##### Picture Entry: BC BLOOD BANK GROW-OUT CONTEST #####

[TonyP]

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@TonyP


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I ordered my frag yesterday

 

[Dburr1014]

So dumb luck happens again today.
I got home visiting my daughter/grandkids and peek at the tank. I see a very white dot where the blood bank frag used to be.
Nnnnooooooooo, I'm thinking.

Shut down all the flow, grab a flashlight and with the help of my wife, found it on the sand bed. Luckily, it didn't land in anything that could have easily stung it.
I mounted it again in the same spot. I'm pretty sure a hermit knocked it over. I have had them a long time and they are getting pretty big.
So another set back. Hopefully the last. Still have to figure why the ph is drifting down even with the air stone running 24/7.

 

[reefrun]

September entry… but of growth, but a lot of coloring up!

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

September entry… but of growth, but a lot of coloring up!

Looks great! What par are you keeping that at?

 

[reefrun]

This is my

Looks great! What par are you keeping that at?

It’s actually pretty low on the frag rack.. around 200

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

It’s actually pretty low on the frag rack.. around 200

I just moved mine down today. I think this is more of a medium light acro. It was getting pretty pale at the top of the tank.

 

[billyocean]

So dumb luck happens again today.
I got home visiting my daughter/grandkids and peek at the tank. I see a very white dot where the blood bank frag used to be.
Nnnnooooooooo, I'm thinking.

Shut down all the flow, grab a flashlight and with the help of my wife, found it on the sand bed. Luckily, it didn't land in anything that could have easily stung it.
I mounted it again in the same spot. I'm pretty sure a hermit knocked it over. I have had them a long time and they are getting pretty big.
So another set back. Hopefully the last. Still have to figure why the ph is drifting down even with the air stone running 24/7.

Mine got knocked off as well. Was cutting the old superglue off and dropped it and chipped the end of a branch..lol. Hopefully it's no big deal.

 

[IKD]

Mine got knocked off as well. Was cutting the old superglue off and dropped it and chipped the end of a branch..lol. Hopefully it's no big deal.

Glue the branch next to the frag and you may benefit in the end with that!

 

[billyocean]

Glue the branch next to the frag and you may benefit in the end with that!

It just knocked the skin off...didn't really break the branch

 

[jmags080307]

@lynn.reef.nerd
@Reefing102 @BranchingHammer

September entry. Moved the frag onto a tile. Frag has started to encrust and has colored up nicely. It's under about 250 par. Included a top down shot this month and will continue to.

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

Wow. Crazy competition it seems. I'm incredibly impressed with the frags you guys are growing.

 

[acananoreefer]

Does our initial picture from receiving count for our September picture or do we need to submit another one? I'll throw another up either way, just wondering!

 

[Tonycass12]

Does our initial picture from receiving count for our September picture or do we need to submit another one? I'll throw another up either way, just wondering!

September is the official start month even though some of us recieved our corals end of August. Yes your initial photo counted for September as I understand it.

 

[Dburr1014]

Does our initial picture from receiving count for our September picture or do we need to submit another one? I'll throw another up either way, just wondering!

Yes, what he said^^^
I posted another because I'm documenting my problems as I go. More problems than I care for. Funny how the tank can run smoothly for a year then all kinds of problems at one time.

 

[billyocean]

Yes, what he said^^^
I posted another because I'm documenting my problems as I go. More problems than I care for. Funny how the tank can run smoothly for a year then all kinds of problems at one time.

Right when you get a grow out coral no less...murpheys law.

 

[IKD]

September entry (just arrived today ahead of the hurricane!). If I lose power for a few days, I may be out of the competition quickly LOL

@lynn.reef.nerd
@BranchingHammer
@Reefing102

 

[Reefing102]

Don’t forget to tag @lynn.reef.nerd myself and @BranchingHammer

September entry (just arrived today ahead of the hurricane!). If I lose power for a few days, I may be out of the competition quickly LOL

 

[MiniGbr]

September entry (just arrived today ahead of the hurricane!). If I lose power for a few days, I may be out of the competition quickly LOL

@lynn.reef.nerd
@BranchingHammer
@Reefing102

Wow! That’s an awesome frag.

I’ll be posting an update too since I’ve had some troubles with mine. But hopefully I can make a comeback! Someone had mentioned earlier I should check the parameters, and everything’s been fine, but inhadnt realized how low nutrient I was. I’ve been meaning to add more fish for a year now and haven’t found the ones I want, so I think my addition of some Nitrates and phosphates may help with the lack of growth I’ve been having in the corals.

 

[IKD]

Wow! That’s an awesome frag.

I’ll be posting an update too since I’ve had some troubles with mine. But hopefully I can make a comeback! Someone had mentioned earlier I should check the parameters, and everything’s been fine, but inhadnt realized how low nutrient I was. I’ve been meaning to add more fish for a year now and haven’t found the ones I want, so I think my addition of some Nitrates and phosphates may help with the lack of growth I’ve been having in the corals.

Best of luck and glad folks are willing to post their ups and downs during the competition. I’m sure I’ll have my share of downs!

 

[Dburr1014]

Things are looking up