Official Picture Entry Thread for BC Bonfire Grow-Out Contest

[ImaFlippinDolphin]

November entry. Growing sideways and taller. Encrusting still. I had to take it from a different angle with the ruler. So....... Close ups and a ruler shot

That's some solid growth my good man!! I know early on some of us had given system details and I could try to search for it, but I'll just ask: what ya running?

 

[Scdell]

Yeah, were going to need some urine AND blood samples from you this month! Good golly.

Urine AND blood????? How about a water sample instead? Maybe a lighting schedule too?
I don't want to be disqualified.

 

[Scdell]

That's some solid growth my good man!! I know early on some of us had given system details and I could try to search for it, but I'll just ask: what ya running?

Lighting???? I'm running two Mitras lx7and two Mitras lightbars. One deep actinic, one actinic. And I'm running them high. I don't believe in PAR readings on LED's but if I had to guess I'd say it was about 500- 600 at the surface.
I run 4 mp 40's for flow with a various 8 return pump. All on a pretty high setting. I have a lot of flow. Tank is a 150g tall

 

[ScottB]

Urine AND blood????? How about a water sample instead? Maybe a lighting schedule too?
I don't want to be disqualified.

Okay okay.

I'll settle for:
ALK
NO3
PO4

For now.

 

[Scdell]

Okay okay.

I'll settle for:
ALK
NO3
PO4

For now.

I try to keep all between 7.0 and 7.5.
Nitrate was at 0 but I have raised it up to 2
Phosphate I've been around .1 -.2 but I'm getting that down SLOWLY with GFO. I had bad bubble algae but bought 4 emerald crabs that knocked it down to almost nothing. Which in turn gave GHA more to feed on. I just cleaned most of that out and I'm getting phosphate down.
Full tank shot.

 

[Scdell]

Okay okay.

I'll settle for:
ALK
NO3
PO4

For now.

And here's one for you. My hairiest acro.

 

[ScottB]

And here's one for you. My hairiest acro.

Oh now your just rubbing it in as you know I can't get any PE.

 

[Scdell]

Oh now your just rubbing it in as you know I can't get any PE.

Have you tried Viagra in that tank???

That's was a no name coral I got from fraghouse corals about a year ago. It's just a hairy acro. I can frag you a piece. Just pay the shipping and it's yours. If you don't get PE with this one you have a problem.

 

[ScottB]

Have you tried Viagra in that tank???

That's was a no name coral I got from fraghouse corals about a year ago. It's just a hairy acro. I can frag you a piece. Just pay the shipping and it's yours. If you don't get PE with this one you have a problem.

Double dose of the blue pill and here is pretty much the best I get these days... Bill Murray

 

[Scdell]

Double dose of the blue pill and here is pretty much the best I get these days... Bill Murray

That is PE. Pretty good PE at that. Don't go by all the pics out there. They're all super close up pics with expensive cameras. Not all acros are going to be super hairy.

 

[SamMule]

And here's one for you. My hairiest acro.

That thing is awesome. Like a hairy fox flame, but different growth pattern. Any idea on species?

 

[Scdell]

That thing is awesome. Like a hairy fox flame, but different growth pattern. Any idea on species?

Not a clue. Like I said, I bought it as a no name. The hairyness is what sold me on it. I had to have it. Guess I'll have to come up with a name.

 

[tuba_mike]

November 20th photo update.

 

[IslandLifeReef]

It's that time again! Here's my photo for November. Starting to see some growth.

And here is a shot that shows the color a little better.

 

[Williamson’s Reef]

November pic… not to bad.

 

[ScottB]

November pic… not to bad.

Looking good. Pulling some nice pink color there now.

 

[Williamson’s Reef]

Looking good. Pulling some nice pink color there now.

Thank you. Bringing up the par in that tank as frags have turned into mini colony’s.

 

[SamMule]

November:

No new growth, but that's not surprising after the last month or so. Just glad it's still ticking.

My poor fox flame went from this:

To this:

 

[tbaity1401]

another good month of growth...the new branch is now bigger than the original two

 

[Mr_Knightley]

another good month of growth...the new branch is now bigger than the original two

I'm really loving how different this coral looks in everyone's tanks! Mine is kind of a suffused gold with green edges, though it has been gaining more orange lately so maybe that will change.