbow Hornet GROWOUT OFFICIAL page (2017)

[AquaMama13]

We have a couple frags that didn't get picked up, we are giving you until Friday May 12th to pick them up or you will be disqualified from the contest. Please make arrangements to get them this week. Thank you!!

 

[ReefWeeds]

Well, since I don't want to forget, I'm going to post my update now:

Number of Polyps: 2

What size is your tank? - 54 Gallon DT (RedSea reefer 250)

· Sump – yes or no? - Yes

· Refugium - yes or no? - No (but just installed a macro reactor)

· Lighting? T5, LED, Metal Halide, or what type of hybrid - Nanobox LED/ATI Hybrid

· Skimmer – yes or no? - Yes

· Water changes – yes or no? how often? - Yes, every week or two

· How many fish do you have? - 12

· Do you specifically feed your coral? No, but I broadcast feed LRS Reef Frenzy and Mike's Phytoplankton

 

[ytsejam02]

1. 2 Polyps
2. 55 Gallon tank
3. No sump
4. No Refugium
5. LED lighting (2 Kessil A360we)
6. Skimmer (AquaC Remora Pro)
7. Yes, every 2 weeks
8. 4 - tho my fairy wrasse jumped ship over the weekend, no more fairy wrasse's for me. 2 Clowns (DaVinci and Moca), 1 Barlett Anthias and a Midas Blenny
9. Yes, Reef Roids 1x week. Typically I don't target Zoas.

 

[RobgCT]

I probably should have taken these after the cleaning tonight but My pics always come out like crap. I am only using a cell phone... soooo.... whatever
2 polyps
· What size is your tank?
28 Gallon JBJ
· Sump – yes or no?
Not really... unless you count the back area with the return pumps and heater.
· Refugium - yes or no?
no. Media reactor with chaeto though
· Lighting? T5, LED, Metal Halide, or what type of hybrid
Black box LED
· Skimmer – yes or no?
Yes Eshopps PSK100 HOB
· Water changes – yes or no? how often?
20% every two weeks
· How many fish do you have?
5 (2 clowns, 2 chromis and a royal gramma)
Do you specifically feed your coral?
yes

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[Vaiodude]

What will happen to people who wait to the 14th to post but wind up having 3+ polyps by then?

Then that will be their baseline. Post em now before they grow!!

 

[greenhorn reefer]

1.

Polyp Count = 2

· What size is your tank?
60g cube
· Sump – yes or no?
yes
· Refugium - yes or no?
no
· Lighting? T5, LED, Metal Halide, or what type of hybrid
LED
· Skimmer – yes or no?
yes
· Water changes – yes or no? how often?
9g every 2-3 weeks
· How many fish do you have?
5
· Do you specifically feed your coral?
no

Cool looking tank! I'm liking the color variety.

 

[fishcrf450r]

 

[fishcrf450r]

 

[fishcrf450r]

2 polyp
125 gal tank
Sump yes
Refugium yes
Lighting metal halide + royal blue led
Skimmer yes
Water changes yes whenever
Fish # 9
Feed coral sometimes

 

[sassAwrasse]

I'm seeing some pretty awesome tanks.

You guys should post your FTS more often!!!!

 

[Brewman1987]

Polyp count -2

Tank size- 40 breeder
Sump -Eshopps rs200
Refugium- no but use a macro reactor
Lighting - 100% LED 24" reef breedera photon v2
Skimmer - yes
Water changes - usually every other week
6 fish
I feed phyto to the tank along with Reef Roids polyp booster

 

[fernalfer]

Polyp count -2 with baby head growing in

Tank size-120 gallon 48x24x24
Sump - Trigger Systems Ruby Red 36
Refugium- Yes with Chaeto and just rock rubble
Lighting - 100% LED 48" reef breeder photon v2
Skimmer - yes
Water changes - usually every other week
7 fish
I feed LPS pellets to the tank along with Reef Roids for the corals

 

[fernalfer]

how do you guys upload such big images? And how do you guys take such nice color pics of your zoas? I guess my camera sucks

 

[Mr_Banana_Pants]

40 gallon deep blue frag tank with an eshoppes sump(approx 20 gallon) and 29 gallon refugium with rubble and flame algae

Aquatic Life 6 bulb T5 set for 10 hours (1 actinic and 1 blue plus 10a-8p, 1 blue plus, 2 coral plus, and 1 purple plus 12p-6p)

I do run a skimmer, skimz with CO2 scrubber media on the air intake

Water changes 25% once a month now that my cyano is in check

I have 3 fish (2 tangs and a 6 line wrasse) in the tank and a dozen snails

I feed agcore powder 3x a week or so

 

[DrunkenPierogi]

40 gallon deep blue frag tank with an eshoppes sump(approx 20 gallon) and 29 gallon refugium with rubble and flame algae

Aquatic Life 6 bulb T5 set for 10 hours (1 actinic and 1 blue plus 10a-8p, 1 blue plus, 2 coral plus, and 1 purple plus 12p-6p)

I do run a skimmer, skimz with CO2 scrubber media on the air intake

Water changes 25% once a month now that my cyano is in check

I have 3 fish (2 tangs and a 6 line wrasse) in the tank and a dozen snails

I feed agcore powder 3x a week or so

 

[DrunkenPierogi]

******* @MrBananaPants forgot to put 2 polyps

 

[gar732]

• 2 polyps

· What size is your tank? 34g

· Sump – yes or no? No

· Refugium - yes or no? Yes, well just some chaeto

· Lighting? LED

· Skimmer – yes or no? No

· Water changes – yes or no? how often? Yes,
Sometimes once a month sometimes more often.

· How many fish do you have? 3

· Do you specifically feed your coral? No

 

[WileyCoyote5oh]

• 3 polyps to start(I must've gotten one of someone else's polyps haha)

1. Tank size: Red Sea max 250 - 54 gallon display

2. Sump: yes, technically. 11 gallon in the back

3. Refugium: No

4. Lighting: 6 bulb T5- 3 blue+, 1 aqua blue special, 1 purple+, 1 true actinic

5. Skimmer: yes

6. Water changes: once every 1-2 weeks

7. Fish: 8- 2 clowns, 4 banggai cardinals, melanurus wrasse, diamond goby

8. Feed coral: I feed mysis to the lps on occasion

 

[fernalfer]

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Reposted just made my pics larger

Polyp count -2 with baby head growing in

Tank size-120 gallon 48x24x24
Sump - Trigger Systems Ruby Red 36
Refugium- Yes with Chaeto and just rock rubble
Lighting - 100% LED 48" reef breeder photon v2
Skimmer - yes
Water changes - usually every other week
7 fish
I feed LPS pellets to the tank along with Reef Roids for the corals

 

[pboutin]

3 polyps
90 gal tall
60 gal sump
40 gal refugium
2 Radion gen2 LEDs
AquaC EV-400
Minimal water changes
8 Fish
broadcast feed coral with bene-reef from benepets and occasionally frozen mysis shrimp