Krusty Kraken Growout Contest - Picture thread

[Thuan]

Not my UPS Steve/Jeff

 

[Tahoe61]

April 2. The piece lost a little color but is still opening. I think it needs even more shading. The frag is more colorful in the shaded areas.

 

[evilexotica]

Not my UPS Steve/Jeff

No

 

[steveschuerger]

Yes blame me. Not UPS. ticked to hell right now. Looks like the 3rd attempt is another disaster. First the delay notice. Then it showed up 15 minutes ago. Water all over the place in the box . All bags lost water, birds nest almost 70%. Cold. Probably due to leaking. Boxes aren’t supposed to slosh with water when emptied eh? Not hopeful. Haha.

 

[steveschuerger]

Here’s the post from thread copied over-things are looking better . @evilexotica Sorry for lashing out earlier. I wasn’t in a good head space already from something else but it was meant to be a joke and I apologize.
delivery damage news. Acro definitely alive. Both the Cyphastrea I place as Schrodengers corals. Maybe alive, maybe dead. Jury still out on the final verdict

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks pretty good.

You can let the cat out of the box now.

 

[steveschuerger]

Looks pretty good.

You can let the cat out of the box now.

Too late. She always escapes to the top of the tank. And since never posted this I’ll use it as the morning post. Survival goal posts have moved. Birds Nest permanently down . Complete RTN. But good news is the Cyphastrea looking modestly good. I even glimpsed polyps. My little Acro looking pretty good too. And since I have a live specimen I’m posting an official start pic

Side panel view

The star of the show

Front view

Poor birds nest

 

[Red_Beard]

Too late. She always escapes to the top of the tank. And since never posted this I’ll use it as the morning post. Survival goal posts have moved. Birds Nest permanently down . Complete RTN. But good news is the Cyphastrea looking modestly good. I even glimpsed polyps. My little Acro looking pretty good too. And since I have a live specimen I’m posting an official start pic

Side panel view

The star of the show

Front view

Poor birds nest

That is bittersweet, love that your other 2 finally made it! Welcome to the growout!
Sorry to hear about that birdsnest though.

 

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I think UPS does this with any package I send to Steve

 

[SaltySqueeble]

Just squeezed her in. Initial photo on first day in tank.

 

[DJF]

April 2026 “look at the big brain on Brad”

 

[Kasrift]

 

[evilexotica]

 

[SaltySqueeble]

Getting a little more extension on her. Do these grow quick? How long do you think until people start covering their kraken?

 

[evilexotica]

How long do you think until people start covering their kraken?

 

[SaltySqueeble]

How long do you think until people start covering their kraken?

That’s what I was thinking

 

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I sure hope not. It’s supposed to be a quick grower

 

[evilexotica]

April check in...

 

[SaltySqueeble]

 

[DJF]