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[CMO]

Well every build thread has to have a grow thread in it. I showed some of these on a different thread, but now I will put in all one place

Monti Growth Rate

Sept 2016

Nov 2016

April 2017

June 2017

Dec 2017

May 2018

Aug 2018

Well the Rock is almost filled out. Taken a while. Here are 2 babies from this colony

Aw man. So it loses the sunset coloration as it grows out. I have the same monti growing in my tank and kind of bumed it's going to end up all green after seeing this. But thanks for documenting!

 

[SkiCatTX]

Amazing pics!

 

[DSC reef]

Very nice tank @mtraylor

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

Somehow I'd never seen this thread. That cleaner wrasse is the fattest that I've ever seen! In a good way! :)

Mind if I ask what camera/lens you're using for your pictures, @mtraylor ?

 

[mtraylor]

Very nice tank @mtraylor

Thank you

 

[mtraylor]

Somehow I'd never seen this thread. That cleaner wrasse is the fattest that I've ever seen! In a good way! :)

Mind if I ask what camera/lens you're using for your pictures, @mtraylor ?

Lol. I have had that cleaner wrasse for like 8 years. He has a big appetite. He even eats off veggie clip. Never misses a meal.

I use a nikon d610 with nikon 60mm macro lens for aquarium pictures.

 

[mtraylor]

Amazing pics!

Thanks

 

[mtraylor]

Well my RR Jaw Dropper was being invaded by my milli. The milli was attacking the base of the Jaw Dropper. I was able to cut the branch attached to the base of the Jaw
Dropper. It has healed now. After removing the two corals from touching. My Jaw Dropper is now starting to get those wonderful colors I have been waiting on . Cant wait
to see this one get bigger.

 

[mtraylor]

Removed Several more of my colonies to make room for new stuff. This is my orange passion and RR Rainbow Loom.

 

[mtraylor]

This is my tck pikachu acropora. I have had this guy for a while. It has been a really slow grower for me for some reason. Now its starting to branch out.

 

[mtraylor]

I previously had my alk at about NSW around 7.5. I have raised my alk to around 9dkh now. Trying to see if I see any color change in corals. So far so good. Update on Walt Disney.

 

[Mal11224]

Looking good @mtraylor you have some very nice SPS corals. My WD is starting to color up now but I think it’s because I have been able to get detectable nutrients now. Very interesting idea about increased Alk and color.

 

[mtraylor]

@Mal11224
Thanks. Its been crazy taking out fully grown colony's for new frags.....but the new corals are really colorful so I'm happy. Yeah I have read allot about the changes in alk and color. So I thought I would give it try. So far so good.

 

[mtraylor]

This is my holy grail torch

 

[mtraylor]

I also have the Dragon Soul Torch. Since changing the alk. it has really grown.

 

[mtraylor]

This little guy gold frogspawn seems to be very resilient. It seems not to be affected by the holy grail, the anemone or the Dragon Soul. Was going to get rid of it but I think
I like it. It spreads out every now and then and touches everyone. Seems to like its surroundings. I"m surprised.

 

[Wrangy]

Sooooo good man! Loving those pics and colours!!

 

[mtraylor]

Sooooo good man! Loving those pics and colours!!

Thanks.

 

[mtraylor]

Well I got some new goodies today, so I pulled out a couple more Mother colonies to make room. These are my new babies. I have a couple CB corals. The Golden jawdropper
is on the left and the maleficient is on the right. I think it has lots of potential.

 

[mtraylor]

This is tyree pink lemonade. Always wanted this one. Hopefully I get good color out of it.