☆☆ - Picture Entry - BC RAINBOW'S ARMY GROW-OUT CONTEST - ☆☆

[Sizzlingreef14]

Just growing along into July. Probably going to add to a larger plug or rock as we have fully encrusted onto the frog rack!

 

[spsick]

June and July compared.

In similar fashion to everything in my tank we only go upward (albeit it slow it with this one), no time for silly encrusting!

 

[mrpontiac80]

@StatelineReefer
Here is my July entry. Finally seeing some better encrusting.

 

[SpSDrew]

@StatelineReefer

July entry. Little growth from June :/

 

[juiceguy]

July submission @StatelineReefer
Going to start calling this one Mr. Crusty
Alk 8.1
Phos .06
No3 7.4
PH 8.4
Cal 480
Mag 1460

 

[1mbrews8]

I'm out... had a PF and it did NOT like it lol!
RIP

Oh welllllllllll (

 

[abc123]

July submission @StatelineReefer

Alk 7.1
Cal 469
Mag 1350
Nitrate 5.4
Phosphate.38
Ph 8.1
Temp 77
Salinity 1.026

 

[X-37B]

July pic @StatelineReefer
Temp 80
Sg 1.026
Alk 6.8
Ca 400
Mag 1320
No3 1
Po4 .05
Second pic for growth reference.
Growth is picking up. I now have it at 350 par.
Par and spectral Screenshot.

 

[Polysarc]

@StatelineReefer July submission

Alk: 9.76
Calc: 395
Mg: 1407

 

[Sidsreef]

Official July entry

She’s looking good. She got more arms on her now compared to when I got her. But we’re looking at about .5 inch of growth per month vertical. I anticipate that it will stop vertical growth some what soon and start horizontal growth. I have met the goal and have reached 2 inches

Got encrusting on the plate so I measured level with top of plate. I found this to be more accurate cause whatever is on the plate gets light and won’t have shadow loss on the base and allows the coral to go wide easier than encrusting on rock. Rock encrust can be deceiving compared to actual coral height from exoskeleton. So the measurements are really accurate

My levels are increased for some reason this month not sure why

CA:500
Alk: 9.2
MG:1390
Ph:8.3

Stopped testing nitrate and phosphate cause there always at 0 lol

 

[spsick]

Official July entry

She’s looking good. She got more arms on her now compared to when I got her. But we’re looking at about .5 inch of growth per month vertical. I anticipate that it will stop vertical growth some what soon and start horizontal growth. I have met the goal and have reached 2 inches

Got encrusting on the plate so I measured level with top of plate. I found this to be more accurate cause whatever is on the plate gets light and won’t have shadow loss on the base and allows the coral to go wide easier than encrusting on rock. Rock encrust can be deceiving compared to actual coral height from exoskeleton. So the measurements are really accurate

My levels are increased for some reason this month not sure why

CA:500
Alk: 9.2
MG:1390
Ph:8.3

Stopped testing nitrate and phosphate cause there always at 0 lol

That thing looks really happy!

 

[Sidsreef]

That thing looks really happy!

Yeah it loves it right there

 

[penguinexdeus]

July entry
@StatelineReefer

Still in a state of purgatory... I rotate it periodically in hopes that maybe I'll find just the right alignment that it will magically heal up overnight...

NO3 @ 10.7 and PO4 @ 0.1 ... Finally after trying to raise them for months I've hit my target. Now let's see if I can keep them there...

 

[Obdoc63]

@StatelineReefer
July entry

 

[mrpontiac80]

July pic @StatelineReefer
Temp 80
Sg 1.026
Alk 6.8
Ca 400
Mag 1320
No3 1
Po4 .05
Second pic for growth reference.
Growth is picking up. I now have it at 350 par.
Par and spectral Screenshot.

That looks to be some awesome growth!

 

[Tompickles]

I’m out my phosphates got out of control while on vacation and lost a bunch of frags

 

[James G]

July submission @StatelineReefer
Alk 9.7
Ca 400
Mg 1380

 

[Cell]

@StatelineReefer

July 28th entry

 

[StatelineReefer]

@StatelineReefer

July 28th entry

That's starting to grow phenomenally! Nice chunky base and new branch formation!

 

[oliverout]

Sadly I am out of the challenge, alk swing and then going on vacation was too much for it and some other coral. i want another piece though sometime soon.