Growth / Coloration of my SPS's under Maxspect LED

[acrotrdco]

Guys,

I thought I might share with you some photos that I've been taking on my SPS frags, under LED.

A.Nana Frag：
21.6.2010

5.7.2010

13.8.2010

14.9.2010

29.10.2010

17.1.2011

29.1.2011

1.2.2011

14.3.2011

 

[acrotrdco]

The growth rate and improvement of coloration of one of my A.Loisetteae frag, over a period of weeks:

Blue green staghorn:
1.17.2011

7.2.2011

23.2.2011

14.3.2011

Tri-color acro:
17.1.2011

1.2.2011

14.3.2011

Bird's Nest:
30.9.2010

21.10.2010

17.1.2011

29.1.2011

14.3.2011

 

[acrotrdco]

Yellow tip Cat's Paw:
12.6.2010

13.8.2010

27.9.2010

17.1.2011

29.1.2011

14.3.2011

Pink Cat's Paw:
10.11.2010

17.1.2010

29.1.2011

14.3.2011

 

[ReefDreams]

Wow that's pretty nice. Good job man

 

[swannyson7]

Great coloration & growth! Can we have a few more details on your system?

 

[acrotrdco]

Wow that's pretty nice. Good job man

Great coloration & growth! Can we have a few more details on your system?

Thanks guys, you can read more about my tank here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/member-tanks/56532-acrotrdcos-zero-edge-rimless-ppg-starphire.html

 

[acrotrdco]

Update the top 3 posts with more recent photos :)

 

[Kris]

That's awesome! Have you found anything that does not grow good under the LED's? Like chalices or other LPS?

 

[johnanddawn]

pictures like that are sure to quiet the "you can't grow sps with LED's" movement
great job

 

[butts182]

nice growth sequencing shots...keep them coming!!

 

[subielover]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[acrotrdco]

That's awesome! Have you found anything that does not grow good under the LED's? Like chalices or other LPS?

Yep I've some ricodia florida, yuma, acans and a piece of chalice, you can see them in my tank thread here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/member-tanks/56532-acrotrdcos-zero-edge-rimless-ppg-starphire.html

pictures like that are sure to quiet the "you can't grow sps with LED's" movement
great job

LOL yep!

nice growth sequencing shots...keep them coming!!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys~

 

[acrotrdco]

Bought this brown'ed efflo over a month ago, I'm glad that it'd colored up nicely since then, and showing some amazing growth :)

23.2.2011

14.3.2011

10.4.2011

 

[CJO]

Thanks- great job on the growth and coloration progression shots!

CJ

 

[-Logzor]

What are your PAR levels?

 

[acrotrdco]

Thanks- great job on the growth and coloration progression shots!

CJ

Thanks CJ :)

What are your PAR levels?

Check here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/me...ro-edge-rimless-ppg-starphire.html#post617821

The PAR is about 500 where the efflo is located.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Sick coloration and growth - Nice to see LEDs are doing some really good things!! Nice looking corals btw!

 

[Electrobes]

Wow, if anything makes for a great proof of life that LED's work well it would be this thread alone. That's really incredible.. thank you for posting those pics.. glad to see your corals doing so well!

 

[-Logzor]

Do you think it could be the KZ additives making a difference, that's pretty spectacular growth.

If you could only chose 1-2 KZ additives which would you choose? I saw one guy only dosing sponge power and pohls and he was having similarly fantastic growth/color.

 

[Troylee]

What exact LEDs are you using and what color ratio??? All I saw in the thread was maxspect and a Cree mixture...