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Doesn't matter. It would may indicate some real low traces that may prevented you from a good growth. Some traces take forever to deplete, but if were depleted months back already, that explains something ;-)Given the low number of updates, I fear many have already perished As for my own, I'll snap a pic later this week but we're due to close on the new house Friday. Hopefully the next update will be positive and everything makes it through the move relatively well (I'll be satisfied with not dead LOL).
My only issue with trace elements is our ability to actually trace (no pun intended) the results back to their addition.
Edit: kind of wish I'd done an ICP just prior to the move for giggles (my last is from November).
Share it if you can and wanting to ;-)Neat Idea, I plan to send my water in for ICP this week so hopefully in a week or so I can share my results, I have ok growth and decent color in my tank but nothing compared to your frag for comparison!
Doesn't matter. It would may indicate some real low traces that may prevented you from a good growth. Some traces take forever to deplete, but if were depleted months back already, that explains something ;-)
Sorry, mixed up the frag. This is actually really nice in growth and color !!!I dont know that there is anything to explain at the moment. You certainly have better color than I do but I'm also maxing at 300 PAR right now and with that, only for three minutes a day because of my schedule (I'm not convinced this is a limiting factor in regard to color yet though). I did up intensity by 5% this past weekend but I wont get a chance to realize any changes from that given the move. I've been doing weekly 10% changes (Instant Ocean) and I have been curious to see how other elements have been doing. I've been using magnesium levels to gauge how other levels might be fairing and I've been able to maintain those via water changes alone for the time being but I'm getting closer to the edge there (this assumes other things are depleting at a similar rate).
It's certainly filling out and encrusting well with a tiny bit of vertical growth on the left side (haven't measured but I don't believe the center branch has any to speak of)
Day one (2 Jan)
Today (16 April)
Yours looks like it's about to explode with growth!I dont know that there is anything to explain at the moment. You certainly have better color than I do but I'm also maxing at 300 PAR right now and with that, only for three minutes a day because of my schedule (I'm not convinced this is a limiting factor in regard to color yet though). I did up intensity by 5% this past weekend but I wont get a chance to realize any changes from that given the move. I've been doing weekly 10% changes (Instant Ocean) and I have been curious to see how other elements have been doing. I've been using magnesium levels to gauge how other levels might be fairing and I've been able to maintain those via water changes alone for the time being but I'm getting closer to the edge there (this assumes other things are depleting at a similar rate).
It's certainly filling out and encrusting well with a tiny bit of vertical growth on the left side (haven't measured but I don't believe the center branch has any to speak of)
Day one (2 Jan)
Today (16 April)
Counted my name twice.This is the list who posted a photo on the official entry page for the month of March.
domination2580
Nashorn
TonapahNorth
RUNVS
PSXerholic (not sure if in official contest)
SWSooner
SaltySteve
Josh Kraft
Bubbaque
Snakejacques
Servo
Stylaster
Ksfulk
Caravanshaka
Nola Bear
Karl M
Jason.kennedy.98478 (Out of contest)
Kdino
AAndfsoccr04
Jerrad
Alten78
Tcup25
Da Ghost
Crimsonvice
MTBAKE
Tphill
Newbreefer316
Chac317
Leahfish
Shamless_Dood
Ergodyne
Dmw913
Clownman727
Aabutina
Chicity
rlman41299
Kdino
I dont know that there is anything to explain at the moment. You certainly have better color than I do but I'm also maxing at 300 PAR right now and with that, only for three minutes a day because of my schedule (I'm not convinced this is a limiting factor in regard to color yet though). I did up intensity by 5% this past weekend but I wont get a chance to realize any changes from that given the move. I've been doing weekly 10% changes (Instant Ocean) and I have been curious to see how other elements have been doing. I've been using magnesium levels to gauge how other levels might be fairing and I've been able to maintain those via water changes alone for the time being but I'm getting closer to the edge there (this assumes other things are depleting at a similar rate).
It's certainly filling out and encrusting well with a tiny bit of vertical growth on the left side (haven't measured but I don't believe the center branch has any to speak of)
Day one (2 Jan)
Today (16 April)
Here an idea to the group to everyone who attends the contest ;-)
If the folks who do attend this contest and have either the good growing frags or the not so good growing ones, just post a ICP test of your tank and tag me in that post so we can look at the results and may find a pattern on the categories that may lead to good results or may be a reason for not that good results.
I would find that very interesting for sure, and can give my 2 cents for discussion.
Where are your phosphates and nitrates? And what test kits? Some of my frags looked similar when nitrates and phosphates bottomed out.
I'm pretty sure it's not the nitrates and phosphates bottomed out. My most recent test had nitrates at 32 and phosphates at .09.