Bill Murray acro - typical growth?

[Tuffloud1]

My Bill Murray took on a completely different growth pattern.

 

[Necrodaemus]

My Bill Murray took on a completely different growth pattern.

Impressive colony. I wish I had space in this 90g to let mine eventually get that big. Look at that baby spiraling over itself!

 

[Necrodaemus]

Little bit of an update on growth over the past 3 months.

 

[Formulator]

My Bill Murray took on a completely different growth pattern.

Impressive! How many years of growth is represented by that photo?

 

[Formulator]

Little bit of an update on growth over the past 3 months.

Wow!

So I made an interesting observation in my own tank you might like to hear… I recently went on a long mission to lower phosphate in my tank. I read something about high phosphate leading to acros losing color and mine indeed seemed to be a little on the brown side, but with very prominent bright white growth tips like yours, only not quite as extreme. I was running phosphate around 0.1-0.2. When I lowered my phosphate to below 0.1, my acros colored back up AND the white tips turned into some really funky (good) bright fluorescent colors.

 

[Tuffloud1]

Impressive! How many years of growth is represented by that photo?

Impressive! How many years of growth is represented by that photo?

This is 1.5 years of growth from a 3/4” frag.

 

[Frank RiZZo]

 

[Necrodaemus]

Wow!

So I made an interesting observation in my own tank you might like to hear… I recently went on a long mission to lower phosphate in my tank. I read something about high phosphate leading to acros losing color and mine indeed seemed to be a little on the brown side, but with very prominent bright white growth tips like yours, only not quite as extreme. I was running phosphate around 0.1-0.2. When I lowered my phosphate to below 0.1, my acros colored back up AND the white tips turned into some really funky (good) bright fluorescent colors.

Yep. If my PO4 hits 0.1 or higher the tips appear more white. I keep mine around 0.04-0.06 and they are a nice glowing teal/green color.

 

[Necrodaemus]

Top down and side view growth update. Really taking off now.

 

[jerl77]

My is growing out and up

 

[Necrodaemus]

My is growing out and up

Exactly what mine is doing....and fast. Love it!!

 

[jayteerq]

Looks normal to me!! They like to grow up then out (table)

Mine grew like this-

3/17/24

7/24/24

A different growth on this one...
7/6/23, OG frag I got, I broke a small piece off and thats the little nub on the right

Grew to these on 3/17/24

And the little nub has since grown to this as of 7/24/24

alk 8.5
ca 440
mg 1350
no3 10
po4 .08
par ~450

Dude wow! I hope to be like you someday. I’ve had acros for 4 months and have 0 growth lol. I’m a new reefer so my tank is new and I’m still learning but I hope to have success like you do one day!

 

[Biff0rz]

Dude wow! I hope to be like you someday. I’ve had acros for 4 months and have 0 growth lol. I’m a new reefer so my tank is new and I’m still learning but I hope to have success like you do one day!

thanks, it grows fast!! You'll be there in no time, just focus on keeping params stable (mostly alk) and then watch your Ph.

This is from December, I'll take a newer pic sometime soon.

 

[Biff0rz]

thanks, it grows fast!! You'll be there in no time, just focus on keeping params stable (mostly alk) and then watch your Ph.

This is from December, I'll take a newer pic sometime soon.

A little bigger as of today

 

[DHK-BHWNJ]

Today…. Fast growth for me.

 

[jayteerq]

What kind of par are you guys putting on the bill murrays?

 

[DHK-BHWNJ]

What kind of par are you guys putting on the bill murrays?

450ish

 

[Necrodaemus]

Another update. It's definitely starting to table out fast. Might cut off the weird, taller branches in the middle and pass them along.
(mine is also in 450-500 PAR)